KALAMAZOO, Mich. (AP) - Craig “Curly” Spink swirls a hand-made jig above a water-filled 15-gallon galvanized steel tub in his Kalamazoo back yard, tugging and relaxing the line attached to a wooded ...

There`s nothin` fishy about carved and painted folksy fish decoys, which attract collectors like fish are attracted to bait, or in this case decoys. Hand-carved or factory-made decoys were used in the ...

KALAMAZOO – Craig "Curly" Spink swirls a hand-made jig above a water-filled 15-gallon galvanized steel tub in his Kalamazoo back yard, tugging and relaxing the line attached to a wooded fish decoy he ...

DULUTH — When he was a kid, Dave Perkins and his friends speared northern pike on cold Minnesota days. Perkins made all of his own spearing decoys, the wooden fish designed to lure pike close enough ...

Mention wintertime sportfishing to a Floridian and a number of classic images come to mind. Consider a sleek sailfish,racing across the deep-blue waters of the Gulf Stream. Or how about a school of ...

An essential piece of equipment for the early American ice fisherman was the fish decoy. A fish decoy was a crudely fashioned enticement made of horn, bone or weighted wood. It was lowered by a string ...

It’s never too late to start a new hobby. In Brian Shallbetter’s case, he started two around the age of 50. In 2008, he brought a flat, inexpensive spear out to Pelican Lake by Monticello, dropped ...

Brainerd High School students completed a near sweep of junior division awards at the 2017 World's Largest Fish Decoy Show held April 22-23 in Perham. Ribbons and certificates were awarded to the Top ...

When he was a kid, Dave Perkins and his friends speared northern pike on cold Minnesota days. Perkins made all of his own spearing decoys, the wooden fish designed to lure pike close enough for ...

KALAMAZOO (AP) — Craig "Curly" Spink swirls a hand-made jig above a water-filled 15-gallon galvanized steel tub in his Kalamazoo back yard, tugging and relaxing the line attached to a wooded fish ...