We all have enough rods and reels for several normal (?) people. I made a few stops today and one was at Mudhole in Oviedo. I needed a few things and it was busy, normal for a rainy Saturday. So while I waited I noticed a rod on the counter and asked if I could look. I shouldn’t have done that. Very light 5’ spinning rod with high standing frames on the guides and a short handle that resembles and ice rod. Some rattlesnake skin looking stuff in front of the handle looked OK too. I asked if the gent in front of it had built it, and he said it was a display that one of the guys had built. I began to get interested right there. I called the builders name and held up the rod and rubbed my fingers together as if to ask how much. He threw a number at me and I said I didn’t like it that much. He said let me think about it. Long story short, I got a few bills out of my wallet, handed them to him and asked if that would do it. He counted and said yes. I can’t wait to get it wet but the weather has to settle down first. It balances directly under the spool of the President 20 that I have for the moment. I looked through what I had for a jig that might do well but everything was too heavy and I tied this one with a little of my dogs hair to make it buggy looking. Here’s a few pics with bad light and I’ll take some if I ever see the sun again. Thanks for sharing my excitement, hope y’all are warm and healthy.Attachment 416937
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