Striper Talk Striped Bass Fishing, Surfcasting, Boating - View Single Post - PLUG HISTORY --continued

justplugit · 12-01-2003, 09:11 PM

After the ancient history lesson on the previous post , found some more info on later plug history:
"The first settlers in NEW ENGLAND were known to go surfishing as early as 1634 ",according to Roy Rowan in SURFCASTERS QUEST. They used he heave and haul metod by throwing lobster meat lasso style over their heads.

According to Rowan,rod and reel surfcasting didn't start til after the Civil War.It was a rich man's sport pacticed at the famous bass clubs mostly in Mass. and R.I. Watchmakers made oversized fresh water reels made of brass and silver. Rods were made out of bamboo or cane.
Will get into the lures in the next post. Again this is a laymans attempt to put out info.Jump in if you can add more to the posts. THANKS!

12-01-2003, 09:11 PM	#1
justplugit Registered Grandpa iTrader: (0) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: east coast Posts: 8,592	PLUG HISTORY --continued After the ancient history lesson on the previous post , found some more info on later plug history: "The first settlers in NEW ENGLAND were known to go surfishing as early as 1634 ",according to Roy Rowan in SURFCASTERS QUEST. They used he heave and haul metod by throwing lobster meat lasso style over their heads. According to Rowan,rod and reel surfcasting didn't start til after the Civil War.It was a rich man's sport pacticed at the famous bass clubs mostly in Mass. and R.I. Watchmakers made oversized fresh water reels made of brass and silver. Rods were made out of bamboo or cane. Will get into the lures in the next post. Again this is a laymans attempt to put out info.Jump in if you can add more to the posts. THANKS!