First Rod And Reel

[mark10187]

I was cleaning out the shed the other day and stumbled across a rod bag right at the back hidden behind all my other garbage i opened it up and to my surprise found my first rod my parents bought me for christmas when i was 5 yrs old it was a little 6'6 butterworth dont know where the reel went but it was a small jarvis walker and i remember i caught my first fish on it which was an undersize flathead

how many other raiders still have there first rod and reel????

Bustoff

[fishythings]

I was cleaning out the shed the other day and stumbled across a rod bag right at the back hidden behind all my other garbage i opened it up and to my surprise found my first rod my parents bought me for christmas when i was 5 yrs old it was a little 6'6 butterworth dont know where the reel went but it was a small jarvis walker and i remember i caught my first fish on it which was an undersize flathead

how many other raiders still have there first rod and reel????

Bustoff

Wow, you should keep and look after it for its sentimental value.

It is priceless.

Andy

[cut_loose]

Some cheap combo from K-**** when i was 5 or 6 or something. Snapped tip and broken reel but wouldnt trade it for anythiing.

[scotty1856]

Yep still got my first rod so its nearly 40 now. Also got my fathers and my grandfathers first rod all have their reels but my grandfathers.

[hooklineandsinker]

my first rod reel was a hand me down from my brother cost him $40 from ****** its was a gansel gancast trigger grip with shimano fx 1 with duel drag adjustment closed face reel still got it too i loved it.

i managed to break the tip a couple of years ago taking her for a run at the nepean river on a branch one thing i did notice now i was older was the rod had like 5 guides on it total.

the line rubbed the blank never cared when i was a kid though

cheers mick

Edited August 22, 2010 by hooklineandsinker

[Dusky]

I also still have my 1st rod & reel - still with the original mono on it My Father bought for me at servo down in Nowra back in 1969 - a Diawa rod & matching reel. I have also recently found my 2nd rod - a Butterworth who ever the reel is missing. Have had this floating around with me in serveral shed as I moved house for 30 odd years.

[ray henry]

yes i still have my first rod a javis walker [clarence] solid glass i still use it ,the reel has been changed and new runners fitted but it has a good feel about it ,i have landed some good fish with it and i will pass it on to my kids the bull

[bassboy888]

Still have my first rod and reel, i dont use the reel anymore but i do use the rod. its only 6 foot but it makes a great rod for poppers on bream and whiting. and i have caught some good fish on it.

[Alastair]

Don't have my FIRST rod and reel, built for me by my dad. Reel wore out, and rod was rebirthed by my brother, then eventually broke.

I do have my SECOND rod though:

Custom made for me when I was 8, in 1959, by the local rod builder. In my 20's I rebuilt it adding a new butt section, taking it to 12'. Still use it for light rock and surf.

It was married to an old Penn Surfmaster 250, which my dad had bought as a job lot of gear, and was probably 15 years old at the time. Brought it to Oz with me, and had it smashed by my BIL 4 years ago.

I am still using the Penn Jigmaster 500, which I bought when I was 12, though!

A

[scotty1856]

Don't have my FIRST rod and reel, built for me by my dad. Reel wore out, and rod was rebirthed by my brother, then eventually broke.

I do have my SECOND rod though:

Custom made for me when I was 8, in 1959, by the local rod builder. In my 20's I rebuilt it adding a new butt section, taking it to 12'. Still use it for light rock and surf.

It was married to an old Penn Surfmaster 250, which my dad had bought as a job lot of gear, and was probably 15 years old at the time. Brought it to Oz with me, and had it smashed by my BIL 4 years ago.

I am still using the Penn Jigmaster 500, which I bought when I was 12, though!

A

Good to see you still use some of the old gear, I get a kick out of catching a fish on one of my old solid glass rods. I don't bother with the cane ones would be just my luck to break it.