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Garcia Conolon rods
Posted by: Casey Abell (96.28.123.---)
Date: April 05, 2012 10:34PM

Can someone tell me what is up with the old Garcia Conolon rods.

Apparently Garcia made several different models with the conolon material. One being the "kingfisher" line. I get more requests for this rod than any other.

Can someone fill me in on why this may be?

thanks

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Re: Garcia Conolon rods
Posted by: Chuck Howard (---.carolina.res.rr.com)
Date: April 06, 2012 06:45AM

Conolon Corp 1962 video:

[www.youtube.com]

A quick Google search-seems some of these old blanks have turned up and are being offered here:

[vintagerods.com]

Chuck

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Re: Garcia Conolon rods
Posted by: Larry Grimm (---.proxy.aol.com)
Date: April 06, 2012 10:42AM

If you match them up with the propper Garcia reel , they become a nice collectible , that is even fishable . Larry

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Re: Garcia Conolon rods
Posted by: Russell Brunt (165.214.14.---)
Date: April 06, 2012 10:57AM

Some rods have a following for all the wrong reasons. Often the pier and surf casting crowd is the worst in this respect. There are newer and better ways to do things but some can't, and won't, see the light.

Original Harrington and Harnell are favorites in many areas. Way better stuff IMHO.....but then I never liked mitchell reels either:)

Russ in Hollywood, FL.

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