Long story short:
I go to church with Mr. Lindler. I went to see him today. He is the original patent filer of the UglyStik, the most popular fishing rod ever.
The story about it:
And the prototype he gave me for free. This was made early 1970s:
Should be in a museum probably. You have provenance, a great story and the guy who made it to back it up. You probably could get Chumlee from pawn stars to trade you a 1967 Maserati GT for it or something 
Just bought my son a Ugly Stik for his birthday and he absolutely loves it.
His shop was filled with 1-off prototypes as he experimented with fiberglass and graphite.
I have a couple Ugly Sticks… Kinda skeered they’ll be declared an “Assault Fishing Pole”.
You even have the matching bag.
Those trout sure do look yummy 
@Jammo
They were very tasty!
Pan fied Parmigan & Herb crusted.
The bag was on sale at Wal-Mart $10-15 less than the local outdoor retailer.
Thanks now I gotta go raid the kitchen 
Revenge for the gouda cheese dogs,
@Jammo
Ohh that hurts😁
Next time you see him, ask him if he remembers Hilton Parsons
Will do.
Really cool story made even better by the personal connection. Thanks for sharing.