25 years later

Maxed Out · February 08, 2020, 01:59:08 AM

Back in mid 90's I took a few dozen rod & reel combos to our bar and made a nice display over the main bar. I can say they have inspired many conversations thru the years. I am now doing a bit of taking some back home. Looking up at them while they hung there, they still looked great, but hiding on the top half was years of collected greasy dust. My plan is to donate the stuff and let someone else deal with the mess. So if any of you find a big package on your porch with my name as sender, please put on your full rubber suit before opening package

I think I see a 68, 149, and black 710 in there somewhere

Darin Crofton · February 08, 2020, 02:15:06 AM

pretty cool stuff, Ted, cleaning old reels is half the fun...

xjchad · February 08, 2020, 02:43:10 AM

One man's mess is another man's treasure!

I bet it was a cool bar!!

MarkT · February 08, 2020, 04:46:15 AM

Wow, looks like they were over the deep fat fryer rather than the bar!

Dominick · February 08, 2020, 04:48:02 AM

Heck Ted, a little Dawn and some hot water and that grease and dust melts away. Go for it. Dominick

Donnyboat · February 08, 2020, 05:36:17 AM

Above the bar, must have spat a lot of bull #### @ them, cheers Don.

festus · February 08, 2020, 06:26:22 AM

Looks to be a Gladding South Bend 900 series in the bunch.

Crow · February 08, 2020, 01:48:55 PM

Gee...that looks like the stuff I use everyday

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mo65 · February 08, 2020, 03:05:45 PM

It's amazing how rods and reels attract dust. I think my stuff kept cleaner in the garage than it does in the house.

Lingwendil · February 19, 2020, 02:27:59 PM

Man, I'd love to have a go tearing down and cleaning some of those up! Looks like fun

A dirty 149 sounds like a particularly fun project.

One of my favorite things is taking things like this, tearing them down, cleaning it all up, and putting them back together good as new and ready for use!

sharkman · February 19, 2020, 03:42:10 PM

Cool treasures. Little TLC and will be back to new and ready to fish.

Hardy Boy · February 19, 2020, 04:24:44 PM

Ted they didn't look that bad from where I was sitting one night at your bar........................... beer googles maybe!

Cheers:

Todd

Maxed Out · February 19, 2020, 06:23:15 PM

Quote from: Hardy Boy on February 19, 2020, 04:24:44 PM
Ted they didn't look that bad from where I was sitting one night at your bar........................... beer googles maybe!

Cheers:

Todd

That's because all the grime was on the top side only. You could only see the underside as they were way up by the ceiling. I'll bring one for you to fish for butts