Fishing made easy

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At the 2008 ICAST (International Convention of Allied Sportfishing Trades) show, which is currently underway in Las Vegas, the American Sportfishing Association (ASA) has released of a survey that has identified the ten most influential fishing products created over the past 75 years. ASA partnered with the Recreational Boating & Fishing Foundation to survey the foundation’s thousands of Anglers’ Legacy Ambassadors who voted for the products they feel have been most instrumental in shaping the sport.

The results are found below:
- Original Floater Minnow (1936) remains one of the most successful and
widely copied hard lures in sportfishing’s history.
Original and current manufacturer: Rapala
- Spring loaded Bobber (1947) made suspending a baited hook at a desired
depth simpler and easier. Even today this item is virtually in every
angler’s tackle box.
Original manufacturer: Nibble Nabber
Current: Various companies
- Mitchell 300 (1949) was the first commercially successful spinning
reel, and is still one of the most common reels used today.
Original manufacturer: Mitchell
Current manufacturer: Pure Fishing
- Creme Plastic Worm (1949) changed the sport forever as the first — and
still famous — long-lasting artificial worm that both looked and felt
real.
Original and current manufacturer: Creme Lure Company
- Closed Face Spincast Reel (1949) made fishing easy and affordable to
everyone regardless of age, size, gender and expertise.
Original manufacturer: Zero Hour Bomb Company
Current Manufacturer: ZEBCO Brands
- Lowrance Fish Lo-K-Tor (1957), the “Little Green Box” introduced
anglers to the use of sonar in locating individual fish.
Original Manufacturer: Lowrance Electronics
Current: Lowrance/Navico
- Monofilament Line (1958) improved the durability, affordability and
casting ability of fishing line while reducing its visibility to fish.
Original manufacturer: DuPont Stren
Current manufacturer: Pure Fishing
- Minn Kota Trolling Motor (1958) was the first electric gear-driven
trolling motor gave anglers the ability to quietly maneuver and
position their boats.
Original manufacturer: Minn Kota
Current manufacturer: Johnson Outdoors
- Fenwick High Modulus Graphite Rod (1972), with its super-sensitive
carbon (graphite) fibers, revolutionized the method of making fishing
rods and how anglers fished.
Original Manufacturer: Fenwick
Current Manufacturer: Pure Fishing
- Shakespeare Ugly Stick (1976), with its special construction, created
an affordable, unbreakable and dynamic fishing rod still in use today.
Original and current manufacturer: Shakespeare

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