It is what it is. Don't measure what a good bamboo would be like from this rod. But you can still have fun with it. Or hang it on the mantle.
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Bob
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It is what it is. Don't measure what a good bamboo would be like from this rod. But you can still have fun with it. Or hang it on the mantle.
http://www.hatofmichigan.org/uploads...romthepast.pdf
Bob
If you raise tomatoes, they make decent stakes.
Actually you've purchased a decent priced FISHING POLE. It will catch as many fish as ANY $2000 FISHING POLE. It's even possible that it will catch MORE. Use it till it breaks and then, as Colston suggested, tomato stakes. BUT chances are, you'll leave it to your Grandkids so they can use it for THEIR lifetime.
Mark
Tough crowd... I think i will see how it fishes...
Probably the best idea...It might not say Orvis on it, but most likely, it will still fish. Especially for bluegills...
I don't know about you but I have caught larger fish while bream fishing than I have trout fishing. Living in a part of the world not known for our great trout fishing may largest trout is no more than 16" but while offering up flies for bream I have at least 3 bass over 5.5 lbs., grass carp over 7.5 lbs. and some really fun catfish. But perhaps, I misunderstood your comment, I have a history of misunderstanding, ask my wife.
If we were ment to understand women, we would BE women.
Now to start a whole different argument. For the vast majority of fly fishers, our equipment, even the mediocre stuff, is better than we are. This rod can be just as enjoyable for most folks as a $2400 hand split piece of art I would be afraid of scratching and would probably never take out to the stream.
I gave my first 'boo rebuild which was OK, but I do a lot of things differently now, to a son in law and you would think I had given him Season Tickets to the Broncos or something. He caught a nice brown on it the first time fishing a fly rod and is thoroughly hooked. He loves it and catches fish with it. What more could I ask for? The rod was a $10 score from Ebay.
Oh ... come .... on .... now! You guys are all slobbering over the find, and hoping beyond all hope that he's going to list it in the for sale forum!!! Good grief!!!