barbelboi
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Has anyone any knowledge of who first introduced a throwing stick to angling?
The first reference to a 'throwing stick' that I can remember was by Fred J Taylor in his book - Angling in Ernest.
He spoke about sticking a lump of stiff groundbait on the top of the butt section of an old rod and with the flick of the wrist, the lump of bait was sent flying a considerable distance. But this was hardly an innovation as such. Kids had been chucking lumps of clay and stiff mud around on the ends of sticks for donkey's years......................
The first reference to a 'throwing stick' that I can remember was by Fred J Taylor in his book - Angling in Ernest.
He spoke about sticking a lump of stiff groundbait on the top of the butt section of an old rod and with the flick of the wrist, the lump of bait was sent flying a considerable distance. But this was hardly an innovation as such. Kids had been chucking lumps of clay and stiff mud around on the ends of sticks for donkey's years......................