One of the oldest items of terminal tackle I have in my boat fishing box is an old ‘flattie spoon’ I bought from Landers Leisure Lines in Tralee, County Kerry, back in the very early 1980s. I do have other knick-knacks that I’ve had in my possession for longer. However, these days they reside along with the plethora of other dust-accumulating angling paraphernalia that litters ever spare inch of space in my man cave, never likely to be immersed in saltwater ever again, at least not by me. My spoon, on the other hand, remains as efficient and effective as the day I bought it.
As spoons go it’s a classic: an original ABU Rauto, manufactured in Sweden at a time when quality actually meant something and before the majority of the world’s tackle industry sold its soul to the far east. It weighs 15oz, roughly half an ounce, and the last vestiges of
