Rensselaer Journal, Volume 11, Number 8, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 August 1901 — Groat Industry In Fish Hooks. [ARTICLE]

Groat Industry In Fish Hooks.

Hooks for catching fish are ,as old aa Adam, made of stone, bone and thorns, not to mention deer horns and boars’ tusks. The bronze hook of the bronze age was succeeded by the hook of Iron. The aborigines of Colombia used gold hooks, while the .ancient people of Peru made theirs of copper. The bronze hook of to-day is considered an expensive luxury. For years the most, important seat of fish-hook manufacture was Limerick, Ireland, but the once popular “Limerick” has been superseded by several styles of American make that are not only much cheaper, but are not inferior. As for our fine rods—well, we have them from two and three-quarter ounces up to ten pounds, and some of them can be tied In bow-knots.