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Anglers return to handcrafted bamboo fishing rods

ESKO, Minn. (AP) --- When Phil Johnson was in college, making $3 an hour working summers at the paper mill in Cloquet, he saved enough to buy himself a bamboo fly rod."I bought an Orvis Battenkill," says Johnson, of Esko, now 63. "I literally fished the death out of it."An avid fly fisher, Johnson worked his way through lots of other rods over the years. Bamboo fell out of favor in the 1950s. He ...

Oklahoma Man Repays Troops with Free Fishing Rods

(Tulsa, OK)--With troops still fighting for our freedom, an Oklahoma man found a very personal way to repay them.   His favorite hobby is fishing.  So to say thanks, he's given away hundreds of custom fishing rods to troops and their kids -- for free.

Dan Kelly's Korner: Reeling in memories of flounder fishing

I can still feel the thud of a sinker bouncing off the bottom of the back-bay channels of Ocean City, N.J. I felt it in the fiberglass shaft of my Uncle Howdy's fishing rods.

CastAway Graphite Fishing Rods & Apparel Acquired by FNH Outdoors, LLC., Merged with FISH-N-Hunt Pro Gear Line

FNH Outdoors, LLC. acquires CastAway Graphite Rods and merges the company with its existing FISH-N-Hunt Pro Gear subsidiary to form a stronger portfolio of fishing offerings for an existing hunting and fishing gear business. Vendors carrying the FNH Outdoors line will have new options under the existing FNH relationships, with end-customers expected to benefit with more choice.Houston, TX (PRWEB ...

Fishhound and Denali Rods Partner

SHERMAN OAKS, Calif. -- Fishhound.com, the world's largest online fishing community and leading provider of real-time fishing reports, has entered into a new joint marketing relationship with Denali Rods, ...

Mark Sampson: New reefs are popping up all over

The new fishing season might seem like a long way off but we're really only a couple months away from when folks will begin extracting fishing rods from attics and sheds, pulling winter tarps from their boats, and reviewing their charts, just to make extra sure they're set and ready for the fun times ahead. The natural optimism found in most anglers may foster aspirations for a new fishing ...