Whats the Oldest rod you still use?

Post by **poppy62** » Thu May 23, 2013 1:32 pm

Whats the OLDEST Rod you STILL use regularly ??
Mine is an Abu Garcia Prostriker Pro 60 circa 1992 ??, Its fading badly but I still love it !!. Reckon I still catch more on that than newer rods i own

Rod Bender · Post by **Rod Bender** » Thu May 23, 2013 1:35 pm

I have nothing in the 'vintage' class. 'Oldest' rod would be a 4yr old Shimano T-Curve.

Edit: well I am vintage but regarding rods - nothing :D

Post by **poppy62** » Thu May 23, 2013 1:38 pm

Rod Bender wrote:I have nothing in the 'vintage' class. 'Oldest' rod would be a 4yr old Shimano T-Curve.

Im in the "vintage class" too :a_goodjob:

Post by **frozenpod** » Thu May 23, 2013 1:54 pm

I have just about every fishing rod and reel I have ever purchased.

The older rods a few custom rods that I had built in the late 90's all almost as brand new condition and a few mass produced rods from the early 90's all still in almost brand new condition.

If one day required I would strip the best rods back to blanks and fit new hardware.

Post by **purple5ive** » Thu May 23, 2013 2:28 pm

i still have the first rod i bought after coming to australia, bought it in 2002 or so. jarwis walker kmart special. knew nothing about fishing rods then its a Boat rod lol. havent done much fishing with it but it though.

second oldest one is a 10 foot silstar bought from when the Gone fishin store in carrum downs was Just opened. so about 7 years or so maybe. that ones caught me a lot of fish, gummies, salmon, bream, elephants, pinkies, eagle rays etc, the reel on it got r@ped by an eagle ray few years ago and had to be retired..
cheers

Post by **Kev209** » Thu May 23, 2013 2:50 pm

Our son has my late fathers split cane rod, 3 rods in one boat, river and pier, it would be close to 60 years old and still in mint condition

Bluegroper · Post by **Bluegroper** » Thu May 23, 2013 3:06 pm

Dont consider them old but leave them down in goughs bay to fish for carp with.
20yr old ugly sticks. These rods back then were bout $150 bucks. Brother bought them from Canada at 25 bucks each. Bargain.

Geoff

Post by **Boonanza** » Thu May 23, 2013 3:12 pm

Black queen which is in mint condition not 100% sure how old it is and my youngest son claimed as his bream rod now.

hangsta* · Post by hangsta* » Thu May 23, 2013 5:02 pm

hank newman 10/20 roller tip from the 70s i believe still going strong has outlasted a few reels

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