The Earliest Beginnings
Angling dates back thousands of years, with archeologists discovering ancient Egyptian art depicting fishermen using rod, line, and hook from the year 2000 B.C. The time period from 1603 to 1868 saw the development of natural lines from several different natural products.
The first natural line was made from sericterium (silk glands). The silk gland fibers were spun into lines to create the first natural fishing lines. This natur...