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It seemed like a rather benign phone call.

It turned out to be something much larger than a simple plea to come look at a collection of fly rods, in order to price them for a garage sale.

Danny Beatty of Anacortes got that call back in 1986. And when the Fidalgo Fly Fishers club member and former Federation of Fly Fishers president arrived at the individual’s home, he found a treasure trove of rods made of bamboo.