jgary
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Of course he does well with the ladies– he went to Yale. And did I mention he went to Yale?
Now, if I write “Yale” 1400 more times, my post will look like a chapter from that Izaak Walton book of his.
Not to bash. Just saying is all….
I have two of the Mainstream Saltwater lines, in 8 and 10 wts, and I think they are great, especially for $34.
I love older reels. Other than my salt gear, all of my reels are older Hardys, mostly from the Lightweight and Marquis series. I love how they look and sound, and they are good tools, too. Are they built to the tolerances of modern reels? No, but I don’t really care. The only time an old Hardy ever failed me was when I hooked a nice King salmon– on his first run, my St. Aiden pretty much exploded. If I had been using my St. John Mk II, which is more robust and landed many Atlantics for its previous owner, I think I might have been in better shape. That brings up another point– many of the older reels, like my St. John, have a history. I think that is cool.
Carter,
If you ever see a copy, there is a book called “Hunting and Fishing in Texas” by Hart Stilwell, which a sporting-art store called Collector’s Covey has re-published. After going down to Boca Chica, you will appreciate it.Zach–
Let me dig around in my bone pile and see if I can find it. Over that twelve-year period, my collection of tackle brochures has moved from Dallas to Colorado Springs to Austin and back to Dallas again, so I’m not sanguine about finding it.I would like to see the catalog again, too– I’m curious if what offended me then would offend me now. Maybe I was just put-off by the $400 price tag for a G Series rod back then.
JE
