Slusar worked as a financial controller and spent evenings and weekends studying fishing tackle. Over time he earned a national reputation as an antique tackle expert. And he developed a special ...

That’s why Outdoor Colorado challenged Austin Parr of Discount Fishing Tackle to actually try to catch a fish the old-fashioned way — with a rod and reel. Welcome to low-tech fishing ...

Fascinated by the plugs, Slusar became as interested in collecting fishing tackle as using it. "I was hooked," said Slusar, 57 and now a resident of Evansville. "I loved every part of fishing and ...