Well, since we’re all going to spend the winter here at S-B.com huddled around the stove, I wanted to put one of our prints up for auction to help JohnR keep the lights on, maybe put a little extra wood on the fire and thank him for giving us all a great place to hang out this past year.

Just in time for the Holidays is a digitally restored 1881 photograph of the Graves Point Fishing Club in Newport, RI ~ the bass were caught on a single tide between 6 and 11 AM on August 29, 1881 with a total weight of 495 lbs. The print is sepia-toned and double-matted to 11x14 finished size and framed in Honey Walnut Burl and would be a great addition to your den or man cave. We scanned the frame for the auction, but if you’d like to look at a larger version you can view it at www.theanglersart.com.

The auction will run until 12:00 noon on Wednesday, December 22 and all proceeds will benefit the site. The winner can pay John directly through PayPal or get in touch with him to make arrangements if you don’t currently have a PayPal account. Upon confirmation of payment from John, the winner can pick up the print here in Newport or we’ll arrange to ship it to you.

Thanks for bidding ~ and Best Wishes for a Merry Christmas, a Happy and Healthy New Year ~ and with luck, a day like this one in 1881!

From me and Mrs. Crafty ~ Happy Holidays! :cheers:

$50.00 gimme

Awesome print. I have it hanging over the fireplace in the living room:btu:

I want one :hee: !

I think that may be my favorite ancient bass pick :)

Thanks Chuck!

$75

$80

I love it, but having it and looking at it all the time would just make my cry.:crying:

$85

$125. Lets scare off the pretenders

126.00 :hidin:

$166.00, I need to see fish. Long stinking winta.

167.99 :musc:

$199.67

199.68 :bshake:

Parker, are you a shill bidder? :eek5:

203.29
I am going to bed!

what is a shill bidder? I read it as still???
Shill???

Originally posted by Swede
Parker, are you a shill bidder? :eek5:

No, Parker23 is in no way affiliated with Craftco Industries International, LLC....

But it's a durned nice bid!

I'm gonna need to show my wife this thread :hehe:

210.00

And the Winner is....Duke41 :kewl:

Thank you very much, Duke - that'll sure help keep the lights on at the shack here.

You can pay John directly through PayPal or get in touch with him to make arrangements if you don’t currently have a PayPal account.

Upon confirmation of payment from John, you can pick up the print here in Newport or we’ll arrange to ship it to you. I'll PM you my contact info if you'll do likewise.

Thanks again and Best Wishes to you and yours for a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year - you've got a great print to hang over the mantle for the Holidays!

cool. John I will call you tonight about this and the other thing.

Crafty - Thanks Again!

Duke - congrats! Sweet Piece!

Call me after say 8:30 or so...


Thanks :tooth:

John...

Nice work! Next Year ~~~~~~~~ 2005.....wow



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Buon Natale to One and All!!! :)

Originally posted by JohnR
I want one :hee: !


You'll shoot your eye out, kid! :hihi:

I finally got around to paying John and getting the print. It is awesome. Thanks Crafty. At the bottom of the print it reads” The above catch of striped bass was made on the 20th of August 1881 between 6 am and 11 am. Heavy seas and on a rising tide. This is the best days fishing with rod and reel for striped bass of which I can find any record” Daniel B. Fearing Newport RI Oct 1902.

Seeing that it was the #$%^ Point fishing club. I remember ^^^ Point on Ocean Drive. Now lets go back to 2003 and 2002 where a certain Iron Mike hauled in some Cows. Hmmmmmm. The place has been producing for over 125 years.

If you find it they will come.

Thanks for the kind words, Duke -

Being an ex-Islander, I figured you'd really like it. It's still my favorite image, I never get tired of looking at it and wondering what it must have been like back then.

Too bad you're going to be in Florida on Feb. 19th when the Saltwater Edge is having their Flyfishing and Tackle Fair at the Goat Island Hyatt - we were asked to do an exhibit and will be unveiling the 'X' Project we've been working on for the last six weeks or so - it's a real corker :cool:

Anyway, enjoy your print and have a blast on your trip South :kewl:

Maybe we can go harass some marine life in that 'area' sometime this coming season.

Thanks again!

you bet see you in April

I just received a framed copy of The Graves Point Fishing Club print. All I can say is WOW!! I put it up on my wall and haven't stopped looking at it! I can't wait to get more prints for my fishing display. :claps:

I went on line and found out some info on the three fisherman and the author.


Seth Barton French. Married into the Forbes family. Tons of dough.

George Tew- A Newport resident, he was a mason in the off season.

John Whipple was another heavy hitter

Daniel Fearing. Was a collector of sportsman phots. His books are very rare and are considered priceless.

http://www.kellscraft.com/somefish/somefish16.html

Thanks, Toby - that print does look great in the dark mahogany frame - ya know, I think someone oughta get a really nice thank you on Valentine's Day ;)

There's a lot of history in that print - Fearing was mayor of Newport in 1894 and quite a collector of angling prints and literature. He published a book that is probably the rarest of any in angling literature and would probably be the most expensive in the current market - if any were to become available.

If memory serves, French's wife was a direct descendent of George Washington and was said to have attended a costume ball in Newport wearing an heirloom locket with a lock of his hair.

It was an incredible crowd of movers and shakers in Newport in those days - and they were serious about their bass!