Stu Apte and the Florida Citrus Queen subdue “seven feet of silvery dynamite” before settling down for Manhattans and The Lawrence Welk Show …

This vintage film from the IGFA Museum’s library was reproduced by Costa Del Mar in partnership with the IGFA. The idea was to remind people how great fishing stories were in yesteryear, before equipment and technique formats became so prevalent in outdoor shows.

Marshall Cutchin of Midcurrent passed along the videos. He notes, “the clips are so refreshing because it’s a such great reduction of the sport to its elements–hard to find anything like this being done today.”