KVCTU October General Chapter Meeting

KVCTU Members and Friends:

Hello all! We are going to have our October meeting on Thursday October 20th at Indian Run Golf Course: 6359 RS Ave E, Scotts 49088. The meeting will be from 6PM-8PM.

The meeting will be a buffet dinner. The cost is $20 a person for dinner. The meeting itself is free.

We are happy to be able to have our own chapter member Eric Jeska as our speaker.

"Now retired, Eric is an avid fly fisher and fishing tackle historian by avocation. Eric has written several articles for The Double Gun Journal, The Reel News (the publication of the Old Reel Collector’s Association), and the Anglers’ Club Bulletin about our fishing tackle history. His latest focus chronicles the development of the glass fiber Wonderod by Dr. Arthur Howald and the Shakespeare Company. Eric’s presentation “The Age of Wonder” features many anecdotes told to him by his uncle Henry Shakespeare about Dr. Howald’s conversations with notable anglers and rod makers like Charles Ritz, Paul Young, and Sewell Dunton. Eric has updated this presentation with new information and many new photos. His unique research puts to rest many of the recent myths behind the origins of fiberglass rods. On display will be a prototype fiberglass rod by Dr. Howald from 1946, the first year Shakespeare Glastik Wonderod of 1946, a first year Narmco Conolon fly rod from 1947, a first year Pacific Laminates Sila-Flex fly rod from 1948, an early 1950’s Paul Young fiberglass fly rod, and many more from his collection."