Found a good deal on a Shimano Bantam.

[MyKeyBe]

Found this at Goodwill yesterday with a Shimano pistol grip rod for $5.50. Cleaned it last night and had it out in the yard playing with it today. Works way better than I thought it would. Also grabbed an Abu black max on a Gander Mountain rod for the same price. Not to bad for $11.00.

[bowhunter63]

Heck of a find 

[Columbia Craw]

That brings back fond memories.

[MAN]

Man I wish all Goodwills were all the same. My local one would have had that marked for $79 guaranteed.  Never have found a deal on any fishing items at mine. 

[Alex from GA]

I have several of those and the later high speed, 5:1, ones also.  The one you have might not have ball bearing on the spool and it has a very slow, 4.7:1 gear ratio.  I've caught thousands of bass with mine.   

[MyKeyBe]

It definitely has brass bushings on the spool. I gave it a clean and fresh lube the night I got it. I really was surprised by how well it casts and it's relatively smooth for what it is and how basic it is. I'm not really into older fishing gear but I'm really glad I found it. I think it's super cool.

 

As far as Goodwills go, you have to go a lot to find deals and get lucky. Prices can be all over the place. My wife and I enjoy thrifting and we have two decent ones pretty close. We stop in everytime we are by one. At least two-three times a week and the deals are still few and far between. One thing that is pretty consistent is clothes. Used clothes don't bother me and I can almost always find nice golf clothes cheap so I usually fish in Under Armour, Adidas, or Nike golf clothes. I figure golfers stand around a lot in the sun so the clothes should be similar to fishing clothes. I look fancy on the water. 😂 

 

 

[Fishingmickey]

That was my first bait caster on Shimano 6'6" bullwhip rod. Sweet, sweet find.

FM

[MyKeyBe]

It came on a 5'6 pistol grip bantam graphite C. Model Gc-1552. Medium action bass. Line 8-20 lure 3/16-7/8 rod, but the bottom guide is broke off. Might be a good time to learn to wrap a guide and give me a winter project. Right now it's on a 6' short handle medium action Fenwick Venture from the early 2000's. Actually the first decent bass rod I ever bought. It has a pretty close look and feel to it.

 

 

[FrnkNsteen]

18 hours ago, MyKeyBe said:

It came on a 5'6 pistol grip bantam graphite C. Model Gc-1552. Medium action bass. Line 8-20 lure 3/16-7/8 rod, but the bottom guide is broke off. Might be a good time to learn to wrap a guide and give me a winter project. Right now it's on a 6' short handle medium action Fenwick Venture from the early 2000's. Actually the first decent bass rod I ever bought. It has a pretty close look and feel to it.

 

 

I have one of those 6' M Fenwick Venture rods!

 

I have a Shimano SLX on it. It's my main Spook rod. The shorter length and nice short handle make it a breeze for walking the dog!!