A Granger Reunion

[@AdamCox-pd4iq]

This was a very dangerous video for me to watch LOL. I'm in Englewood CO and was bitten by the Bamboo Rod bug back in 2002 or so upon stumbling into Mike's shop in Lyons with my Father. I started my love for Grangers when I received a gift from my father, a GA7030 to fish my home waters. I love to comb estate sales, looking in corners and closets for that metal tube.....I was bitten by that bug in 2012 or so when I found a GS9050 hanging in a barn in Pine CO that I paid $50 for. The rod was fully assembled and in pretty rough shape (as who knows how long it had been hanging in there). A week or so later I received a call from the gentleman who was hosting the estate sale, and he said they found the original bag and tube with the second tip in the crawl space-and that truly set the hook in me. Tight Lines-Adam

[@EbersoleMedia]

Wow, I'd say you hit the jackpot with that find! Well done.

[@marcustullis245]

I don't have a Granger rod yet, but I do have a 6' 2/3wt bamboo rod that Michael Sinclair restored and presented to me. It's absolutely stunningly beautiful and is my prize item of all my fishing gear. Beautiful LSU colors, purple rod with gold wrappings, gold hardware, tiger eye agate at the stripping eye, and a lathed pine cone grip that very closely resembles tiger stripes. It's PERFECT for fishing those tight spots in the mountain laurel in the north Georgia mountain and it has caught trout ranging from four inches to more than sixteen inches in the Lanier tailwater on the Chattahoochee River. After seeing this video I am determined to track down a Granger rod! Those are beautiful and the history is amazing!

[@junelipinski2025]

I just had to chime in. My father had a Goodwin Granger rod that he took to Greenland in 1941 just before WWII. Stationed there as an Army Engineer. He would fish for Artic Char and Greyling. Using a Ocean City no. 36 reel and silk line. I always liked that rod until I had to sell it due to a hardship in the family. But that was 40 years ago. Today I am proud to say I found a replacement on crageslist for $200. It is a 1952 vintage Granger Special 9053 model by Wright and Mcgill in the original aluminum tube and sock. Both tips are there and are identical. The rod seat has very light normal wear. Intacked cork grip. Sorry to say it is not a safe queen. I enjoy my rod the way it was intended to be. Catching trout, bass, and an occasional small salmon. I would love to bring it to Colorado to be around its stable mates. The Special as it was called was to be a Working Man's rod that he could afford. I did pair it with a Pflueger Medalist 1495 1/2 of the same vintage. A great WF6F rod. Hope to see you .

[@jeffcollins1172]

Is there a conclave this year, 2024, in August? Where can I find information on it?