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2. Hardy (fishing) - Wikipedia

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   Hardy Fishing Rods is a brand of Pure Fishing. In 1874 brothers William Hardy and John James Hardy started "Hardy Brothers" with the purchase of "Superior River and Sea Fishing Tackle" in Alnwick, Northumberland, England. [1] In 1891 they patented and launched "the Perfect" fishing reel to complement the fishing lures they sold.

3. Orvis - Wikipedia

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   US$316 million (2021) Owner. Perkins family. Number of employees. 1,500 (2021) Website. orvis .com. Orvis is an American family-owned retail and mail-order business specializing in fly fishing, hunting and sporting goods. Founded in Manchester, Vermont, in 1856 by Charles F. Orvis to sell fishing tackle, it is the oldest mail-order retailer in ...

4. The Range (retailer) - Wikipedia

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   11,200. Website. www .therange .co .uk. The Range, Andover (2006) The Range, Tulip Retail Park, Leeds (2007) The Range Home & Gardens PLC is a multi-channel retailer selling products in the home, garden, and leisure categories, with over 210 stores in the United Kingdom and Ireland. It is owned by Norton Group Holdings, who also own Wilko .

5. Shakespeare Fishing Tackle - Wikipedia

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   The Shakespeare Company is a subsidiary of Pure Fishing which manufactures fishing equipment. It was founded by William Shakespeare Jr. in Kalamazoo, Michigan in 1897. [1] It was moved to Columbia, South Carolina in 1970. [1] In June 2005, approximately 438,000 of their children's fishing kits were recalled after being found to contain lead ...

6. History of fishing - Wikipedia

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   [63] [64] The founding of The Orvis Company helped institutionalize fly fishing by supplying angling equipment via the circulation of his tackle catalogs, distributed to a small but devoted customer list. [citation needed] Albert Illingworth, 1st Baron Illingworth a textiles magnate, patented the modern form of fixed-spool spinning reel in 1905 ...

7. Chris Dawson (businessman) - Wikipedia

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   2. Christopher Frederick Dawson (born 15 February 1952) is a British billionaire businessman. He is best known as the founder and executive chairman of Norton Group Holdings, which owns the British retail chains The Range and Wilko. The ultimate owner is Dawson's wife, who registers as a resident in Jersey, a place that offers tax savings over ...

8. Fishing tackle - Wikipedia

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   Almost any equipment or gear used in fishing can be called fishing tackle, examples being hooks, lines, baits / lures, rods, reels, floats, sinkers / feeders, nets, spears, gaffs and traps, as well as wires, snaps, beads, spoons, blades, spinners, clevises and tools that make it easy to tie knots.

9. Henry Milward & Sons - Wikipedia

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   Colonel Henry Milward was a fervent fly angler who decided to mix business with pleasure when he created Milward’s Fishing Tackle Company as part of his centuries -old needle-factory. A dozen workers left needle- and syringe -making to become experts in hooks, flies, devons, spoons and split-cane rods. This remarkable adventure lasted until ...