CHISHOLM — If there’s ever a tornado warning for this Iron Range town, Mike Lesch will likely be safe. That’s because he already spends a lot of time in his basement shop, where he turns drab sticks ...
CHISHOLM, Minn. — If there’s ever a tornado warning for this Iron Range town, Mike Lesch will likely be safe. That’s because he already spends a lot of time in his basement shop, where he turns drab ...
Building a fishing rod from scratch sounds simple until you hit the one problem that decides everything: the line. Using Bronze Age materials, he cast a reel, made a hook, crafted guides and a bobber, ...
Herman’s Big Fish is a first class fishing store in Mukilteo run by a father and son team, Al and Mike Herman. In addition to their full line of fishing gear, bait and know-how, Al and Mike really ...
Mel Dickie, of Rochester, is a longtime, well-respected craftsman of custom fishing rods. The retired insurance agent and World War II veteran spends his weekdays at Wild Goose Sports on North ...
Many who fish with split-cane bamboo fly rods say they allow a depth of feeling when casting or reeling in a fish that just isn’t possible with today’s more common graphite rods. When Selah’s Kevin ...