History of Fishing – MidWest Outdoors https://midwestoutdoors.com Fishing, hunting, helping you enjoy the outdoors Thu, 29 Jan 2026 01:17:20 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.5 Heddon Tadpolly Spook https://midwestoutdoors.com/fishing/fishing-history-2/ Mon, 22 Dec 2025 00:37:24 +0000 https://midwestoutdoors.com/?post_type=fishing&p=229238 Heddon Tadpolly Spook Heddon’s 1952 catalog introduced a new, 3-inch-long diving lure which was to remain in production for over […]

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]]> The Hinckle Lizard https://midwestoutdoors.com/fishing/the-hinckle-lizard/ Fri, 16 Dec 2022 16:36:08 +0000 https://midwestoutdoors.com/?post_type=fishing&p=174110 Joe and His Traveling Lizard One of my favorite parts of collecting old fishing lures is discovering all the old […]

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]]> Remembering Ray Scott (1933-2022) https://midwestoutdoors.com/fishing/remembering-ray-scott-1933-2022/ Wed, 25 May 2022 17:16:31 +0000 https://midwestoutdoors.com/?post_type=fishing&p=165557 After a half-century of helping to grow and shape the sportfishing industry worldwide, bass fishing visionary Ray Scott passed away […]

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]]> Map of Largemouth Bass Records by State https://midwestoutdoors.com/fishing/map-of-largemouth-bass-records-by-state/ Thu, 16 Dec 2021 19:57:12 +0000 https://midwestoutdoors.com/?post_type=fishing&p=158574 Map of Largemouth Bass State Records Curious what the state record is in your state or surrounding states? This new […]

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]]> Illinois State Record Fishing https://midwestoutdoors.com/fishing/illinois-state-record-fishing/ Mon, 14 Dec 2020 19:29:22 +0000 https://midwestoutdoors.com/?post_type=fishing&p=143061 Whatever else you think about Illinois in 2020, the fishing was on fire! Several Illinois state fishing records have fallen […]

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]]> Winter Sports Shows Help You Plan a Fishing Trip https://midwestoutdoors.com/fishing/winter-sports-shows-help-you-plan-a-fishing-trip/ Tue, 14 Jul 2020 17:39:34 +0000 https://midwestoutdoors.com/?post_type=fishing&p=137659 Winter sports show can help you plan a fishing trip. This is the time of year when a person wanting […]

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]]> Old School Fishing https://midwestoutdoors.com/fishing/old-school-fishing/ Tue, 07 Jul 2020 19:43:57 +0000 https://midwestoutdoors.com/?post_type=fishing&p=137410 With a new set of world rules, I am taking us back to basics. Life was made simpler having stayed […]

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