TACKLING HISTORY

An avid angling historian and collector of vintage fishing tackle, Tim Simpson provides a fascinating insight into the development of recreational fishing equipment, including the significant proliferation of Australia’s own tackle manufacturing industry prior to World War II.

Tim Simpson

Catching fish has been an important survival skill for millennia. Using handmade hooks and lines – crude by today’s standards – early sailors roaming far from home and supplies relied upon the sea to provide its bounty. Captain Cook’s crew lined the gunnels and fished from the Endeavour whenever at anchor, their catch an important source of fresh protein. However, fishing recreationally – seeking fish as a way of relaxing, enjoying nature, and testing one’s skills – remained limited until the 19th century as most of the population worked from dawn to dusk, with little time for recreation of any kind. Shortly after the invention of the printing press, Dame Juliana Berners published Treatyse of Fysshynge wyth an Angle in 1496, a guide to bait-fishing that also included detailed instructions…

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