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Dan B
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Dan B asked in SportsOutdoor RecreationFishing · 8 years ago

It's the weekend. Do you know what that means?

If you are following along here in the Yahoo Answers Fishing Section, that has come to mean a "JUST FOR FUN" question. If you care to participate, try coming up with the answers to these questions. First one with all of them right gets the ten points for BEST ANSWER. Good luck!

What famous fisherman was called Uncle, and what was his first and last name?

What was the name of one of the earliest fishermen to have a television show? (hint: His last name sounded "almost" like baddest.)

What was the longest running "correspondence" school of taxidermy and where was its headquarters?

What fish has scales so stiff and tough that North American Indians used them for arrowheads?

What sporting goods manufacturer takes the greatest share of revenue from money spent on fishing?

That should keep you busy and out of trouble for a few minutes (or hours?) at least. Good luck, and by ALL means....have fun.

Update:

That famous fisherman was indeed known as every fisherman's uncle and went by Uncle Homer Circle. He was legendary.

The earliest television show was hosted by "Gadabout Gaddis". It was already on black and white television and setting a good example for us all in the late 50's and early 60's.

J. W. Elwood's NORTHWESTERN SCHOOL OF TAXIDERMY was the longest running correspondence course of its kind and ran for almost a hundred years from its headquarters in Omaha, Nebraska. ALL of the old hunting & fishing publications ran examples of their advertisements. I actually met one man who took the course in 1916.

The alligator gar has scales once used by Indians as arrowheads.

The HINT here was "manufacturer" and according to what I read some time back in an article from the North American Fishing Tackle Manufacturer's Association, BERKLEY makes the most money from EVERY dollar spent on tackle. Keep in mind that they own several HIGHLY regarded

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  • 8 years ago
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    What famous fisherman was called Uncle, and what was his first and last name?

    "Uncle" Homer Circle.

    What was the name of one of the earliest fishermen to have a television show? (hint: His last name sounded "almost" like baddest.)

    Roscoe Vernon Gaddis (TV show was called "Gadabout Gaddis).

    What was the longest running "correspondence" school of taxidermy and where was its headquarters?

    Uh...

    What fish has scales so stiff and tough that North American Indians used them for arrowheads?

    Alligator gar.

    What sporting goods manufacturer takes the greatest share of revenue from money spent on fishing?

    Um...

    Source(s): -B
  • 8 years ago

    For the arrowheads it's Alligator Gar

  • Nathan
    Lv 5
    8 years ago

    Im too late to win but-

    1- jimmy houston?

    2- jerry mckinnis, i think the show was called the fishing hole

    3- no idea

    4- white sturgeon or alligator gar

    5- bass pro or cabelas but my gut says bass pro

    Source(s): I fish
  • Andrew
    Lv 6
    8 years ago

    1.Im not old so cant help ya there. But bill dance is a guess.

    2.I know this but forgot the name. Was he the one to host the first bassmasters?

    3.Im guessing somewhere in New England.

    4.Alligator gar Im pretty sure.

    5.Bass pro or cabelas.

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  • 8 years ago

    It means..... Pour me somethin tall and strong, make it a hurricane before I go insane,...it's only half past twelve but I dont care......

    Its five O'clock somewhere !

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