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Carp will hit crankbaits. Back in May 1956 , me and one of my high school buddies were in a row boat on Buckeye Lake here in central Ohio casting and watching my dad and his buddy who were working a lily pad field casting the old Layfield lures. All of a sudden my dad lets out with a holy S##t and next thing we see is my dad with his Conolon bent rod tip in the air and Dad struggling to get a hold on the crank of his Pflueger Nobby. After several cross words, Dad gained control and finally landed a bugle mouth that looked to be about 5 or 6 pounds. After boating the carp he held up his right hand an said look at this. There was the bloody sight of skinned knuckles that the fish had inflicted on dad. That carp had the little Layfield hanging from its mouth. We were all surprised to see one hit a lure.

Back in the early 1960's, I had a Pflueger spinning reel that had no bail. It had a projection on the rotor with a roller on it to smoothly retrieve the line. weighed a ton. I'm pretty sure it was called a Pelican.

BUUUTEFUL!!

what grade of pvc do you normally use and where do you buy it?

Congrats! A real beauty regardless of where it came from.

Greetings from a fellow Ohian

Destroyed[Lost rod and reels!]Here's a story that's almost unbelievable.Back in the early 1960's.Our family was on an annual trip to a small lake in SE Ontario.My father, Born with a birth defect that left one leg almost uncontrollable, was fishing one afternoon with my mother. The spot where they were fishing was about in about 25 feet of crystal clear water. My father tried to reach across the boat to pick a can of pop from a cooler, and in the process, his bum leg reflexes and kicked an almost brand new Pflueger Nobby mounted on a likewise almost new Conolon rod overboard. 25 years later, My mother and younger brother paid a visit to the lady who owned the farm on which the lake was located. The lady asked my mother and brother about my father losing his rod and the location. She went into a shed and came back with the outfit. A pair of divers had visited the lake the previous summer and found the combo right where he had lost it. The rod, other than the guide wrappings was still in pretty good shape. The reel other than the Cortland camo line was still in perfect condition. After a tear down clean and lube, it worked and looked as new. Regrettably, I sold it to a guy who is still using it.

Bridge on the River Kwai, Braveheart and Casablanca.

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one that always amazed me with its castability for its size is the heddon poppin image jr.main complaint was windmilling and hooks tangling with line. Otherwise this little monster cast like a rocket

Now that I think of it, it was Stren, I'm sure it was a product managers idea to try to hype stren sales and get a raise in his check. Tok a while for this 75yr plus brain to engage i

pretty sure it was dupont.Their logo is on the lever of the clipper I have.

I still have a line clipper they gave away as a premium. Tho I don't recall using the line. The oldest line I recall is my old Cortland camouflage I had spooled on my Pflueger Nobby. Didn't work worth a d*mn on my Airex Bache Brown spinning reel. Talk about the old days, I only wish I could go back

While I agree that pike can be a nuisance; by the same token, they can also be a circus to catch. 25 years ago, my brothers and I were on an outing just a few KM NE of Kenora Ontario. One afternoon, one of my brothers and I were fishing in a weed and lily pad clogged bay. We could only maneuver buzz baits through the pads in search of smallies. All of a sudden we started getting blow ups by 5 to 10 pound northerns on almost every cast. We caught several before finally we lost every buzz bait we had to blowups. We drove into Kenora and picked up a new supply and returned to the same bay and resumed where we left off. We went thru our new supply as well(weren't smart enough to try wire). Went back to Kenora and all the store had left in the way of buzzers was a couple of the old original Shoestring Dubois Tornadoes or whatever he called them. We never could figure out how to rig them to imitate a buzz bait. (Still have one and still don't know how to rig it). That was the end of a really fun day on the lake.

Fine Job! Keep it up. Beautiful detail. I'm definitely envious.

Caught my 1st LM a 3 3/4lber in 1953 on a Black shore minnow Heddon Scissortail,on black nylon line on an old Shakespeare reel mounted on a 5' steel rod. Rather comical occurrence. I'll never forget, my father who was permanently crippled from a birth defect stumbled and fell in the pond trying to insure my catch was landed. That was the first and last fish landed on that Scissortail.

Absolutely a real piece of work! Beautiful

Amen! to that, My sentiments exactly. I picked up a pair of small split ring pliers designed for jewelry one day while in Hobby Lobby hoping I had found the secret. Even with these, opening the small rings is an exercise in futility. Must be some available somewhere that can ease the aggravation. I haven't seen them

Maybe shimano would rename it the Blanche to suit him, she was better looking anyway. Go with the wind

Here's a pretty simple knot I ran across a few years back that works pretty well:http://www.lindnermedia.com/angling-edge/video/what-canada-knot%20#node-850

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I'll bet this is ithttp://livebait.com/store/vintage-bps-shoestring-dubois-tornado-spinnerbait-chart-i-combine-shipping-381195484087.html

Should be a piece of cake for a person with normal physical attributes. I have had 4 strokes that have left me pretty badly impaired on my left side. After a layoff from fishing of a few years, I was lucky enough to get a second chance. I don't get to fish much,but in the few times that I have been able to get out, I found it preferable to cast right handed and crank left handed. The strength in my left arm was so diminished, that I found it difficult to hold the rod in position to allow myself to crank right handed. After losing one heck of a nice outfit overboard due to my weakened grip. I decided it was time to make the switch. It didn't feel that awkward as I had been used to cranking spinning reels since they were introduced in the 1950's. After 2 or 3 outings, it should come pretty easy if you just hang in there and don't give up.

Looks good I've got small hands with short fingers (I wore a medium cadet golf glove before my strokes and was still playing golf). I'll definitely give it a try, asi mentioned, I've got several older rods that I can experiment with and try to find the best fit. Thanks again.

Many thanks to all for the abundance of suggestions. I have several older rods lying around so I'll give the many suggestions the old trial and error treatment. I'm sure one will work out. Thanks again