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[dave]

I promised myself I was going in,  giving him money for a reel and leaving.  I just couldn't do it.  He liked showing me stuff as much as I like looking at it.  I was there for an hour and a half again.

It was all I could do to walk out without buying at least one of these St. Croix 5' 6" Pistol Grip Pro Glass rods.  Brand new never used.  I may still go back for them.

He had two old Garcia rods that were in pristine condition that you'd hang on a wall.  Garcia Conolon Four Star.

Two walls of Plano boxes (that I took pictures of) and the biggest Daredevil I've ever seen.

I saw a GLoomis Frog Rod and a GL2 Flipping Stick,  Duckett Ghost and MicroMagic,  ABU rods,  St. Croix Premier,  older Pro Glass and Triumph's.  An original Castaway Standard Graphite from the beginnings of Castaway as well as a Rattle Trap Series Castaway,  and of course I caressed the Megabass Destroyer again.

Saltwater rods and reels numbering close to 200.   Saltwater lures by the hundreds and panfish tackle by the thousands.  He was opening Plano boxes he hadn't even inventoried yet. (the inventory is in his head)  He had Penn saltwater reels that was so big,  you could put a helicopter prop and lift off.

I told him that some guys from a website I belong to that are relatively close might like to come by to shop and he said come on down.

I would volunteer to sort and organize just to be able to see everything he has in detail.

[lecisnith]

This has a real "Penthouse Forum" feel to it.  These things don't happen in real life...

[Maico1]

The Monkey is riding you real hard.....I wish I could help you, but it would just be futile.

 

[rippin-lips]

How much for the MB X7?

[dave]

PM

[buzzed bait]

this saying comes to mind:  "when i die, i hope my wife doesn't sell my gear for what i told her i paid for it!"

[dave]

I went back today to purchase a fly fishing lot,  and a St. Croix Avid Surf Rod.  

I was only there enough time to pay the man and load my stuff.

Fly tackle he has no knowledge or use for (neither do I but,  my partner does)

St. Croix Pro Graphite 4/5 WT rod.  Four other lesser rods.  Six fly reels and HUNDREDS of flies from tiny speck fly (that looked like tiny insects that I had to put my glasses on to handle) to bass poppers and salt water streamers.  He said if he finds other fly stuff in the garage it belongs to me because as far as he is concerned,  I bought all he had.

The Avid Surf Rod was $100