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The Art of Angling, first published in 1651, is the first English language book to cite the use of fishing reels. 'Nottingham' and 'Scarborough' reel designs. The first English book on fishing is "A Treatise of Fishing with an Angle" in 1496 (its spelling respective to the manner of the date is The Treatyse of Fysshynge with an Angle [7] ').
The Great Fish Market, painted by Jan Brueghel the Elder. Fishing is a prehistoric practice dating back at least 70,000 years. Since the 16th century, fishing vessels have been able to cross oceans in pursuit of fish, and since the 19th century it has been possible to use larger vessels and in some cases process the fish on board.
4th century: Fishing reel in Ancient China: In literary records, the earliest evidence of the fishing reel comes from a 4th-century AD [310] work entitled Lives of Famous Immortals. [311] 347: Oil Wells and Borehole drilling in China. Such wells could reach depths of up to 240 m (790 ft). [312]
The dishwasher, chocolate-chip cookies, and the first version of the Monopoly board game were all created by women. Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: ...
Onesimus Ustonson (April 1736 – after 1783) was an English manufacturer of fishing tackle. He invented the multiplying reel, and supplied fishing tackle to the naturalist Joseph Banks for the second voyage of James Cook, 1772–1775. The firm of Ustonson went on to become Royal Warrant holders to three successive British monarchs.
Snugli and Weego were invented by nurse and peacekeeper Ann Moore first in the 1960s. Pertussis Vaccine A pioneering female American doctor, medical researcher and an outspoken voice in the pediatric community, the supercentenarian Leila Alice Denmark (1898–2012) is credited as co-developer of the pertussis (whooping cough) vaccine. [citation ...
A spinning reel. A fishing reel is a device used for the deployment and retrieval of a fishing line using a spool mounted on an axle. Fishing reels are traditionally used in angling. They are most often used in conjunction with a fishing rod, though some specialized reels are mounted on crossbows or to boat gunwales or transoms. The earliest ...
Fishing lures made by ABU in the 1960s. Photographed at the ABU Museum in Svängsta. ABU Garcia introduced a series of fishing reels and related products in the beginning of the 1950s. The Swedish built ABU 444, the company's first spinning reel, was introduced in 1955, followed in 1965 by the first model of the Cardinal series of spinning reels.