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jeremymcon
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I was in central PA visiting my fiance's family, and I noticed an old fly rod sitting in a rod rack in her father's garage. I asked him about it, and he said some old guy had given it to him. I didn't know anything about fly fishing, so tried it once (he attached a swivel and was fishing worms from a treble hook!) and then it sat in his garage ever since. He told me I could keep it.
It has an old automatic reel on it - Ward's Sport King is what it says on the back of it. The fly line is old looking - some sort of early plastic line that is very dry rotted, and looks like it isn't even tapered.
I'd like to try to fish it, but I have no idea what weight line belongs on it - it's not written anywhere. Does anybody know anything about the rod or reel that would be helpful or interesting?
Here are some pictures:
It has an old automatic reel on it - Ward's Sport King is what it says on the back of it. The fly line is old looking - some sort of early plastic line that is very dry rotted, and looks like it isn't even tapered.
I'd like to try to fish it, but I have no idea what weight line belongs on it - it's not written anywhere. Does anybody know anything about the rod or reel that would be helpful or interesting?
Here are some pictures:
![20130511_211735.jpg](https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-oZ0Aub2tOw4/UY7txH62ewI/AAAAAAAAATw/UdvGAaLSqwI/w679-h509-no/20130511_211735.jpg)
![20130511_211922.jpg](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-h7I4V53W-pA/UY7uJT1S_EI/AAAAAAAAAUg/PuelrmYgTb8/w679-h509-no/20130511_211922.jpg)
![20130511_212235.jpg](https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-Up8gGWITPCA/UY7u6PciR4I/AAAAAAAAAWc/uQLcBDBRXpw/w679-h509-no/20130511_212235.jpg)
![20130511_212431.jpg](https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-3A-RRY7-QZE/UY7vX4ARWUI/AAAAAAAAAXA/KV1Dz8Av5po/w679-h509-no/20130511_212431.jpg)
![20130511_212555.jpg](https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-FktNZFWn2sA/UY7vtfnz50I/AAAAAAAAAXk/CjUh6UM46IA/w382-h509-no/20130511_212555.jpg)
![20130511_212544.jpg](https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-9TakA2yjn_w/UY7vo6CMVyI/AAAAAAAAAXg/uh44L6Jx4xs/w382-h509-no/20130511_212544.jpg)