Great post, Dugan. Regardless of our quarry or venue, enjoying a day on the water with our favorite tackle is the essence of this thread, which is becoming
quite an epic! The more we are out there enjoying nature, the more we will be inclined to take whatever steps we can to preserve the waterways so our tackle
can continue fishing long after we are gone.
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a pretty good bass over the weekend - 22" - on the Hardy Golden Prince and SA System 5 glass rod
we trudged a dry sendero in the south Texas scrub to fish broken persistent pools - they were loaded with bass while there is flow below the surface, for about 15 miles of this river, there is only continuous surface flow in monsoon years 
here is the pool the big bass came from, but we really caught them - the fish above was the best fish we got to hand, but we each caught about 150 fish and broke off 2-3 fish each that were 8-10 lbs.  
here is one of the prettier pools 
and better photos of the reel  
the rods are never obsolete - the marketing is.
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dugdan wrote:Doug, I love the green maple seat on your rod. I have a Marble's Woodsman with the same handle if you're interested in a big knife that matches it... 
the rods are never obsolete - the marketing is.
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Took my grandson to Mt. Home, Arkansas this weekend.....fished Dry Run Creek and the White River over at Rim Shoals.....great weather, wonderful caddis
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bulldog1935 wrote: I wish I'd never sold mine. It's so much nicer looking than the normal gray color Prince. Odd sound, though, with the pawl in the recess of the spool. dave |
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Posts: 7169 03/25/2009 16:56 Bulldog1935 |
thanks, Dave, it really looks great with that SA/Fisher glass rod.
the rods are never obsolete - the marketing is.
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I just enjoyed a gorgeous pre-April Fool's day with my new friend Jerry Nonnemacher (superb cane rod builder from Allentown, PA) at my old friend Douglas Dear's charming Rose River Farm in Syria, Va. The day was such a joy after a bizare, southern winter...nothing but cane was fished and I ended the day with the very plump rainbow above who was brought to net with the 8' - 4 wt Model 40 Leonard, a 3" Dingley 'Perfect' and a #16 Tups Indispensable flymph (a la Pete Hidy)! Life is good! P.S. I learned to write in italic from my hero, Ernest Schwiebert. Petri heil!
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Petri heil! Kindly take a look at my angling art (and classic ephemera) www.michaelsimonanglingart.com
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Doug, Beautiful fish, tackle and prose. I enjoyed it all immensely!
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afgantrout wrote: Michael, That Leonard is the bee's knees, I love it! What era is it from? Petri and best from "Krautland", Christian
them 'at knows nowt, fears nowt
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Christian - Good to hear from you again! I've been trying to nail down its date but nothing in my Mills catalogs has been very definitive. The grip is
very well-ridged, the reel seat wood is white oak, not butternut. The stamp on the butt cap reads like this:
THE LEONARD ROD H. L. LEONARD ROD CO. MAKERS It's also stamped TOURNAMENT opposite the maker's mark. It weighs 3 1/2 oz exactly. I'm sure it's been refinished (by Leonard?) in the more modern honey wraps with black snakes and a black Mildrum stripper. I'd appreciate it if you'd venture a guess as to age. At any rate...it is a marvellous rod!
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Here is my new to me Meisslebach Featherlight 260 on my newly finished 4'4" 4wt with bamboo ferrules. Almost balances out that little rod.
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GMREEVES -
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brian
is that the rod your buddy timmy makes , nice looking wood on the reel seat
Richard
Check out my web site for vintage reels & rods , guided float trips on canada's # 1 best trout river http://bowriveradventures.googlepages.com/home |
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bow river wrote:Hi Rich. Well spotted, it's a Tim 7'-9" 3/2, 4wt. Sweet as anything. Timmy's rods < here The wood is even better when I remember to polish it Brian |
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Here we are 15 minutes from the White House on the Potomac River in Washington D.C. waters. The shad and herring, watched over by cormorants, have been
migrating up river along with stripers, while Congress and the new Administration debate important topics like bank bailouts, executive pay, and the next
budget. Caught this early hickory shad on a beaded wooly bugger attached to an ungreased 6-weight silk line on a 3 3/4" Hardy St. George large arbor reel
(courtesy of a fellow Forum member) and an old 9' Goodwin Granger 9050 Special. That equipment far outperformed a graphite rod with sink-tip line and a
shad fly, even in strong winds.
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Awsome outfit. Love the Cummins net.
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RPL, I'll be fishing the Potomac a little later in the month. Here's one from the Rappahannock, and perhaps Afgantrout will share one from the James!
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