I went to a local fly fishing show last Saturday with gearboy and met up with good friend, CarlZ. I looked at a few interesting rods but the excitement just wasn't there. It's been a fun journey but I think I might be done. Carl, on the other hand, still has the fire and came away with three rods! So after a 14 year fiberglass "buying and trying" spree since joining the FFR, here is what I have left, not including bamboo and graphite:
Black = sold, red = still haveEd Shenk 5'6" #4 two-piece (Impossible to cast this rod. I think it was one of Ed's experiment that didn't work.)
Browning Silaflex 322960 (Why were all of the grips so FAT?)
Fenwick FF605 (As much as I wanted it to be a four it was really a five as marked.)
Leonard LEF66 6'6" #4 (Last know to be living in New Mexico at Aurelio's)
Kettle Creek Riffle 6'3" #4
Russ Peak 6'6" #3/4 (Bought for $300 and sold for $1600. That would not happen today.)
Dave Lewis 6'6" #4 (Dave's wife did the most beautiful writing on his rods.)
Winston Stalker 6'6" #3 (My good friend, Matt Leiderman is the current caretaker.)
Phillipson Royal 6'6" #6 (Never could find a reason to use this short six-weight.)
Dwight Lyons 6'8" #4
Vince Cummings Ultimate Ltd. 6'8" #3/4
Axisco Airrite Stream 7' #3 (sold to Corlay and bought back)
Berkley Stream Specialist 7' #5 (The first rod I sold on eBay. Bought by a FFR member before I knew about the FFR.)
Scott F70 (For sentimental reasons will be the last rod standing)
Scott F70/5 (one of Harry Wilson's basement rods found in a fly shop in Montana.)
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Kabuto 7033
Studio Thin Line 7' #3/4 (Koichi Ishizaka is now building beautiful ... guitars!)
Ijuin Imogi 7' #3 (A fun rod to cast)
Scientific Anglers System 4 7'2" #4 (More like a six-weight to me)
McFarland 7'2" #5
C. Barclay 7'2" #4
Wojnicki 217P4 7'2" #4 (The most expensive glass rod I've ever bought - temporary insanity)
Bill Carey Custom Lamiglass 7'4" #5
Winston Retro 7'6" #4 (A really nice rod IMO despite bad press)
NCA "The Sons" 7'6" #3/4 (Very much a Leonard tribute rod in glass)
Hardy Perfection 7'6" #4 (One of the smoothest rods I have ever cast - deliciously slow.)
Kabuto 7'6" #4 (I love this rod! Kab must go to another planet to source his cork rings.)
Vince Cummings Superlite III 7'6" #4 (The sweet spot)
Phillipson registered Epoxite 7'6" #5 (Why are the bags always short?!)
Heddon Pro Pal 7'6" #5 (Beautiful cosmetics)
Fenwick FF75
Fenwick FF756/4
T&T Heirloom 7'6" #4 (2)
Leiderman/T&T Kaneglass tribute on Heirloom 7'6" #4 (Fly rod building as an art form. Received Tom Dorsey's blessing.)
W&M Trailmaster 7'6" (Yikes, what was I thinking?)
Barclay Deluxe 7'8" #4 (Chris is not kidding when he says "Deluxe".)
Shakespeare Presidential 7'9" (bought for my dad almost 50 years ago at the Navy PX)
Scott F79 (A well-traveled rod - bought new in Montana, sold to a member in Ireland who sold it to a member in Finland!)
Wojnicki 237P4 7'9" #4
Claudio 805 (A very sweet fly rod given to a good friend)
Fenwick FF806
Fenwick FF807
Larry Kenney 813 (A hall of fame rod and one that folks will still covet in twenty years)
Steffen 8' #3/4
Winston Stalker (green) 8' #4 (Probably a mistake on my part -
)
Leiderman/Steffen 8' #5/6 (What can I say? Just one of the best - blank and builder)
Ted Williams 8' #6
Orvis Golden Eagle 8' #7
Abercrombie & Fitch Featherweight 8' #6 (Phillipson)
McFarland 805
Scott F80
Scott F81
Browning Silaflex 322980 (Light as a feather but another fat boy)
Kenney 8'3" #4/5
Wojnicki 8.2 5L
Wojnicki 8.2 WF5 SC (Maybe the only rod I wish I had back.)
Fenwick FF85
Fenwick FF855 (A great taper and a fairly rare Fenwick)
W&M Sweetheart 8' #6
McFarland S-glass 8'8" #4 (One of the great fiberglass fly rod tapers by one of the greatest rod designers)
Shakespeare 1390
Fenwick FF909
Claudio 910B