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Fly Fishing Tackle As A Collector's SportHistory of Fly Fishing Tackle The first account of the use of fly fishing tackle is commonly credited to Claudius Aelianus, a 2nd century roman author and teacher of rhetoric, who described how Macedonian anglers on the Astraeus River used an artificial fly lure to capture fish. Fly fishing as known today originated in the rivers of Scotland and Northern England, and expanded to the rest of England, the United States, Canada, Scandinavia and the Alpine mountain regions of Europe. The expansion of fly fishing to such different parts of the globe resulted in different styles and development of fly fishing tackle. As is naturally expected, the advent of the machine age and other advances in technology has also changed the nature and composition of fly fishing tackle. A clear example of this change in the technology of the fly fishing tackle is the rod: in its early history, the manufacturers of this type of equipment made the rod of bamboo or wood; modern manufactures use carbon-fiber, fiberglass, and steel to produce high-quality rods. Finding Collectible Fly Fishing Tackle The collector of fly fishing tackle must be prepared to spend time and money in order to secure a significant and valuable assortment of such equipment. The first step is to subscribe to magazines that focus exclusively on fishing collectibles, because these types of magazines will not only describe the different kinds of collectible fly fishing tackle, but will also provide information as to where to purchase the different models, who the different manufacturers were, and give the history, use, and tradition of such collectible equipment. Another valuable source of information are books that can be purchased at bookstores or researched in libraries, fly fishing clubs, the Internet, and stores that specialize in collectible and antique items. Old-fashioned hunting and fishing stores will prove to be a goldmine of classic and antique fly fishing tackle, and the owners of such stores are also likely to be a veritable source of anecdotes and other stories related to the sport of fly fishing. Collectors of this type of equipment should also invest time learning about common defects, ratings on condition, monetary value, and construction techniques, since knowledge of this type of information will greatly increase the value and significance of the purchased objects. |
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