Anyone still fish with a wonderod?

On Mar 22, 2:47*pm, wrote:
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On Mar 20, 8:15 pm, "Wayne Knight" wrote:

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Just curious...been thinking about picking one up.
You know with the stimulus check coming and all.

The white Shakespeare wonderod of old-Yes

Yes that's the one. Any particular model to keep an eye out for?

I've got one but the model *part has worn off...no sock, no tube. *I'll be
glad to let you have it for the cost of shipping...

john..

John,
thanks..I sent you an email. I really appreciate that offer.
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email came back undeliverable...let me know how to get in touch and I
will take you up on that.
Thanks.

I'm searching for a word or phrase for a fly fisherman who deliberately
fishes with obsolete equipment for reasons of nostalgia.

"Gear whore" won't do. A true gear whore needs the latest and greatest,
or perhaps bamboo.

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I'm searching for a word or phrase for a fly fisherman who deliberately
fishes with obsolete equipment for reasons of nostalgia.

Hmmm.......satisfied, content, self confident, retro, knowledgeable, all
come to my mind.

When you thing about it and given Sage's product cycle that SP you like to
fish with is now two generations old and .........obsolete.

Wayne Knight wrote:
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I'm searching for a word or phrase for a fly fisherman who deliberately
fishes with obsolete equipment for reasons of nostalgia.


Hmmm.......satisfied, content, self confident, retro, knowledgeable, all
come to my mind.

When you thing about it and given Sage's product cycle that SP you like to
fish with is now two generations old and .........obsolete.



Spoken like a true gear whore. :-)

I like your "retro."

I don't use my SP because it's obsolete. I use it because its the best
all-round trout rod I've ever had. (Not to say that there's not another
one out there that might be better, but at this point I don't feel like
spending the money to find out.)

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As far back as I want to travel is FF series of Fenwicks.........still
have a FF858 that i use with a Medalist / Akron..............1498
1/2.....clunky / heavy/ don't cast well...........but my memory says it
was a great Bass rod in the early 80's................F/T


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On Thu, 20 Mar 2008 08:59:11 -0700 (PDT), wrote:

Just curious...been thinking about picking one up.
You know with the stimulus check coming and all.

I've got several (none to get rid of), including one/coupla-three
literally new in the packaging and have a smattering info on them. My
grandfather used to keep them around for guests, etc. (for use in the US
Gulf states, not "trout" fishing) and I've fished a number of them on
bass, panfish, small salt fishing, etc. - never, AFAICR, trout (as most
define "trout"). I like 'em for such, and they seem to be, IME, decent
rods for such.

If your goal was simply to find one, John's generosity seems to have
taken care of that. If you want more info, I'll post what I have.

TC,
R

What's wrong with antique tackle - I have a few wooden flyrods that I
use now and again and they are a few generations behind even the Wonder
Rods.

I like to read about old techniques and use appropriate tackle to get a
feel for how older techniques actually worked. Most still work really
well - our ancestors were better fishermen than we give them credit
for. Modern fishers tend towards the gear head end and think the
latest tackle will solve all their problems. The old-timers knew the
skills came first and the gear second. However, some older wet fly
rods are so soft they are ridiculous in modern hands.

Getting in tune with older equipment and techniques is relaxing,
interesting, and actually useful in my experience.


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On Sun, 23 Mar 2008 10:37:02 -0400, JeffK
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What's wrong with antique tackle - I have a few wooden flyrods that I
use now and again and they are a few generations behind even the Wonder
Rods.

I don't consider fiberglass or bamboo "antique" tackle and IAC, it's not
possible to have an "antique" fiberglass rod. While it's technically
possible to have an "antique" 'boo, its construction is such that it is
most likely "current" as far as a fishing tool. Now, if you have and
enjoy using 19th century lash-together lancewood, greenheart, etc. rods
that truly are "antiques," that's all well and good, but those really
are "antique" in both definition and material. I'm not trying to
suggest that there is anything "wrong" with using them if that's your
thing, but I'd offer that even the builders, in most cases, would call
them "outdated." I'd further offer that such is really enjoying a
"niche" of collecting as opposed to enjoying flyfishing.

I like to read about old techniques and use appropriate tackle to get a
feel for how older techniques actually worked. Most still work really
well - our ancestors were better fishermen than we give them credit
for.

Absolutely, but I'd temper that with a caveat about old wood rods - they
were _totally_ supplanted by better material and manufacturing technique
('boo), whereas 'boo was supplanted by a more-marketable
material/technique, 'glass, that wasn't particularly and objectively
"better" for much fishing, and 'glass, in turn, was replaced by a
marginally-superior material (with certain lesser qualities than glass)
that took over as much by a _perception_ of "latest and greatest,"
readily fueled by sellers, as much a truly "better" material and
technique. I think most experienced fishers/casters would agree that
'boo and 'glass are still perfectly fishable/castable materials. OTOH,
I think most would agree, including the craftsmen-builders themselves,
lash-up woods were truly bettered.

Modern fishers tend towards the gear head end and think the
latest tackle will solve all their problems. The old-timers knew the
skills came first and the gear second. However, some older wet fly
rods are so soft they are ridiculous in modern hands.

Getting in tune with older equipment and techniques is relaxing,
interesting, and actually useful in my experience.

And really, that's the most important thing: whatcha like? Then it's
best to use that...

TC.
R

On Mar 23, 9:34*am, wrote:
On Thu, 20 Mar 2008 08:59:11 -0700 (PDT), wrote:
Just curious...been thinking about picking one up.
You know with the stimulus check coming and all.

I've got several (none to get rid of), including one/coupla-three
literally new in the packaging and have a smattering info on them. *My
grandfather used to keep them around for guests, etc. (for use in the US
Gulf states, not "trout" fishing) and I've fished a number of them on
bass, panfish, small salt fishing, etc. - never, AFAICR, trout (as most
define "trout"). *I like 'em for such, and they seem to be, IME, decent
rods for such. *

If your goal was simply to find one, John's generosity seems to have
taken care of that. *If you want more info, I'll post what I have.

TC,
R

Well it was a suprisingly generous offer. I have amassed quite a few
graphite rods, some I have built and some I have bought, and have
found myself going slower and slower action wise as I go along. It
just feels more comfortable and enjoyable to me. Fiberglass was
always on my mind but I finally decided to give it a try. I can't say
for sure if it is for me or not but it seems like I would enjoy it.
I found a very nice reference for alot of older glass rods. Alot of
you may already know of it for those that don't and are interested
here is a link to the wonerods.
http://fiberglass-fly-rods.pbwiki.com/Shakespeare
Janus