fly rods and reels (if you've got a #5 or so pack fly rod that breaks down shorter than 24", you can have your way with me!)
hand tied flies
A man after my own heart.
I got a Sage #5 VXP I could cut into 24" pieces for the right coin. I'll throw in the duct tape and super glue to put it back together, gratis. Of course I'll probably be struck down by the fishing gods and never catch a fish again in my life.
What are you looking for, fly wise? A mixed collection, or specific patterns? I might be tempted to break out my tying trunk. It's been a loooong time since I spun that magic.
Tight lines,
Fuse
Nice!
I've got a good story about Sage..was camping on the San Gabriel river yanking out little rainbows, took a dose and was tripping my balls off by the time sunset hit. The bats came out and I was just standing in the middle of the river casting downstream with thousands of bats swooping past me eating the hatch, and every time I would cast, they'd all lift up to go after my fly. It was pretty mind blowing until disaster struck. I ended up snapping the top 6" or so off of a bamboo Sage two piece on a fucking bat mid-cast. Was utterly dismayed for a moment, then realized that my $500 rod wasn't gone forever, it has a lifetime warranty. Brought it to the Sage store, paid $30, handed them my broken, decade old rod and two weeks later, picked up my replacement - that year's bamboo two-piece. Sage is rad.
I tie my own flies as well, but you know how it is...it's a lot of work for something that's just gonna end up in a tree or a fish. I was more just looking for variety pack that I can let friends use or throw in overgrowth instead of my fancy tackle. The ladyfriend is killing me inside every time I take her fly fishing. Figured someone maybe had their grandpa's collection gathering dust or something.
