contents of an antique tackle box Vintage c. 1951 with Lures – Industrial Artifacts This beautifully handcrafted storage box is a testament to quality American woodworking craftsmanship and built to last a lifetime 10 Basics For Your Fishing

With no reel or reel seat in the design, line is meant to be pre-measured and tied directly to the tip of the rod like an old-fashioned cane pole

It has sufficient backbone to handle a bonefish and works well for shad as long as you dont have to use too much weight

If I was to start playing around with much bigger metals or paddletails and I started catching consistently bigger bass then you will be seeing a blog post somewhere down the line about suitable gear to get these types of lures out there, but I was standing in the shallows of that raging sea the other day and I was marvelling at how efficiently I could fish it with my 35g Surf Seeker especially and the type of lure rod that in some respects isnt remotely what a surf rod should be

Stainless steel harness lugs, reversible to store withing reel when not needed (except HXJ models)

Start with your hand caster card or line spool