Fishing Collectibles Bring Big Money

I am not a collectibles or antique or auction kind of person, but an article that came across my desk this week really caught my attention. At a recent auction event featuring fishing collectibles at Lang's auction in Boxborough, Mass., would you believe old fishing stuff brought in a total of $2.8 million?

Let me give you a few examples of the crazy prices.

• A boxed-birdcage reel made by William Billinghurst in Rochester, N.Y., which was apparently the first patented American Fly fishing reel, brought in $40,320.
• A fishing chair (used on a boat to land large fish) went for $24,640.
• And, a pre-Civil War antique fishing lure ended the bidding at $32,250.

Click here for the complete story. I don't know about you, but I'm going to be more careful when I throw out my old fishing tackle.