Saturday, January 29, 2011

GLASS ROCKS



I HAVE A FONDNESS FOR ANTIQUE OUTDOOR GEAR, ESPECIALLY FIBERGLASS FLY RODS. FINDING THESE RODS IN GOOD ORDER CAN BE DIFFICULT. GARAGE SALES OR ONLINE ARE YOUR BEST BET FOR FINDING GLASS RODS. EBAY IS A GREAT PLACE TO FIND OLD GLASS RODS, WHILE GARAGE SALE FINDS CAN BE RARE. I GOT THIS WONDER STICK AT A YARD SALE IN PARADISE CA. FOR 10 BUCKS. IT WAS IN AMAZING CONDITION AND THE OLD TIMER WHO SOLD IT TO ME SAID IT WAS USED MAYBE TWICE. ITS VALUED AT AROUND 35 BUCKS, BUT FOR ME THATS NOT THE POINT. THAT DAY I TOOK IT TO PARADISE LAKE AND CAUGHT BLUEGILL AND SMALL BASS WITH IT ON POPPERS AND DRIES. I MATCHED IT WITH AND OLD PFLUEGER MEDALIST REEL TO KEEP THE LOOK AND FEEL RIGHT. GLASS HAS AN UNDERGROUND CULT LIKE FOLLOWING AND MORE ROD MAKERS ARE STARTING TO PUT OUT FIBERGLASS MODELS WHICH I THINK IS VERY COOL. DO YOURSELF A FAVOR AND GET YOUR HANDS ON SOME GLASS AND REDISCOVER THE FUN OF A BLUEGILL POND OR A SMALL TROUT STREAM.

3 comments:

  1. I've got a Pflueger Medalist reel on my "window sill (a place of honor in my office)" that I got from a friend. It's matched with a Fenwick 330-3, 8 1/2ft, 4 1/2 oz rod, in the original cardboard tube.

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  2. very cool, hopefully you fish it on occasion.kinda like vintage cars that need to be driven from time to time.

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  3. I like those old sticks. I have a couple 4/5s and string em up every year for shad.

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