Catch Happy

Christmas Eve at the shop… and a moment we’ll never forget.

Ed walked in and surprised us with this hand-made salmon cutout featuring our name. Unreal craftsmanship. Unreal kindness.

This is more than decor - this is community.

Thank you, Ed. This will hang proudly in the shop for years to come. 🎄🐟❤️

Inside the Reel Shack 🔧🎣 This is how used reels get tested, cleaned, and approved before resale at Sweeney’s.

5 lbs → 15 → 25 → 60… all the way to an 80-pound drag-through-the-mud torture test.
Rod bending. Reel screaming. Axel fighting for his life.
And when something finally snapped?

👉 Not the hook. Not the knot. The leader line itself-after absolute abuse.

This little test got WAY crazier than expected.
Would you trust it on your next striper trip?