Sentimental rods/reels?

[Bankbeater]

I have my grandpa's 33 which is probably from the 60's.  My daughter fished with that reel for sunnies.  I would cast it out for her and she would reel the fish in after it was hooked.

 

From my dad I have a Johnson Century 100A, Mitchell 300, and a Shimano Bantam 100.  All are in working order, but the Bantam has a piece of chrome missing from where it was dropped.  I bought a 5500C3, and a 5600C4 off him about 20 years ago after I got back into fishing. The 5500 was retired about 15 or 16 years ago, but I used the 5600 up until the end of 2018.

 

I have a Shakespeare 2200-II that I got for my 10th b-day. The Eagle Claw rod it was on met an untimely end in the truck's tailgate. In the drawer with the 2200 is a 5600C3, which was the first new baitcaster that I ever purchased, and my first low profile reel, a first generation Revo-S.

 

[papajoe222]

My favorite reel is the first, low profile baitcaster I ever owned, a Daiwa Procaster PMA10. I have it paired to an older BPS rod with the power hump cork handle for throwing Spooks. My current favorite rod is a St.Croix, but I build a lot of my own rods and my 'favorite' has changed many times over the years. The one with the most emotional attachment is one an old friend had for decades. It was gifted to me by his widow and I've never used it. It's the first rod in my rod rack and I pick it up often to stir up some happy fishing memories.