Does Boatwrx or the Bass Pro outlet have any refurbished reels?

[mixermarkb]

Hey Guys-

So without going into too many details, I’m in the middle of an insanely bitter divorce. My father in law has just now been letting me see my 8 year old for the last two weeks. The soon to be ex wife’s grandmother who raised her died two days before Christmas, and she spun out and lost it, and it’s gone downhill from there to places I never thought were possible from the woman I spent 13 years with, and still care a great deal for, despite all the hell she’s intent on dragging me through. 

Anyway, my son told me that his 16 year old brother traded two of my rods and reels to a friend for a bottle of vodka, and had a big party and most of my rods and reels disappeared that night, so I guess I’m in the market to replace enough of them to get back on the water. With lawyer fees being what they are, I need to do it as affordable as possible. I should know exactly what’s left, if anything, in a week or so, as I am going to get the sheriffs department to go with me and get some clothes and stuff from the house. 

So, I tell all that to ask if anyone took over selling the refurbished Lews reels that sportsman’s used to sell, or even if  the Bass Pro outlet has anything worth going to pick up-

Thanks for any info on some deals, and prayers would be appreciated, because this is all extremely hard to cope with. 

Mark 
 

 

[dtrs5kprs]

Dang, Mark. Couldn't be more sorry to read that. Will definitely lift you, and yours, up in prayer.

I'll feel around up here on this side of the state, see if I can find anything. Rogers in Liberty sometimes has some decent deals.

[Dutch]

The Bass Pro Outlet always has dozens of reels both spinning and bait casting.  Magicwormman on this forum has been advertising a bunch of rods.

[Ketchup]

Been in 2 of those situations. I’ve spent enough on attorney fees to buy anything i could want. The first year is always the worse. After that I realized it was better this way, and with it came new found happiness i had lost. 
 

Mark, I’ve got probably 50 or 60 rods and 20 or so reels I don’t use much. The 20 i use are in the boat. If you don’t find anything, let me know what you’re looking for and i will see if i have it. I do not own a single Lews of any kind, so I won’t have that. 

[mixermarkb]

After I get back into the house and see what is left, if anything, I’ll post up a wanted to buy add. Honestly I’ll be happy if I have something I can throw a Ned on and something to throw a spook on, because I don’t know how much I’ll even get to fish this year with all this going on. Thank God that I left all the tackle in the boat over the winter! At least I don’t have to replace all the baits…

[rps]

I won’t say I know what you are going through. I don’t. However in my young lawyer days I did divorce work. Nasty stuff.

This is free advice, and probably worth what you pay for it. From here on out, NEVER speak ill about her in front of the children. If they believe you they will feel bad and be defensive. However, children are not stupid. The time will come when they realize what you have done and respect you. They may even tell you how and why you are wrong. And if the miracle happens, and you reconcile, there will be no bad blood about the children between you.

Now about the reels. Do you want a Lewis Mach whatever, lightly used and garishly chartreuse? If so give me an address.

rps

 

[mixermarkb]

I won’t speak ill of her. She’s doing a bang up job of talking crap about me to my son and her son that I raised since he was four, though. The truth will come out in court, once we get there, but I have no interest in tearing down my child’s mother.
 

Honestly I have no interest in fighting with her. I’m not going anywhere, I’m going to be around my kid the rest of my life. I don’t see the point in making things harder than they have to be. 

[rps]

19 hours ago, mixermarkb said:

I won’t speak ill of her. She’s doing a bang up job of talking crap about me to my son and her son that I raised since he was four, though. The truth will come out in court, once we get there, but I have no interest in tearing down my child’s mother.
 

Honestly I have no interest in fighting with her. I’m not going anywhere, I’m going to be around my kid the rest of my life. I don’t see the point in making things harder than they have to be. 

Well said.

[aarchdale@coresleep.com]

I went to the outlet the other day and picked up 2 Lews that are brand new for $60 each and an Abu that also looked new for $30.  I throw Lefty so its always hit or miss there for me, but they have tons of right and reels.  Be careful buying rods there because a lot of them have the tip broken off and repaired.