My grandpa’s fly rod

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- December 18, 2021 at 8:17 pm #23586
  
  Dave Rodecap
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  <p style=”text-align: left;”>My parents gave me a fly rod that belonged to my Grandpa for Christmas. He had given it to his nieces husband who is a big fisherman some years ago. Grandpa has been gone for a while and the husband thought it should be with one of the kids. So my mom gave it to me.</p>
  The label is Sun Light NKK. Made in Tokyo.
  
  The rod might be worth something, might not be. But it’s priceless to me.
  
  I miss that old guy. Sure wish I could fish with him again.
- December 18, 2021 at 8:41 pm #23587
  
  Jim Craig
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  What a wonderful gift. You’ll have to give it at try on the water.
- December 19, 2021 at 3:17 pm #23607
  
  Kenny Klimes
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  Great story! I too have a bamboo rod that my late Uncle Jim owned. He had a fishing resort for many years back when I was a baby and little boy in Northern Minnesota (near Walker, MN). He didn’t fly fish for trout but would use a bamboo fly rod as he trolled for walleye. I would go with him as a young boy and be amazed how he would catch fish after fish. The fly rod was very sensitive and he could feel those “sensitive” biting walleyes every time. Of course , we ate the best fish in the world to eat – the walleye. I never could catch them like him. But many years after he passed away his sons presented me with his bamboo fly rod. Nothing fancy about it but he truly knew how to catch fish with it. I plan on cleaning it up, maybe restoring it a bit and hanging it in a special place.
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