Greetings all,
First off, I'd like to say that in the spirit of all things fishing and of this board more particularly I am profoundly sorry to learn of George's passing.
Second, I had a most-of-the-way-to-finished rod on order from George and I'd like to see if I can get it finished, primarily out of a wish to honour a fine rod-maker and, in distinctly second place, to salvage what I can from this sad situation.
Basically, I had a Harry's Rod from George which was due for delivery by end of March. Last I heard (24 Jan) was that the blank was glued and that he was putting the grip on. Assuming I can get the rod identified in his workshop (and I have made no enquiries as yet, as you will appreciate), would any rod-maker be willing (for a price, naturally) to finish the job? It would seem such a waste of George's talent simply to let it go to the rubbish dump or get burnt--not at all in the spirit of the Starlight Creek Angling Society. While I have paid a 50% deposit, I stress that I'd absolutely rather lose that than cause George's next-of-kin even a second's concern.
If any of you are interested in this project perhaps you'd let me know.
Best to all
Jolyon
First off, I'd like to say that in the spirit of all things fishing and of this board more particularly I am profoundly sorry to learn of George's passing.
Second, I had a most-of-the-way-to-finished rod on order from George and I'd like to see if I can get it finished, primarily out of a wish to honour a fine rod-maker and, in distinctly second place, to salvage what I can from this sad situation.
Basically, I had a Harry's Rod from George which was due for delivery by end of March. Last I heard (24 Jan) was that the blank was glued and that he was putting the grip on. Assuming I can get the rod identified in his workshop (and I have made no enquiries as yet, as you will appreciate), would any rod-maker be willing (for a price, naturally) to finish the job? It would seem such a waste of George's talent simply to let it go to the rubbish dump or get burnt--not at all in the spirit of the Starlight Creek Angling Society. While I have paid a 50% deposit, I stress that I'd absolutely rather lose that than cause George's next-of-kin even a second's concern.
If any of you are interested in this project perhaps you'd let me know.
Best to all
Jolyon
