A History of Baitcasting in America

By Emmett J Babler, Kathy Carter, Emmett J Babler

Book Overview

Surprisingly, A History of Baitcasting in America is the first comprehensive history ever written about this truly original American angling method. It tells the story of a major component of sport fishing, beginning in the days of King James I, when British methods of still-fishing and fly-fishing migrated to the American colonies.The story travels through the frontier days in the Blue Grass Region of Kentucky, where a new kind of fishing reel, handmade by gunsmiths, watchmakers and silversmiths, launched a revolution in sport angling. There, along the shoreline of Kentucky

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0998973505
• ISBN13: 9780998973500
• Release Date: October 2017
• Publisher: Emmett J Babler
• Length: 204 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"