RIP....Bob Balcomb

Posted by: DrifterWA

RIP....Bob Balcomb - 05/12/23 08:00 PM

5/12/2023

Bob Balcomb died Wednesday morning, 5/10/2023. His wife posted Bob's passing on Facebook.

Bob had a rod, reel repair business in Monty Square in the 1980-90's.

RIP
Posted by: steely slammer

Re: RIP....Bob Balcomb - 05/12/23 08:53 PM

R.I.P Bob ...

He taught me how to wrap rods and alot of the little tricks and things..He was one hell of a nice guy..

I miss the days when i could go to the shop and just sit and shoot the bull about fishing..
Posted by: Rivrguy

Re: RIP....Bob Balcomb - 05/13/23 06:39 AM

Bob was as decent guy as you can find and will be missed. For those who remember his rod shop I still marvel how he found things in it. Organized chaos minus organized about describes it. Did more than one deep dive with him searching for a reel being serviced. George once told him he looked like a dog burying a bone when he was on the hunt for a reel!
Posted by: eyeFISH

Re: RIP....Bob Balcomb - 05/13/23 10:02 PM

Tough old bird of Grays Harbor legend... much like the locals posting on this thread. We're all gettin' there, boyz!

RIP, Bobby