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oldschoolcane.clarksclassicfl...	A mystery solved D Day & fly fishing	Lead	[-]
Sport Posts: 6 (06/06/09 09:05:28) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	A little late but I viewing a couple of MSN videos about D-Day, one by Tom Brokaw speaks about solving the mystery of the soldier in the surf picture. This video identifies the soldier as Hugh Riley, who survives to be wounded again and sent back to the USA where he spends his life working for a fly rod company in Seattle. View the video and let me know what rods he's using? http://video.msn.com/?mkt=en-us&vid=4d1edbe5-d903-4d7d-9898-b303764714f0&playlist=videoByUuids:uuids:e548b260-fda5-45e8-9cd7-971b9af89ad0%2Cb17d8eea-afc2-43c2-8bbe-6e614a0710ff%2Ccb18eee8-046f-48da-a39b-84548c4d83d7&from=MSNHP&tab=m1244212142585&GT1=42007 "Unraveling a D-Day Mystery" Tom Brokaw Tim
Cornmuse		#1	[-]
Posts: 832 (06/08/09 12:13:55) Administrator Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	It's a Phillipson - my best guess based on the grip. Joe C. "Live each season as it passes; breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit, and resign yourself to the influences of each." - Henry David Thoreau Visit www.flyfishohio.com for great fly fishing and fly tying articles, the "Adventures in Fly Tying" monthly video podcast and the "Adventures in Fly Fishing" monthly audio podcast. The Midwest isn't a place you fly over to get to good fishing - it's right here in our own backyards. Think globally - fish locally.
Guadalupe Bass		#2	[-]
Master Guide Posts: 347 (06/08/09 16:50:47) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	And maybe a Hardy LRH or clone reel?
wb4tjh		#3	[-]
Master Guide Posts: 339 (06/09/09 06:46:01) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	Brocaw said he "carries a German cartridge in him to this day"....obviously, Brocaw knows very little about firearms. The X-ray picture shows a bullet in the guy's chest...not a "cartridge". But I guess I'm stickler for details. It was an amazing story. I'll let you guys argue over what rod he had. Bill Anderson, Sarsota, Fl. "Bamboo is the Benchmark in flyrods".
oldschoolcane		#4	[-]
Master Guide Posts: 250 (06/09/09 08:11:06) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	Right, I caught the cartridge remark! Tom Brokaw isn't as accurate as he thinks. Yep, probably Phillipson rods. I think most likely the company this gentleman worked for was probably Sage, aren't they located close to Seattle? Not that it matters, these men coming home from their service in World War II looked upon fiberglass as new technology.......I always like seeing someone using these older classic rods. Tim "B'ionn gach tosach lag." Every beginning is weak.
kitefly		#5	[-]
Sport Posts: 6 (09/20/09 00:26:50) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	Hu Riley worked for Fenwick as its Pacific Northwest Sales Representative according to a reprinted contact list from Fenwick in Vic Johnson's book. He was one of Fenwick's very personable reps who I imagine could probably could trade shop owners for anything he had a mind to fish.

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