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I had a co-worker ask me a question that I couldn't answer.

He has some friends coming up from the USA. He wants to lend them his sail boat for a week. It’s a small boat with a 2hp motor. They are not proficient sailors, and just want to motor around Penetang with the 2hp. Do a little fishing and relaxing.

I thought you didn’t need an operators card if you where renting a boat.

If my buddy writes up a rental agreement, and they both sign it. Can his guest from the USA run the boat legally with out an operators card?

My guess would be no.. But I'm not 100% sure. I would think a rental boat would have to have some sort of certification, or documentation?

I should have done that with the Muskey I lost boat side on Sparrow a few years back!

The plan is to set it up for float fishing crappie or perch.

I'm thinking about putting on 2lb mono. Hopefully the line will snap before the rod.

The tensions still works great on both the reels, and it will be backed right off.

I thought originally it was a bamboo fly rod, if it's a spinning rod, then the Mitchell is the way to go, I had my first one in 1958.

 

Do you have any idea as to the age of the rod?

 

Cheers

 

David aka Superdad

I'm not to sure the age of the rod. It's in alright condition. A little on the rustic side. But it's all good.

My mom remembers using it when she was a little girl. So that would have been 50 years ago.

There are some images of the rod in the link to the original thread. Some of the experts here pegged it at 50's - 60's era.

The Bamboo rod get be dis-assembled and turned around. Either to be used with a fly reel, or a spinning reel.

Dam. I just drove by your place on the way back to work. Took a dinner break at Wendy's.

Had I seen this post earlier, I would have stopped by to see the pup and steel some food.

I remember last time I stopped in I got to taste some of the best seafood pasta known to man

That will be the end result. I don't plan on making everything look mint again. I want a rustic rig I can hang on my wall.

But first, I gotta see my grandpa catch one more fish on it!

I can help ya out with this... I've got a Luxor 200 from that era. Probably from the early 60's. Would go perfect on that rod. The reel is in perfect working order. No box or papers but it is a pretty little reel. Built like a tank as well. Don't have a pic of mine right now but here's a photo of one I pulled off google...

 

If you do want this reel I'm State side but I'll be coming up to Toronto the second week of next month so if you don't mind waiting for me to ship it then then we can set something up.

 

 

FHR

Wow FHR.. That's an increadible gesture.

I'd love to get this reel from you. Fire me a PM with the details. I'd be glad to drop down to the city and pick it up!

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FHR

You're right, that is a great looking reel!

too bad its not a baitcaster. I have an old Shakespeare President as old as that rod is.

I remember sing pics you posted of that reel. She's a beaut.

Pics of the matched pair when yer done, thx

Sure!

Here is a Nice Reel that would go nicely on that rod and it's a good price too.

That is a very nice reel, and would be perfect for this rod. But I got a baby due in August. My wife would kill me if I bought another peace of fishing gear!

Those are definitely some cool underwater pics.!

Some of you might remember a few months back. I posted about an old Bamboo rod my grandpa gave me. My hopes where to get an old reel for it, and make it a usable rig again. The end goal would be to take my grandpa out fishing and use the old bamboo rod, which he thought would never see the light of day again.

The rod was given to me by my Grandpa on my Mom's side. Here's a link to the thread.

http://ontariofishingcommunity.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=60203&hl=bamboo&st=0

I went to my Grandpa's (on my Dad's side) and rummaged through the boat house today. I found two old reels that I think would be suitable for this old Bamboo Rod.

I want OFC to pick what reel I re-build and mount on this old rod.

Here are the options:

1. A Mitchell Garcia 300.

2. A "Playmaker"....

3. You got something that's been collecting dust that you wanna give away?

The Mitchell:

It seems to be a better reel. But it's seen better days. The bail doesn't flip over all the way. It only flips halfway over, then you have to do the rest manually. I think it needs a new spring. And it definitely needs a new paint job, and a little TLC. It's a little big for the rod, which will be used for float fishing crappie / perch. But it feels like a much higher quality reel.

The Playmaker:

The reels is in MINT condition. It's nice and light. Very suitable for pan fish. But the quality seems to be lacking (more plastic parts, loose tolerances). But it has a more "basic" design. Less moving parts, and less things to break.

What would you choose? And if you feel so inclined.. Why?

What ever wins in this poll, I will fix up, re-string and mount on the bamboo rod. My grandpa is coming up on July, and I'm taking him out fishing with this rig.

Thanks for your input

Just got back from a great extra long weekend on LOTW. What an amazing body

Indeed.

Thanks for that report. A good read, and great pics.

enuff to make ya want to frusterbate

Does that involve shooting a gun?

Glad you had a good, safe time!

See any bears?

How did I not know about these guys until now.

Great music for the morning commute.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ia0HUBWdDkU

Not really related.

But I usually see about 1/2 dozen boats being trailored up North on the 400 every morning on my comute.

This morning, I counted over 50.

Anyone else getting excited for a long weekend of fishing and drinking cold beer!?

What Jedi Said.

I have a buddy who did the exact same thing. He bought a commercially available jack plate. No complaints.

We pre-mix scrambled eggs into a 750ml bottle (empty water bottle). Use as needed. Throw bottle out when done.

I've only needed them to last a few days on my short little trips. And they always do.

Just make sure you shake them bottle up good before cooking.

You can also throw some pepers, and onions, stuff like that, then you've got pre-mixed omets.

You can buy the premixed, pre-bottled cartons of eggs, but people tell me their not to healthy.

Good job Paul!

Thanks for pics. Just what I needed before a weekend of pike fishing

The water is really low right now. There's a government launch in Vic Harb. But with the water so low, it's a bit of a pain.

Plus they re-did the parking there, so now there's only room for about 3 or 4 vehicles :wallbash: If you get there past 6:30ish, all the spots are taken.

Aside from that. There are lot of marinas in the area.

I can't remember the name, but there's a trailor park on the north side of the Wuab Channel. You take the old steel bridge to get there. They have a launch, and lots of parking. Super cheap. Decent launch.

You should be alright in your inflatable out in penetang bay. Just watch out for the weather conditions.

I've never fished Little lake, so I can't comment on that. But if I had to chose between the two, it would be G-Bay for sure.

Dang, that sucks. Those guys where my favs. They used to go hunting for odd critters to eat when they wheren't huntin gators.

I have bad eyes. Before HD I had to wear glasses to see the puck when watching Hockey.

Now that I have HD, I don't need my glasses to see the puck!.. If I wear my glasses, It crazy clear.

Worth the money IMO.

Congrets on the PB. What a beast eh!

Stumbled across this.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Unbqs2RyrZY