- Cased image of Julio Thompson
Buel (1806-1886), an inventor of trolling baits, with a nicely
tied wet trout fly in the opposing frame. Image is a paper photo
of a daguerreotype. Frames are 1/6 plate size. Buel was born
in East Poultney, Vermont in 1806 and lived in Vermont his entire
life. He was an avid fisherman and became relatively famous for
inventing the trolling spoon. He later developed spinners and
other trolling lures, forming a very successful business in Whitehall,
Vermont, manufacturing patented fishing lures, becoming known
as "The Baitmaker of Whitehall". His reputation extended
far beyond the small villages of Vermont, even being awarded
a medal for his contributions to the sport of fishing at the
Centennial celebration in Philadelphia in 1876. He sold his business
to an associate in 1885, after becoming ill, and died the following
year. (CP-4)
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