A neat video posted to Angling Buzz with Ron Lindner talking a little about the history behind the worm blower. One comment: He shows an ad from Lindy which he dates to 1968-1969 and they mention being the inventor. However, I know for certain that Bill Binkelman was using one back in 1965 (and he gave one to Jack Crawford for Christmas that year). He had picked them up at a 1965 tackle show, used them later that year, then proceeded to write about them in the January 1966 issue of Fishing News. He offered them for sale to readers in a kit called the Blo-Worm Kit which he sold for $1.69.
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