My wife's Grandpa passed away back in November. It was very tough on her as she was very close to him. Just the other day she was given one of her Grandpa's fishing rigs to use. It was unopened and a little dusty. We brought it home tonight & I asked her several times if she was sure about opening it up & taking it out of the package. She said that she really wants to use it and to please put new line on it for her.
I just opened a Zebco 33 spin cast with 6' medium action rod combo from 1978. Honestly I kept telling her that we should keep it as is and I would by her a new Zebco 33 to use instead. I guess the nostalgia of using Grandpa's fishing pole is too much for her to pass up.
I know that he will be smiling down on her as she reels in that first fish that gets hooked using this rig