Alfred Jardine Esq. was undoubtably one of the most famous and successful of early pike anglers. With the introduction of the Fishing Gazette Magazine, the 1870’s bristled with reports & images of tackle inventions, catches and all things fishy. Jardine took on the mantel of pike guru, indeed many of his close friends referring to […]
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The principle of drying fly lines and reducing weight has been an ongoing challenge for reel makers for years. The modern hi-tech reels feature the same broad principle patented by Rueben Heaton of Birmingham, England on December 24th 1888. He clearly didn’t have Xmas on his mind. The Patent No 18,817 applies to a series […]