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Jan. 5, 2012 8:17 p.m. Derick Freese Dork

I was out looking for something in my shed tonight and came across my grandfather's old fishing gear. There are a couple of fiberglass poles and a coupe Penn reels. I know the reels aren't worth much, so I plan on fixing those up for personal use. The poles are cool old poles, but I think that they're too fragile to go fishing with. I'm going to clean these up and put them away for self keeping.

Do any of you guys have cool old fishing poles laying around? Do you use them? Do they have any significant monetary value that might make me think twice about using them? Any tips, tricks, or trivia?

I'll post up some pictures once I get them cleaned up a little bit and have better light available.
Jan. 5, 2012 8:41 p.m. pete240z SuperDork

My dad always pointed out the ceramic guides. I sold some of wooden musky lures on eBay I found in my dads basement. WOW!
Jan. 6, 2012 9:15 a.m. Brett_Murphy Dork

Some old tackle/gear is worth a ton. Other mass produced stuff, not so much.

You'd really have to get it appraised- and the Penn reels are one of those items that might be worth some serious coin depending on the model.

Brett
Jan. 6, 2012 9:55 p.m. Derick Freese Dork

The reels go for less than $20 on ebay, so I'm not particularly optimistic that the rods are worth much more. They are pretty well worn and aren't in very good aesthetic condition.
Jan. 6, 2012 10:08 p.m. nicksta43 Reader

I pulled a very old shakespear reel out of Brookville lake in Indiana when I was young. Had been down there for a very long time. Took the reel apart cleaned and lubed it and used it for a while. I never looked into how old it was or if it had any value. My guess is it was made sometime in the late fifties to mid sixties. I think my brother has it now he got most of Dads fishing stuff.
Jan. 6, 2012 11:13 p.m. wlkelley3 Dork

I still have my poles from when I was a kid. I also have an interesting old compact pole that dates back to around the 1920's. It's brass and collapses to about 12" and uses a fly reel. Expands to about 3-4'. I inherited it from my dad and he inherited it from a family friend that was a collector of antique hunting/fishing equipment. Have no idea of value and don't really car, I'm keeping it.