Several amazing 16mm sound films were recently found and have been converter to DV! Here's my best try at showing them to the world. Visit fishinghistory.blogspot.com Dr. Todd Larson's Fishing for History Blog and find out everything you ever wanted to know about fishing; but were afraid to ask! In 1956 Garcia; the exclusive distributor for Mitchell Reels in North America made three demonstration films to help teach people how to fish with a fly reel, an ABU 5000 bait caster and how to use their Mitchell 300 spinning reel fish. The instructor in these films is Johnny Dieckman, the World Casting Champion! Visit us at http or Ask Questions at mitchellmates.yuku.com on the Mitchell Mates International Discussion Group website. Tight Lines, Wallace Carney, The Mitchell Reel Museum
Reminded me of fishing with my grandpa and an old Disney movie clip. Just awesome.
@FishingFilmHistory Hey Johnny! Great Classic Fishing Film, Ah..the good ole days, when a smile and a Firm handshake got you the Job!
Great film, congrats for saving this piece….and grigsbyb, your uncle looks very cool,
Incredible!!
Watch that rod flex all the way down, talk about slow action.
@iSkiCliffs go back in time 60 years
I would love to speak with you!
It was great to see my Uncle, who died in a plane crash in 1962–six years before I was born. Thank you for preserving this and sharing it.
Look how healthy those bass are.. Where do i sign up for thiss!
Thanks for sharing this wonderful video!
Tight lines.
@FishingFilmHistory We are sharing your channel with our friends. Keep up the great work.
@fishingeuphoria it takes me back every time I watch it, that’s why I posted it here hoping it would do the same for others. Thanks for the comment…
Realy takes me back. Thank you for sharing! Found your channel also. Great stuff there.
its like the rod is an extension of his arm …. just beautiful…
back in the redwood boom, the men where dressed well enough at work to go to a wedding without changing. People had integrity..
I still have class, I wear what Johnny is wearing when I fish for bait. And I wear a tuxedo while fishing biggies. LOLLOLLOL.
fly fishing hasnt changed in hundreds of years
I love it that he fishes in a collared shirt and slacks. People had class back then.
I love classic fly fishing videos. Great video. Those were the good days.
I also give you 5*****’s for this brilliant video
-look forward to one on conventional cast
most start to fly-fish with
Ive just started to use the double haul, and its tricky to co-ordinate the hands
and arms, but im slowly mastering it.
Could you tell me if you can get longer casts with lighter fly-lines? Compare
5 weight to 8-9 weight?
Its amazing that this very old video, is far more instructive than most of the modern
ones Ive seen on tube!
I like thee way he uses his shoulder in the casting, as some vids have the arm
tight to the chest, not using shoulder
(best other vid seen is by Hywel Morgan)
Excellent.
That is fantastic! Classic films like this cannot be beat! Thanks for sharing.
It was good
Dr. Tood – This is fantastic! Now I can show my students the double haul in a way that will make sense to them.
Thank you!