That tackle box in the picture looks like my fathers, and we still use it when we go out.

Be Warned of the Stories of Yardsales!!
My grandfather once gave me his mint condition 1970's bamboo flyrod to learn how to fish with.
Slept in on saturday of the yard sale less then a week later, wake up at 9 to discover that my dad had sole my grandfathers flyrod and about a dozen of my antique casting poles my grandmother had picked up for me at another garage sale.
What did my father recieve for all this gear? $20.
Every since highschool, I've never forgiven my father for this. I never told my grandfather because it would break his heart.
I think about this everytime I see a pole at a garage sale.

Back about 20 years - i had a friend who was a pretty good tag sale addict - but did not really get into fishing stuff. He stopped by a tag sale in NH and there was a BIG locked red metal tackle box for sale. Herb inquired and was told that the box must have been in the ladies attic for years, it could have belonged to her uncle who took up fishing right after WWII - was not even sure if the box was his and if had anything in it, ("it feels light") she just came across it!!!!! Herb gave the lady $10 for the box. He forgot about it for a few weeks and found it again in this car trunk. When he opened it IT WAS FULL of BRAND NEW boxes of Heddon & Arbogast lures along with 2 mitchell spinning reels (all un-used) and very old! estimated $ amount of the box $10,000.00

YOU NEVER KNOW!

I found a tool box, it was a small red craftsman and I was thinking there would be some tools in it so i took a peek and the whole thing was loaded with lures, hooks, sinkers, bobbers, and such. I walked away with it for 25 bucks. The only down fall was almost half of the hooks on the lures need to be replaced cause they are so rusty, but thats ok cause I have a replacement for almost every lure i had before.

I myself collect antique fishing gear my favorite reel that i have is my Michell 300 i found at a yard sale for $20 and its in mint condition not a scratch on it and i like that reel than any of my modern reels. I think vintage fishing rods, reels, and anything eles is pretty cool.