Jack's Tackle
            Information & Assistance Home Page
      Dedicated to helping the less experienced; and preserving the early archaic arts & crafts.
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The archaic survival skills of our ancestors are being commercialized, contaminated by modern technology and convenience. The very essence and meaning of why we do them is being lost.
      Just My 2 ¢ .
      Listed below are a few of the high points.

Jack Mickievicz



     Fly Fishing & Fly Tying:
Fly fishing isn't generally considered an archaic survival skill. Yet;
It has its roots in the early 1400's. It was the genteel way of procuring a meal.

Polytek db :- It's a database for those interested in the color of May Flies.
Emergence Charts :- Offering emergence dates for over 300 species.
Pattern Charts :- Sorted by common name, showing color variations
Rod Making :- Beginner & advanced tips and instructions
Laws of Nature :- How they apply differently to Natives and Stockers.
Camp Cuisine :- Eating at fishing camp doesn't need to be so unpleasant.
Favorite Flies :- Some easy, some tough, some simple, some rough.
Leaders, Lines, & Dangles :- The stuff you need and the stuff you don't.

The Ancient Arts & Crafts

Colonial Angler :- Daping with Ken Reinhard. A study of fishing in 1770.
Flintlock Rifles :- A few how to's you wont find in any book.
Flint Knapping :- A basic beginners instruction manual.
Flints & Cherts :- Identifying flint, chert, jasper, rhyolite, obsidian, etc.
Artifacts & Arrowheads :- Mostly North Eastern examples.
Other Sights :- That offer reference type information.

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