Don't misunderstand me, I still use modern equipment in salt and on the big rivers in Wyoming. The only time I really miss the old stuff is in the more intimate settings of a true "trout" stream. I really liked the blue-collar Grangers (& Heddons) I was fishing in the 80s on the smaller streams and rivers here in Colorado and back the land of my youth (Pennsylvania). My old 8040 Victory was just the ticket in those circumstances, especially when it was lined with silk (which is what it was made to use in 1938). If you've never tried it, you just don't know what you're missing. Considering how well the modern stuff really works, maybe that is a blessing of-sorts, but... I consider myself spoiled for having experienced it and I'm going to do it yet again. What is such a disappointment to me is the large number of folks I used to deal with regularly that aren't around any more. It's hard to stand on the shoulder of giants when there aren't many giants left.
Last edited by Lloyd3; 03/16/17 02:18 PM.
