Quote Originally Posted by wcu boy View Post
Sib,
You have a Garcia Conolon 8' 5 wgt. I have one of those also. My daughter calls it-her broomstick. I didn't think anybody had one of these except me. I learned how to fly cast with that rod. I had thought about selling it. Isn't it wonderful that we have this bulletin board so we can find friends who have similiar rods like we do? I honestly thought I was the only individual in America who had one of these. I wonder what "their going price" would be on E-Bay.

Yeah, I agree.

I don't think they command much money on E-bay
To me it's quite valuable, though.

I bought that puppy when I was 16 - my first flyrod.
Electric blue 2 piece - full wells grip - downlocking blue anodized reel seat.
After I changed careers, I did not flyfish for 25 years - two years of fulltime work PLUS fulltime school, then I lived in Manhattan for about 8 years. I started back up FFing in 2000 after living in NJ for 14+ years.

All that I can say about it is that I didn't really know what a gem it was (is).
I still fish it but it's about time to have the guides replaced.
That's why I bought the Orvis Far and Fine - it's close to, but not nearly as slow as the Garcia.