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To: pezz who wrote (295)	1/30/1999 7:04:00 PM
From: jbIII	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1412

Pezz, Do you know anything about bamboo fly rods. My father gave me one that he got maybe 50 yrs ago. Its in pretty good shape, any antique value to it? It comes with four pieces, you can put three together to get about a 9' rod with a fast tip or just two pieces to get a heavier 6' rod. Unfortunately most of the label is worn away except for what looks like MONT. I've never used it, didn't want to break it, also because I've never fly fished. Thanks, jb3

To: pezz who wrote (295)	1/30/1999 7:26:00 PM
From: Ish	Respond to of 1412

Pez, it wasn't my fault. Around 1970 Lake Michigan had a biomass of 97% alewives. Chicago had loaders and dump trucks to clean the beaches. Browns, rainbows and king salmon were introduced to clean up the lake. Some of those fish gained 5lbs a week at times. In 1976 the salmonoids had matured and moved inshore. I was up there to fish for pike and heard the news. My friend and I spent more time in his boat on the big lake than we spent at home. At the time coolers weren't very large so we stacked fish in a garbage can and dumped in ice. I wanted to turn some back but he thought he had people to eat them all. He had a restaurant with a walk in cooler. The next year I asked him what had happened to all the fish. His cooler was full of them. Kings, rainbows and browns...all over 10 pounds. Freezer burnt. I used some on the garden and some went for catfishing. Sad but true. 15lb browns were an every day thing as were rainbows of that size.