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A Japanese glass fishing float. Glass floats were used by fishermen in many parts of the world to keep their fishing nets, as well as longlines or droplines, afloat.. Large groups of fishnets strung together, sometimes 50 miles (80 km) long, were set adrift in the ocean and supported near the surface by hollow glass balls or cylinders containing air to give them buoyancy.
Rarely found in good condition, this antique fishing lure can sell for insane amounts, like this Dreadnought No.5 that’s going for a whopping $8,000 on eBay. 8. Heddon Vamp (1920s)
Glass floats were large glass balls for long oceanic nets, now substituted by hard plastic. They were used by fishermen in many parts of the world, not only to keep fishing nets afloat, but also for dropline and longline fishing. Often larger floats have marker flags for easier spotting. Glass floats are now collectors' items.
Fishing rod float. Lake Baikal. Eastern Siberia. It is impossible to say with any degree of accuracy who first used a float for indicating that a fish had taken the bait, but it can be said with some certainty that people used pieces of twig, bird feather quills or rolled leaves as bite indicators, many years before any documented evidence.
Price on eBay: $400 MacBeth-Evans Petalware had a graceful, flower-like design that came in a variety of colors. Produced between 1930 and 1940, this Depression glass pattern features delicate ...
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