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saltyhook · Horse Mullet Joined: 20 Feb 2008 Posts: 141

In the Jaws movie anyone notice what brand of rod capt. Quint is using in fighting the monster White Shark ???

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Jetty Bandit · Posted: Fri Feb 12, 2016 9:59 am Post subject:

Someone correct me if I'm wrong but I think it was a 130 lb. class custom Fenwick
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FS552 · Pony Mullet Joined: 17 Apr 2008 Posts: 80

It is a brown Fenwick rod with mildrum roller guides. I think the model #is Fenwick 660, been a while though so I may be wrong.

Jetty Bandit · Posted: Fri Feb 12, 2016 10:05 am Post subject:

saltyhook · Horse Mullet Joined: 20 Feb 2008 Posts: 141

WE Have a winner - Fenwick Rod. Wow you guys are fast, & more observant then I had expected.

Heres another one for you. Which local fisherman (on Padre) was one of those sailors in the water fighting off sharks with Capt Quint when the ship Indianapolis was sunk ?

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FoldCatOne · Posted: Fri Feb 12, 2016 2:27 pm Post subject:

My guess would have been Ralph Wade, Bless His Soul, although I don't think Capt. Quint was the C.O. of Indianapolis.!!!
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saltyhook · Horse Mullet Joined: 20 Feb 2008 Posts: 141

Yes indeed, the beloved, recently departed Ralph Wade was on the ship (Indianapolis) that delivered the A bomb to the "Enola Gay" that bombed Hiroshima. You are correct Capt Quint was not the capt of the "Indy" he was just the Capt. character in the Jaws movie, telling the story of fighting off the sharks for 3 days!
If I recall correctly Ralph was on 3 different ships that were sunk, starting with the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Beyond being a surviving veteran, he was one of the best fisherman I have ever known. In one of the photos I posted earlier with a big mess of Lg. Trout all caught with in couple hours in a little hole so close up to the bank that you could have used a cane poll to reach them with, seriously, how he knew or could spot a hole like that was uncanny & beautiful.
I have a few more old photos around here of Ralph if I can dig them up I wll post with "Rebecca's help again on the photos.

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chazthefisherman · Posted: Fri Feb 19, 2016 8:16 am Post subject:

Wow, you guys are good! Ralph was a remarkable man, wish I could have met him.