My Record

I thought I had lost it but today I found my first rod and reel. The rod is a Betts 6 footer and the reel is a Record Half-bail. Not a big thing to many folf but it was the first rod I ever owned and the first rod I bought with my own money I earned. Bought at a little bait shop on the way to visit my grandfather on the French Broad River in Sevier County Tennessee in the mid 1960's. The reel was a gift from my Dad. It is the rod I caught my first fish on and many more after that. Just waxing nostalgic :fish.
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Sometimes you need to remember how you got started.

How very cool and awesome memories. Thanks for sharing

Super cool!

Thanks for sharing with us. Lots of memories in that rod and reel.

That's an awesome treasure in my eyes. I know to you it holds many memories which makes it a priceless keepsake. Thanks for sharing

Yep, thanks for the post, Dan. When I cleaned out my childhood home when my mother died I found in the basement my first rod and reel. It was a crappy bait casting rod and a really pathetic reel, and I mean pathetic! It still had Dacron line and a nylon leader. That said, I was so happy to bring it home. Caught a ton of pans as a kid, and that is where I fell in love with pistol grips. I should bring i5 out of the garage.The cork has literally rotted away. Thanks for the post. Memories!;)
Bob

Very nice. Thanks for sharing your memories with us.