Not really. I haven't fished in years. But I have been forced to take time off from the blog in recent weeks to focus on school related stuff. As luck would have it... I caught a set I've been seeking for several years.
No idea where I originally saw it, but it has popped up a few times on my eBay saved searches. Unfortunately each time I've been outbid. Well a few weeks ago, this pack came up in an eBay auction with a $15 (free shipping) starting bid:
1997 Upper Deck Shimano Pack
The seller had marked the set as "shipped" with tracking, but whenever I tried to access the current location it was unavailable. Finally it showed up in San Diego last Saturday which was a huge relief. Unfortunately almost three weeks after the purchase date, the tracking number is still listed as "status not available".
However as you can see... the set arrived safely yesterday. Here's a peek at the six card set in its entirety:
1997 Upper Deck Shimano Set
My fifteen minute Google search didn't reveal how these packs or cards were distributed, but I'm guessing they were likely part of a Shimano promotion. Buy a rod and receive a pack of cards?
Most of you could care less about collecting cards of professional anglers. Maybe that's why Upper Deck made sure to include two baseball players in the set.
If things weren't so hectic at work, I'd probably dive deeper into each of these athletes. But I'm short on time, so here's a look at the back of the Gwynn:
How cool would it have been run int Tony and Rickey out on Lake Poway?
Anyways... I'm not sure when you'll see another post on here. I'm working on a recap of last Saturday's trip to the De Anza Flea Market. But this weekend, I'm hanging out with my brothers in celebration of our birthdays. Hopefully I'll finish and publish it sometime next week (fingers crossed).
Until then...
Happy Thursday and sayonara!
