Coming to terms with my addiction

[Reel 224]

You didn't miss anything but a bunch of wind Gregg.  I'm going cold turkey and will absolutely never ever buy another reel..... and this time I mean it.
-steve

Never say never 

[steelfish]

Y........... will absolutely never ever buy another reel..... and this time I mean it.

I say that to my wife everytime, luckily for me the last 5 new reels and last 3 new rods have been "traded" not bought, so, Im safe....

the red eyes on my wife said the contrary but.. ooh well, on my mind I kept my promess

[David Hall]

I wasnt going to buy anything!  a friend called and said, you gotta get over here!  somebody just bought an estate sale from a family, theres thousands maybe millions of dollars worth of gear here for pennies on the dollar.  I went! nearly had a coronary when I saw everything.  I was alone with hundreds of rods, hundreds of reels, hundreds of boxes filled with gear, much of it still in its original packaging. at least a dozen long range boxes filled to capacity.  my head started spinning, I was speechless, trying to regain control of my senses, the seller was putting tape on a large box, I said what you got there?  oh just a box of Newells going to some guy up in Oregon.  I didnt even get to see them? I picked out a dozen small salmon flashers, still in original packaging, a few dozen barbless hooks, a bunch of rock fishing gear, bags full of plastic grub bodies, lead heads, 2lb balls an okuma LC reel never used.  a 3000 yd spool of 40# Ande, a 3000 yd spool of 80# JB, about 6 more spools of line and a bunch of more stuff I cant remember, my head was still swimming.  There were boxes everywhere and I didnt know where to start.  I wanted to move in with the guy, I need days to look through this stuff.  I said heres my pile, how much?  yadda yadda hm hm, how about 140 bucks?  DONE! I gotta get outta here, I can always come back.  Truth is Im afraid to go back, I never even got to the rods. 

[ez2cdave]

I wasnt going to buy anything!  a friend called and said, you gotta get over here!  somebody just bought an estate sale from a family, theres thousands maybe millions of dollars worth of gear here for pennies on the dollar.  I went! nearly had a coronary when I saw everything.  I was alone with hundreds of rods, hundreds of reels, hundreds of boxes filled with gear, much of it still in its original packaging. at least a dozen long range boxes filled to capacity.  my head started spinning, I was speechless, trying to regain control of my senses, the seller was putting tape on a large box, I said what you got there?  oh just a box of Newells going to some guy up in Oregon.  I didnt even get to see them? I picked out a dozen small salmon flashers, still in original packaging, a few dozen barbless hooks, a bunch of rock fishing gear, bags full of plastic grub bodies, lead heads, 2lb balls an okuma LC reel never used.  a 3000 yd spool of 40# Ande, a 3000 yd spool of 80# JB, about 6 more spools of line and a bunch of more stuff I cant remember, my head was still swimming.  There were boxes everywhere and I didnt know where to start.  I wanted to move in with the guy, I need days to look through this stuff.  I said heres my pile, how much?  yadda yadda hm hm, how about 140 bucks?  DONE! I gotta get outta here, I can always come back.  Truth is Im afraid to go back, I never even got to the rods. 

And you didn't share that information with the "Ohana" ?

[MarkT]

It's not an addiction, it's hobby.  See, doesn't that make it sound better?

[David Hall]

And you didn't share that information with the "Ohana" ?
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I didn't want to be targeted by everyone's wife and girlfriend!

[ez2cdave]

And you didn't share that information with the "Ohana" ?

I didn't want to be targeted by everyone's wife and girlfriend!
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Sure, sure, I believe you, really I do . . . LOL !

Tight Lines !

[Gfish]

You didn't miss anything but a bunch of wind Gregg.  I'm going cold turkey and will absolutely never ever buy another reel..... and this time I mean it.
-steve

Alrighty then Steve, but when(not if)it happens, and you just gotta know that it will, you gotta come clean to us. Ok?
Gfish

[David Hall]

This is what I had to go through.

[MarkT]

That looks challenging. I'd start with that box of hooks right up front.

[Benni3]

 maybe chilelleno could back a trailer in there for you,,,,, i know there some nice stuff in there  

[Shark Hunter]

I would be in those boxes like white on rice.
Then I'd come back with a wad of cash.
Deals like that don't come my way.

[ez2cdave]

I would be in those boxes like white on rice.
Then I'd come back with a wad of cash.
Deals like that don't come my way.

Got that right  . . .

My approach would be to already have the "wad of cash" on me, bring my two teenage Grandsons, plus a couple of their friends, with me ( pre-instructed what to look for and what to ignore ), and go through those boxes like a Tornado ! That would give me a "team" of 5 or 6 people, working as a coordinated unit.

The priorities / strategy ( for me ) would be, in this order. . . SPEED is critical if there is "competition" present  !

( 1) BOXES - Immediately determine the contents and set them aside, based on the rest of the "plan" below.

( 2 ) Reels - Especially, new / unused. ( Call me over and keep on looking )

( 3 ) Rods - Especially new, unused.

( 4 ) Terminal Tackle - Hooks, Swivels, new only ( Grab that box full of Owner hooks up front, immediately )

( 5 ) Line - Bulk spools or case lots.

That's a "guerrilla" approach, as my goal is to snap up the high-dollar items, keep what I want and put the rest up for sale, later.

ROCK & ROLL . . . Tight Lines !

[oc1]

Oh.... one arrived in the mail today, but that was from before.  You know.  I'll probably lose that auction too.  So far, so good.
-steve

[wfjord]

Step 2:  Rationalize and deny.



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