Age of your rods and reels?

[NYWayfarer]

I buy new rods and reels every year. I love buying fishing gear almost as much as fishing itself, maybe more.

 

I give away older combos to friends and people I work with that have kids. Some I keep even if I don't use them much any more.

 

I have some Shimano spinning reels from the 80's and 90's. My oldest rod is from the 90's as they don't last as long as reels do.

 

I do have an old Mitchell 300 all metal reel that I used when I was a kid. Still works fine other than some chipped paint.

[GReb]

I’ve expanded my lineup the last 2-3 years but still fish several old Energy PTs that are 15+ years old. 

[crypt]

22 hours ago, WRB said:

 I honestly don't know how many rods and reels I own because they get retired and become a collection or occasionally donate a few to folks who need them.

The 15 bass rods and reels I keep in my boat locker range from late 80's to about 2012 for reels about the same for rods and added a few MajorCraft rods last summer. 

I tend to take good care of my tackle and a believer that good quality will last a long time.

Tom

this in a nutshell..........

[TnRiver46]

13 hours ago, Catt said:

My #1 worm rod & jig rod both have a Calcutta 100A on them!

 

Never changed a single part in close to 40 yrs; I do plan on upgrading bearings & drag washers this year.

 

I have 2 Cardiff 100A & a Calcutta 50A that are in their early to mid twenties. The 50 has had a paw replaced.

 

In last 8-10 months I've purchased 2 Lew's Speed Spool LFS & a H2O XPRESS TAC-40.

Wow. I might have to look into Calcutta. I’m sure down in the swamps you put reels to the test. Surely those reels never sat through a rainstorm with dirt and sand splattering all over them..........

[Glaucus]

Some as old as 8-10 years, some as new as this month. 

[CrankFate]

I have 30+ year old gear, but most of my gear is from the last 15 or so years, since I also started to have the money to buy stuff I don’t need after getting out of school about 19 years ago. That plus the internet, which made more expensive gear hit the mainstream, right at the time I started having money to buy things.

[Catt]

50 minutes ago, TnRiver46 said:

Wow. I might have to look into Calcutta. I’m sure down in the swamps you put reels to the test. Surely those reels never sat through a rainstorm with dirt and sand splattering all over them..........

 

 

[DogBone_384]

I didn't get serious about fishing until 2012 when our daughter got into her teenage years and my wife went back to work full time.  Most of my casting gear is probably 2014 & newer ... 

[Mobasser]

ABU 4600c, 23yrs old. ABU 5500c 25yrs old. ZEBCO Cardinal 4 spinning reel, 1981? 2 Shimano spin reels at least 10 yrs old. Newer Qauntum casting reel, 1yr old. Rods from various makes, Lews, Berkley, Shimano and St Croix. I use some old and new stuff. The biggest difference I see in the newest rods/ reels is that they weigh so much less. Otherwise my older ones still work well

[N Florida Mike]

I have around 10 bass combos. Most are 8 + years old up to 20 years old. Got a few newer rods and older reels  from a friend who buys and sells from pawn shops. These include a berkely lightning rod and a couple gander mtn rods. They are all servicable rods. 

I still have my 6.6 mh ugly stick from the 90s that I have caught many hundreds of fish with, and its matched with my shimano stradic from 8 years ago that I LOVE. Favorite reel Ive ever had . 

[Oregon Native]

After many many years of service my Chronarchs are sounding bad.  The old Curado's still hold in there though.  Simple routine maintance have kept them going.  For spinning the Daiwa 1300SS are battleships...they've gotten loose but still work awesome.  Finding out that the smaller and lighter casting reels are easier on my hands now...the ol thumb and palm area of the hand can get painful.  So have made a couple purchases this year.  Been a long time.

[Columbia Craw]

I still have six LEWS BB1N's and it's more likely than not they will be buried with me.

[roadwarrior]

My older rods are 20+ years old and PERFECT in every way.

For the past several years I have been switching to custom

rods.  I have given some of my favorites to my brother that 

just recently came back to the sport.  One of them is my all

time favorite, G. Loomis GLX 844C.  The old rods I still have 

are these:  G. Loomis PR844C, PR844S, BCR854 , BCR 894

and a Lamiglas SR705R.

[bayvalle]

I recently replace parts on a few of my 20 year old well maintained Pflueger reels  They still work well but I also recently purchased a few KastKing and Piscifun reels to play with. I have found that these new reels significantly outperform my older reels. Reel technology has definitely advanced to the point that these newer under $100 (think no middleman and low marketing costs) reels are well worth the minor investment. 

I agree rod technology has not improved much but I purchased a few new rods to try the different brands and to add more lighter power rods to my arsenal.

[MAN]

I am passionate about my older Abu's and Shimano's....but I have more newer age reels than I know what to do with because I am in the industry.  I love a fishing reel with a history behind it. The reels these days have an average life span with the same individual of about 5-10 years in my opinion.