Author Topic: What's attached to these rods? (Read 2700 times)

quadrafire · « **on:** March 21, 2016, 10:31:47 AM »

Knocker of rocks · « **Reply #1 on:** March 21, 2016, 10:49:49 AM »

Lot of money. It's a buyers market for that old stuff, which is certainly in need of repair and maintenance.

Squidward · « **Reply #2 on:** March 21, 2016, 10:52:35 AM »

are those blocks something to keep the rod from wearing on the edge of the boat?

Skillet · « **Reply #3 on:** March 21, 2016, 11:01:34 AM »

Those are rail chocks. You use them as a fulcrum when your cranking up a halibut from 500+ feet.

quadrafire · « **Reply #4 on:** March 21, 2016, 11:05:20 AM »

That's kinda what i was thinking.

DaveMonti · « **Reply #5 on:** March 21, 2016, 11:15:50 AM »

Looks like a lead weight, which would take these old rods to the bottom of the ocean, where they belong.

lokidog · « **Reply #6 on:** March 21, 2016, 12:18:10 PM »

Those are rail chocks. You use them as a fulcrum when your cranking up a halibut from 500+ feet.

The lip hanging down catches on the gunnel and keeps you from being pulled in, especially if you have the rod connected to your fighting belt.

cohoho · « **Reply #7 on:** March 21, 2016, 09:22:12 PM »

Looks like a lead weight, which would take these old rods to the bottom of the ocean, where they belong.

Excellent!

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