The Dreaded Fly Thread

[Salty]

cane rod! sweet!

[Peterjay]

I actually hung onto that rod until a few years ago, when we moved from Maine to NY. The truck was packed really tight, so I wound up tossing it. That thing was a monster - I never measured it, but it had to be at least 12 feet long, maybe longer. I used to wear a fighting belt when I fished with it. It had wound clothesline for grips and hose clamps to hold the reel. It wasn't much good for the light stuff, but it would throw a 3 or 4-ounce jig about a mile and a half. My fishing buddy had one just like it, and Mom would haul us down to the beach every night with those monstrosities sticking out the window of her Rambler. Must have been quite a sight. The rods worked a lot better than the Rambler did as I recall. It makes me laugh to hear guys getting into heated arguments about the merits of modern gear, when we used to pound the bass with that stone age stuff.

[numbnuts]

cane rod, Wow...

[Peterjay]

I was thinking that it might be fun to build a cane rod just for the heck of it. Maybe I'll do a little digging around and see if I can find a source for some blanks. As long as you get the guide spacing right it shouldn't be too hard. That'd sure be a conversation piece on the beach.  There were still a few of them around when I started surfcasting - maybe 1960 or '61. They worked fine as long as you didn't leave them leaning against a wall for any length of time. Just what I need - another project LOL.