My $20 Eagle Claw.

I have a reputation among my friends for buying up a lot of cheap fishing rods. (as ksanchun once said - he can buy most of my fly rods with one of his high end rods). I buy them up sometimes thinking it will be my back up rod and sometimes hoping that I’ll find a really cheap rod that works as good as my other “good” rods. Perhaps it’s a way to feel less guilty about buying some of the more expensive rods, but that doesn’t really make sense. Whatever the reason, I have a corner full of such rods, and I enjoy fishing with them from time to time. Some work better than others, but there are a few that I enjoy a great deal, and will buy up couple more of the same, when I run into them. Such a rod is this $20 Eagle Claw 7’6” fly/ spin convertible rod. The rod says graphite but feels more like a fiberglass rod. For a $20 rod, it’s nice that there is metal hardware on the seat. The foam handle probably won’t last very long, but it will last long enough. I’ve permanently glues on the handle to be fly only. I took this guy out to Paradise Springs few days ago to put it to use. I’ve learned that with the shape of the guides, this is definitely more a summer rod, as the ice is hard to remove. I look forward to handling some big bass with this in the summer.

While I was fishing, I ran into a photographer passing by and she took a few photos of me and emailed it to me (last two photos). Nice to run into kind people & nice to know they are still out there.

가끔은 내가 가지고 있는 싸구려 로드로 낚시 하는것이 어느 낚시대 보다 더 즐겁다. 나도 좋은 장비를 좋아하지만, 비싸서 좋아 하는것은 아니다. 가끔은 그다지 좋지 않아도, 내가 좋아해서 더 좋게 느껴지는 이런 장비가, 나에게는 훨씬더 소중하고 의미 있다.