trout fanatic Posted May 15, 2008 Posted May 15, 2008 Earlier this year I bought a Fenwick 837 fiberglass rod and due mostly to weather conditions, I haven't used it other than to lawn cast it ( I call it yawn cast it). With local rivers still being a tad high, I decided to go to a local city lake today to give it a test run. The rod loads easily with a WF floating 7 weight (so easily I suspect a DT 6 will also load it nicely). The fishies have developed a case of lockjaw (I suspect the storms we had the previous evening probably had a lot to do with it) but I was able to nab 4 small bluegill. I was disappointed but still pleased with the performance of the rod. Just before I had decided to leave, a 12 inch largemouth inhaled a crystal schminnow pattern (bead chain eyes, estatz or cactus chenille body and a marabou tail). A pleasing (giggling inducing) bend in the rod ensued and I left the lake a happy man. Now I need a nice vintage reel to mount on said rod so I can comfortably fish amongs my graphite rod breaking friends. Nice day indeed!
Danoinark Posted May 16, 2008 Posted May 16, 2008 A nice vintage medalist would go just perfectly....Dano Glass Has Class "from the laid back lane in the Arkansas Ozarks"
trout fanatic Posted May 16, 2008 Author Posted May 16, 2008 You are so right Dano-but I already have smaller medalists. I have something different in mind. Maybe something along the lines of a young, pridex-condex etc. Just have to decide which one (which is part of the fun).
Danoinark Posted May 17, 2008 Posted May 17, 2008 Those are good choices a JW Young, or even an old Shakespeare or Martin.... Glass Has Class "from the laid back lane in the Arkansas Ozarks"
Buzz Posted May 17, 2008 Posted May 17, 2008 I have an antique Shakespear Tru-art automatic reel that my mom bought for my dad for a Canada trip he was able to take back in '68, or '69. It is still a great and usable reel. It was the first fly reel I used, along with the rod which is glass and only says POWER-TAPER on it now. (Any help on THAT would be helpful.) Anyway, I used that rod and reel until I hooked and lost an 8 lb. rainbow at Roaring River back in '87 when I accidentally hit the automatic reel in lever and popped the glow ball out of his mouth. It made me sick. Nonetheless, it is a cool vintage reel, but now it sits on the shelf with my other collectables. The rod is like casting with a log. I have no idea what weight it is, but I'm guessing it has to be at least an 8 or 9 weight. It sits on display also. Buzz If fishing was easy it would be called catching.
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