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My favorite rod is an FE Thomas paired with a JW Young “Marvel” reel, both made in the 1920’s. I use both regularly.

The oldest rod I own was made in the 1890’s by a partnership of Fred Thomas, Eustis Edwards and Ed Payne while they were at US Net and Twine. I haven’t built up the courage to fish it yet 😂, but I plan on it someday.
 
My CFO IV reel that I bought in the early 80s is still my main trout reel, and my Winston 2 piec 4 wt. Purchased at the same time from Kaufmanns gets fished a lot.
 
My oldest fly gear is from the 90's. I do however, have my very first rod and reel. A 4' long glass pole with a green zebco pushbutton reel that still works. I'm 61 and have pics of me holding a fish in one hand and the rod in the other hand- when I was 5. I was lucky-I was my dad and grandfather's "excuse" to go fishing.
 
Mid 80’s Loomis IM6 rods.
I still have a brand new, unfished Wright McGill Eagle Claw fiberglass rod I need to break in one of these days.
SF
 
I have a bunch of Hardy reels I started collecting in about 2006. I thought they were expensive then but now it’s outrageous. My oldest I fish is a beat up Uniqua wide with the telephone latch spool button. It’s a very cool reel IMO. I think it’s 1910ish in age. It was very collectible when I bought it and it has a lot of wear and tear in a good way. I’m glad it still gets wet.
 
Oliver.Luedtke said:
What is the oldest piece of gear you use when fly fishing?
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Hardy st John bought new in 85.

Doh, that was a lie.. I have a Berkeley Hardy knock off. I don't know how old it is but likely older than my St John and I use it more..
 
I've got an old JW Young Beaudex from the 60s (maybe even the 50s, just never taken the time to figure it out). All I know is that it's far tougher than any of the older Hardy's I used to enjoy fishing. It's a really fun winter steelhead reel...then again, so are my more modern Danielsson Originals.
 
Stonedfish said:
Mid 80’s Loomis IM6 rods.
I still have a brand new, unfished Wright McGill Eagle Claw fiberglass rod I need to break in one of these days.
SF
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All my flyrods are Loomis IM6 from the 80's. Still have all my Lamson LP fly reels bought back then too.

My first rod I bought was a Wright McGill Eagle Claw Trailmaster fiberglass spin/fly rod. It went all over on the Pacific Crest trail and OP for years with me. It finally died on a Dose steelhead.
 
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