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Garbage dig
I dug a couple of vintage rods and reels from a garbage pile.
In my discovery was an old reel made by the A.H. Fox Gun Co. circa 1931-32. It is a little beat up but still functions. Never heard of it, so I Googled it. If it were in better shape it would be worth a lot more as A.H. Fox is a reknown American builder of fine double barrel shotguns. Also scored a Penn reel, Bass Pro IMG8 spinning rod (like new) and a couple of vintage rods. One was made by True Temper. Another rod is Hexagonal, all fiberglass, I think. One half of a rod that appears to be a surf rod (missing the butt end) Hope to get some pictures up soon so yall can help me to identify what I have. It all goes on the wall.
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10-23-2013, 01:14 PM
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Sweet...thats the best kind of gear...FREE!!!!
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*************************************** Stay Safe!  Sold - 1984 V-20 Cuddy with a 2003 Johnson 140 hp gas sippin 4-stroke. 1995 Ranger 250C with a 2015 Suzuki 300 hp 4-stroke.
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10-23-2013, 05:56 PM
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Took many a Grouse Pheasant and Chukar with a A,H. Fox side by side. Pretty cool find my friend
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12-01-2014, 11:16 AM
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Might have been worth millions. If it were I would have sold it for 50 cents and then lost the proceeds in a vending machine or something..
 That is how it was written apparently..
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12-06-2014, 10:03 AM
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I stopped by to see my Uncle who lives at Ocean Isle Beach, NC last week, he showed me 2 Penn Long Beach rods with 209 reels, 3 like new Ugly Sticks, and a Penn inshore rod his neighbor was puttung in the trash about a month ago...he said the Long Beach rods had some green corrosion on them and the other three each had a broken eye...he had cleaned them up and replaced the broken eyes, they all looked brand new.
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*************************************** Stay Safe! Sold - 1984 V-20 Cuddy with a 2003 Johnson 140 hp gas sippin 4-stroke. 1995 Ranger 250C with a 2015 Suzuki 300 hp 4-stroke.
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12-06-2014, 01:56 PM
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- The charm of fishing is that it is the pursuit of what is elusive but obtainable, a perpetual series of occasions for hope. Lucky Jack - .......The Surprise is not old; no one would call her old. She has a bluff bow, lovely lines. She's a fine seaboat: weatherly, stiff and fast, very fast, if she's well handled. No, she's not old; she's in her prime. 85' Wellcraft 20 Fisherman "Guale Girl" 1979 Alumnacraft 14 - STILL got holes in it 2006 WS Tarpon160f - "Mudd Butt"
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12-06-2014, 09:57 PM
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I have a 7' heavy action Ugly Stick with a Abu Garcia 6501 on it that is my favorite Alabama Rig rod.
But the lighter action US's are too limber for sure.
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*************************************** Stay Safe! Sold - 1984 V-20 Cuddy with a 2003 Johnson 140 hp gas sippin 4-stroke. 1995 Ranger 250C with a 2015 Suzuki 300 hp 4-stroke.
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07-22-2016, 11:42 AM
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Time to restart this thread.
I have a few US's .. I love them for freshwater fishing. But my favorite stick for chumming Bluefish is a Daiwa Beef Stick. Funny thing about the rod. I was on a night fishing party boat,..fella near me gets a strike, the rod snaps about 6" inches below the tip.... he gets the fish, takes off the reel, throws the rod on the deck... uses a rental rod for the rest of the night. As we're getting off the boat I pick up the rod and yell to him that he forgot his rod. He says throw the piece of s**t in the garbage. I take it home, cut off the jagged end just below the break, glued on a new tip, married it to a Daiwa 50H reel and it's been a consistent producer of fish ever since. Great action, strong enough backbone to horse in even the heavy 20 lb + chomper Bluefish.
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1987 V20 w/1987 150HP Yamaha on a Shoreland'r Trailer 1978 16.5 Airslot w/1996 120HP Force on a Four Winns trailer 1996 V21 w/1993 200HP Mercury on a Shoreline Trailer All towed by a 5.7L Hemi Durango. If God didn't have a purpose for us we wouldn't be here, so Live simply, Love generously, Care deeply, Speak kindly. (Leave the rest to God)  Silence, in the face of evil, is itself evil. Not to speak is to speak, not to act is to act. God will not hold us guiltless.
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08-30-2016, 12:05 PM
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I would have given you 1000 dollars for it, no questions asked
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