Episode 250 - William Hinkebein, Author

On this episode of the THINK HUMANITIES podcast, host Bill Goodman talks to Kentucky Book Festival author William Hinkebein about his upcoming book, "A Brief History of Baitcasting Bass Fishing & the Kentucky Reel." The first widely popular multiplying fishing reels were hand made in Kentucky in the nineteenth century. William talks about the fascinating history the Kentucky Reel and hobby of collecting fishing reels. You will be able to find Hinkebein's book and visit with him at the 2022 Kentucky Book Festival in Lexington. For more information, visit kybookfestival.org. THINK HUMANITIES is made possible by generous support from the Spalding University Sena Jeter Naslund-Karen Mann Gradutate School of Writing.