Waste Of Good Rods

[creditmaster]

hey guys in reply to the "waste of good" cars thread i was wondering

has anyone ever found a bunch of tackle or other

fishing stuff in an old garage or barn?

because i remember when my gramps passed at 97 yrs old he left in his will an old shed in Newfoundland where he lived to me and my three brothers he said we could have anything we want and donate the rest

i found a GIANT box of old Williams spoons mepps spinners and a load of flies and also a old fly rod and reel i cant believe he never told his fishing crazy grandson about this!!!

[c10]

Aha that's pretty cool! I have never come across anything like that, but I have found some older lures, most were my dads from when he was young though I think.

[davey buoy]

I have flies my gramps left me that must be 70 years old plus.He passed away 30 years ago at the age of 72.Look like new!!!.

[FloatnFly]

my grandfather passed away 10 years ago, and it wasn't until my grandmother passed away 4 years ago and we were cleaning out their house, that i found my grandfathers old fly fishing gear, and found out that he was pretty good at it. i kept the 2 rods and 2 reels, and took up fly fishing that spring, using his old rod and reel, landed my first steelhead on the fly.

 

we never talked about fishing when he was alive, but i like to think he was smiling down on me that day

[kuhaman]

We recently bought a camp and the previous owner left me all his fishin gear. Lots of old rods and reels and a couple of giant tackle boxes overflowing with all kinds of stuff. Talk about a real bonus!