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General Maintenance Tips => Fishing Antiques and Collectables => Topic started by: jason_purdy on March 20, 2017, 12:32:58 AM

Title: Surprise from the wife: Edward vom Hofe 621 3/0
Post by: jason_purdy on March 20, 2017, 12:32:58 AM
A package arrived in the mail for my wife, and she told me to open it. Ok, I'm game... Much to surprise and bewilderment was an Edward vom Hofe 621 3/0!!!  :o I was literally speechless for a few minutes. I'm feeling pretty lucky right now, and the reel is only part of the reason why  :)
Title: Re: Surprise from the wife: Edward vom Hofe 621 3/0
Post by: Bill B on March 20, 2017, 12:35:53 AM
Outstanding Wife to give you such a special reel...congrats brother....Bill
Title: Re: Surprise from the wife: Edward vom Hofe 621 3/0
Post by: Tightlines667 on March 20, 2017, 02:07:15 AM
Thats a good story.

& that reel will clean up beautifully, if you so chose.
Title: Re: Surprise from the wife: Edward vom Hofe 621 3/0
Post by: Bryan Young on March 20, 2017, 05:04:56 AM
Those are great!!!  German silver. Will polish up nice.
Title: Re: Surprise from the wife: Edward vom Hofe 621 3/0
Post by: oc1 on March 20, 2017, 08:09:41 AM
I wish my wife could meet your wife and learn a thing or two.  Your wife has excellent taste too.
-steve
Title: Re: Surprise from the wife: Edward vom Hofe 621 3/0
Post by: jason_purdy on March 21, 2017, 02:03:02 AM
Thanks for the kind words gents. Her first gift to me was a Penn 706 greenie. She doesn't get the obsession, but she supports me all the same ;) I'll post pics after I've cleaned up the reel.
Title: Re: Surprise from the wife: Edward vom Hofe 621 3/0
Post by: theswimmer on March 21, 2017, 02:21:21 AM
Jason,
That's nice.
Reel nice......😊
Title: Re: Surprise from the wife: Edward vom Hofe 621 3/0
Post by: coastal_dan on March 21, 2017, 04:56:48 PM
Very nice!  I love the patina of these old reels, they have a story to tell and it shows!
Title: Re: Surprise from the wife: Edward vom Hofe 621 3/0
Post by: conchydong on March 22, 2017, 01:18:23 AM
 Very nice. My wife has no interest in my fishing, she only cares that I bring home fish to eat.  ;D She does, however, give me the freedom to fish when I want and I give her the freedom to play Mah Jong when she wants, so I guess we allow each other enjoy our hobbies. I am happy though when she wins playing her game and she is happy when I bring home the "bacon". She wouldn't know what rod or reel to buy me anyway so for me it is better that she has no interest.
It is nice that some spouses have a knowledge of what their husbands like though.
Very nice classic reel.

Scott
Title: Re: Surprise from the wife: Edward vom Hofe 621 3/0
Post by: Makule on March 23, 2017, 02:26:00 AM
Congratulations on both.
Title: Re: Surprise from the wife: Edward vom Hofe 621 3/0
Post by: The Great Maudu on March 23, 2017, 09:37:52 AM
Don't forget to show us those pics of the reel cleaned up.
Title: Re: Surprise from the wife: Edward vom Hofe 621 3/0
Post by: mizmo67 on March 23, 2017, 08:49:41 PM
I got Scotty that way at Christmas.

A leatherbound signed edition of his favorite book Ready Player One by Ernest Cline.
The only book he has ever read 3 times.

He got teary eyed.

He promptly read it for the 4th.