Cudz Posted June 9, 2013 Report Share Posted June 9, 2013 (edited) 5:30 pm Sunday June 9th. I found a rod and reel on the road. Must have blown out of a boat. If you can tell me exactly what kind of rod and reel it is, you can come collect it. It was found in Barrie. Edited June 24, 2013 by Cudz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FloatnFly Posted June 9, 2013 Report Share Posted June 9, 2013 was it a 7 wt loomis nrx switch with a ross F-1 reel? hopefully you find the owner, if not, then congrats on the new rod Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rizzo Posted June 10, 2013 Report Share Posted June 10, 2013 how many guesses am I allowed to make? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cudz Posted June 10, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 10, 2013 how many guesses am I allowed to make? you only get one shot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buick14 Posted June 10, 2013 Report Share Posted June 10, 2013 Awesome of you to try and find its owner. I hope u get a reward if u find the owner! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jedimaster Posted June 10, 2013 Report Share Posted June 10, 2013 x2 well done. I lost my phone at the zoo on saturday, went back to where I thought I lost it and a guy saw me looking aron and asked if I lost something, he found my phone and gave it back. On my way out of the zoo I found a phone someone dropped. Tried to contact them but the phone was locked so I droppd it off at security right then a woman came up the security in a pacink that she just lost her phone. yep it was hers... What goes around comes around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danc Posted June 10, 2013 Report Share Posted June 10, 2013 you only get one shot Was it a Speil custom built 8' medium light spinning rod with a Shimano Stella? If so, it might be mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cudz Posted June 10, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 10, 2013 Was it a Speil custom built 8' medium light spinning rod with a Shimano Stella? If so, it might be mine. Hmm. Close. LoL! Your guess is up. No rod for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nipfisher Posted June 10, 2013 Report Share Posted June 10, 2013 It a "fishing" rod with a "spinning" reel on it? I'll PM you my adress for shipping. Thanks for finding it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aplumma Posted June 10, 2013 Report Share Posted June 10, 2013 The rod is about this long with a handle on one end and rings that go from above the reel to the tip. The reel is hard to describe since it was a very special present from my dear departed wife. I just get to choked up to describe it (sniff dude) and further. Please send it home to me at your expense since it will cost an arm and a leg to get it to the USA. Thank you my good man Art Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solopaddler Posted June 10, 2013 Report Share Posted June 10, 2013 Good of you to try and find the owner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercman Posted June 10, 2013 Report Share Posted June 10, 2013 The rod is about this long with a handle on one end and rings that go from above the reel to the tip. The reel is hard to describe since it was a very special present from my dear departed wife. I just get to choked up to describe it (sniff jerk) and further. Please send it home to me at your expense since it will cost an arm and a leg to get it to the USA. Thank you my good man Art HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA !!!! sly devil ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cudz Posted June 23, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2013 The owner came and picked up the rod and reel from my house today. He was happy and so was I. Glad he got it back. He saw my ad on Kijiji Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccmtcanada Posted June 23, 2013 Report Share Posted June 23, 2013 That's awesome!! Kudos to you for going that extra mile and may the fishing gods reward you. Total class act! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davey buoy Posted June 23, 2013 Report Share Posted June 23, 2013 Kind of a small world isn't it? Glad it all worked out. .Kudos to you!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Bailey Posted June 24, 2013 Report Share Posted June 24, 2013 The owner came and picked up the rod and reel from my house today. He was happy and so was I. Glad he got it back. He saw my ad on Kijiji If I had found it, and the rod knew how bad I was at fishing, it would have placed the ad itself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lape0019 Posted June 24, 2013 Report Share Posted June 24, 2013 Now that it is gone, what type of rod and reel combo was it? Just wondering exactly how great ful this guy was... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cudz Posted June 24, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 24, 2013 (edited) Ok. So here is the deal. The guy who owned it lived one street over from me. I found the rod on the road between my and BillM's house (we live about 300 yards from each other). I immediately call BillM to ask if it was his as it was good quality. Nope. So the guy described it in great detail. It was in his boat and he was on his way to the lake but stopped at McDon's for food. When he got to the lake he saw it was missing and assumed someone stole it out of his boat while he was getting food. He went on Kijiji because he figured someone might try to sell it. The rod and reel were a father's day gift from a few years back so they were special to him. Turns out he too is a teacher and works with a bunch of friends of mine. The rod was a St.Croix premier 6'6" medium light with a shimano sustain FD 2500 (nice). Here is the funny part. I spooled it up with 8lb fluoro and used it as a drop shot rod to fish a tournament on Georgian Bay yesterday. My partner and I came 2nd (18.5 pounds) and also captured big fish 4.5 pounds. Nice payout for me yesterday. That rod and reel also landed our second biggest fish at 4.14 pounds. And the kicker. The guy who came over for the rod brought with him a $50 LCBO gift card and gave it to me as a reward. I tried to give it back but he would not have it. All in all everything worked out well for everyone. Edited June 24, 2013 by Cudz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solopaddler Posted June 24, 2013 Report Share Posted June 24, 2013 Wow, what a story! You're a good man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sinker Posted June 24, 2013 Report Share Posted June 24, 2013 That's awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFSC Kevin Posted June 24, 2013 Report Share Posted June 24, 2013 Great story. Glad it tuned out well for both parties Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillM Posted June 24, 2013 Report Share Posted June 24, 2013 Good job Chris!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lape0019 Posted June 24, 2013 Report Share Posted June 24, 2013 Alright, with a story like that, it is no wonder this guy was grateful. I would be crying if that went missing on me and I know the other half would have been pissed. Good on you for being honest!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Posted June 24, 2013 Report Share Posted June 24, 2013 What a great ending to the story Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quickme Posted June 24, 2013 Report Share Posted June 24, 2013 now that's a great example of Karma!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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