Got a new rod lately? # 2
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Re: Got a new rod lately? # 2
#3585Don’t know that I’ve ever cast a Canada Creek, but I’ve fished (West) Canada Creek not far from where the rod was made.
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Re: Got a new rod lately? # 2
#3586Gerard great to see you last night! Spruce Grouse, I could see this rod right at home on a medium sized Catskill creek.
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#3587A 7' 2/2 Edwards quad. No photos yet, but many thanks to the folks at Classic Tackle Purveyor. I've found it to be a wonderful 4WT, casting strong and true, like all Edwards quads. It will see a lot of water rather soon.
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#3588Excellent! Good find and the owner, Mark Brinkman, at Classic Tackle Purveyor is great to deal with.
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#3589Here are the other two rods Jim. The top photos are of the 6'8 Dennis Menscer 3 wt. that was also there.SpringCreek wrote:Great estate sale to be at! Looks like an exceptional rod.MKsurfer wrote: ↑12/04/22 00:04Hi all,
I was able to pick up a G Granger Aristocrat 8040 3/2 and a Leonard 39h 2/2 in amazing shape at an estate sale last week! Took the Granger out and caught quite a few the other day. I have only lawn cast the Leonard, and it will be an amazing dry fly rod to use sometime soon!
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#3590Winter is a perilous time, bringing forth needs I thought had been tamed. Arrived in the mail today is a beautiful, barely touched, impeccable Chris Carlin made Payne 204H, 8’6” 3/2 6 weight. Chestnut wraps gold tipped. What a beauty. Snow on the ground and a storm coming, so I’ll just have to ogle it for a while. Christmas “surprise.”
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#3591Ended 2022 on a high note with a purchase of a Mark Aroner Spring Creek. It’s a 7.5 foot three piece five weight.
Re: Got a new rod lately? # 2
#3592Bought a new Jim Downes 7'9" #5 from Carmine before christmas. Found out later that I was probably too quick to buy as I really didn't have a need for it. But it is a great rod.
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#3593That’s a beauty!JFL wrote:Bought a new Jim Downes 7'9" #5 from Carmine before christmas. Found out later that I was probably too quick to buy as I really didn't have a need for it. But it is a great rod.
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Re: Got a new rod lately? # 2
#3594May I be so bold as to ask, What does need have to do with it?
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Re: Got a new rod lately? # 2
#3595I agree with the idea of what does need have to do with it. You never know, Mr. Downes rods will probably appreciate in value some day and if you sell this on, you will be kicking yourself. Besides, if it casts better than another rod of the same character, sell on the loser and you will have upgraded your collection.
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Re: Got a new rod lately? # 2
#3596Just when I thought I didn't need another bamboo rod, I had to have a few more..Just received an early model Milward FlyLite..very delicate rod that I can hardly wait to cast..Waiting on the arrival of a Leonard 50DF 8' Tournament and a 1940s MIlls 8' Standard....This Bamboo stuff is getting addictive!!
Just got some images of the William MIlls Standard..1940 era
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Just got some images of the William MIlls Standard..1940 era
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Re: Got a new rod lately? # 2
#3597Gonna have to divest with some Heddons and other rods to pay for this new stuff!!
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Re: Got a new rod lately? # 2
#3598Got an older Goodwin Granger Victory 8040 with only one tip and a bit of a double set.Everything else is tight! STILL it tosses a sweet fly.Only did it on the streets of San Francisco and it handled the wind pretty good, 40-55 feet,especially since it was along Ocean Beach. Just a sweet rod,though. Can't wait untul May and I'll hopefully get onto the Little Truckee or other in Cali. Right now just practicing and fiddling around with my equipment in the living room as it snows in western Massachusetts.Cheers,Chet
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#3599I just bought a Granger 8642 built in the 1930's. It will be the only rod I fish this year.
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#3600"I am not against golf, since I cannot but suspect it keeps armies of the unworthy from discovering trout." - Paul O'Neil