Beast of a Reel…

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  • Apr 29, 2007 at 4:07 am #2046
    Avatar photoCameron Mortenson
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    This post is mainly for Carter since he has mentioned a growing interest in fiberglass and using vintage reels.  I picked up a Garcia Conolon eight and a half foot eight weight this past winter and then this week a reel for this rod arrived from a member on another board.

    The reel is an old South Bend 1155.  What a beast of a reel.  The size, heft, and drag function of this reel is pretty amazing for it’s age.  The reel nicely balances out that heavy eight weight rod.  I was hoping that I could do some pond work with this outfit, but it is just to damn heavy for what I do.  So this outfit will be used for the big fish trips…striper in the lake and river, salmon, and saltwater.  

    Carter…this outfit could do some work in the salt down in Texas.  Just a thought.  Fiberglass…it’s not just for trout.

    Apr 29, 2007 at 4:44 am #16945
    Carter Simcoe
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    Thats sweet, especially the reel.

    Apr 29, 2007 at 4:49 am #16946
    Carter Simcoe
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    but really, if you have any suggestions of a fiberglass blank for a redfish rod throw them up.

    How hard would it be to strip down a old rod and update the hardware, possibly down to the grib and reel seat?

    Apr 29, 2007 at 4:51 am #16947
    Avatar photoCameron Mortenson
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    When I first started this glass obsession I was all about the seven foot five weights, but lately I’ve been on the pond and enjoyed a eight foot seven weight so much that I am hunting those down on ebay.  

    I won this rod last night.  I am hoping to get some use out of this rod on the pond quite soon.
    http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=110117658762&ru=http%3A%2F%2Fsearch.ebay.com%3A80%2Fsearch%2Fsearch.dll%3Ffrom%3DR40%26satitle%3D110117658762%2B%2B%26category0%3D%26fvi%3D1

    Carter…you should sign up on the Fiberglass Flyrodders board.  If you asked for a list of good blanks for salt and big water I am sure that you get some great answers.

    Apr 29, 2007 at 5:03 am #16948
    Carter Simcoe
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    I think I’ll do that.

    Apr 29, 2007 at 1:25 pm #16949
    Avatar photoCameron Mortenson
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    Carter…heres the link:

    May 3, 2007 at 12:07 am #16950
    Avatar photoCameron Mortenson
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    Well…the Garcia Conolon seven weight arrived today and it couldn’t be in nicer condition.

    May 3, 2007 at 2:03 am #16951
    Zach Matthews
    The Itinerant Angler

    Now THAT is what I call a paint job!

    May 3, 2007 at 1:30 pm #16952
    Avatar photoCameron Mortenson
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    Yeah…it is a bit gaudy…but I thought that it would look neat in photographs.

    May 3, 2007 at 3:12 pm #16953
    Carter Simcoe
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    I think its sweet looking.

    May 3, 2007 at 3:47 pm #16954
    Mike Anderson
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    Ohh man that is a sweet rod Cameron. What is the value of a rod like that?

    May 3, 2007 at 6:49 pm #16955
    Avatar photoCameron Mortenson
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    Mike A…I don’t know…I only paid $57 for it with shipping off ebay.

    The ebay market is weird…I picked up a Heddon five weight for $60 or so a couple of weeks ago…and the same rod just sold yesterday for $102.

    May 4, 2007 at 12:29 pm #16956
    Zach Matthews
    The Itinerant Angler

    I was flipping through an old copy of Field and Stream in the can the other day and I caught an article from mid-2004 on the surge in prices of old fishing tackle eBay has caused.

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