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[Towboat Trash]

"Man, ain't nobody worried bout no Harnell, shoot I can go to Wal Mart and all and get a Fugly Stick and roll OUT!" I told Steve. Long, long pause. Incoming swell crashed out over the bar in the dark night air, and the fire crackled one good time before he answered me. But first he took one good solid pull off of a brown pack Winston as my education was thoughtfully prepared. "WELL NOW, look here son, it's like this! YOU CAN HAVE A PORSCHE OR YOU CAN HAVE A BICYCLE NOW WHICH ONE WOULD YOU WANT! YOU CAN HAVE A HARNELL OR SOME KINDA CALSTAR NONSENSE WITH ALL THOSE TINY GUIDES AND SOME KINDA TIE DYE WRAP! HARNELL...NOW HARNELL IS GONNA HOLD ITS VALUE, HARNELL'S BEEN CATCHING FISH SINCE BEFORE YOU WERE BORN AND IT'S GONNA KEEP CATCHING FISH AFTER YOUR LITTLE ARSE IS GONE!!! AND ALL I OWN IS HARNELL AND HARRINGTON AND THAT'S ALL I'M EVER GONNA OWN!"

--shark fishing campfire education with the best old school rod builder I know


I truly don't know of anyone that can build, restore, repair, or redo these old Harnells, Harringtons, or Blue Royals like Steve. He picked up an old Harnell 534 a while back and asked if I was interested...of course, I told him I was. The finished product speaks for itself. As for me, I now know better than to make Harnell and Wal Mart comments!

There it is when he got it.




I sure do like the old stuff. Solid fiberglass, last forever.




The finished product.







Looks amazing.


But like always, kept the original sticker.


















Looks like someone else likes Harnell as much as Steve!


Sure does!


One beautiful rod. I for one just don't have that artistic talent, but Steve does! What a way to keep these old 1950s and 1960s and 70s and 80s rods alive. And such a classy original wrap, no illusions, no tie dye, no fish scales in the wrap, none of that. Just some of the legacy of those who came before us. Ya'll take care.

--Colin
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[deputydawg]

Man that is a sweet rig! I don't have the talent or patience to do that stuff!

[Towboat Trash]

[deputydawg]

That baby girl is BEAUTIFUL!!! She looks awfully clean to be eating that sketti though! Must have just started! LOL

Im staying super busy so I wont be down till the 17th and that's for an overnight offshore trip. My "baby girl" is graduating high school this weekend. Throwing a crawfish/BBQ party for her and best friend Saturday night. Then first week of June have a week in Wimberly on the river with my whole family.

I'll be looking for the reports of your adventures! I think about that sand EVERY day and cant wait to get back on it!

[Towboat Trash]

Haha! Yes she just started, you're right! When momma isn't looking, sometimes we "interrupt" dinner to mess with fishing reels! Ya'll have fun on that Wimberly trip, that's one georgeous area! Headed down for a trip this morning till Friday, take care Doug.
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[ratherbefishing]

[TroutSupport]

First class... great story.

[TxHarleySales]

Harnell's are awesome rods. West Coast style fiberglass can take a solid beating over many fish and many decades.

If you ever want to part ways with that stick let me know.
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[BigPig069]

You are fortunate to have a old school harnell and to have Steve bring it back to life, I fished with him in the early 80s on throughout the 90s, I am proud cal call him a dear friend and one hell of a fisherman and even a better rod builder.

[Blazin Cajun]

Thought I would come home to a Harnell but this rod didn't have any identification.
This post reminded me i had it in the storage shed...feeling bumbed.


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