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Juan, did you stick with a matching Rio Grande line with the rod or did you size up?

All – thanks for your insights.

[rich miller]

Dusty, I’m headed to Aransas Pass next week w/ my son over spring break.

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I have owned and operated a number of the Garmin GPS models over the years.

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Zach & Phil, thanks for the education.

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Thanks, Philip & Andrew!

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Brett, I am traveling for my work each week to Houston for the next few months.

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I am just getting seriously interested in bamboo and have a question to those who know & love bamboo.

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I’d really like to join the chat but I regularly travel for work on Thursday nites.

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I have shoulder trouble from time to time due to an old motorcycle injury.

[rich miller]

Zach,

A good, basic book on vintage fly reels is “Antique Fly Reels: A History & Value Guide” by D. B. Homel.

I’ve had a growing interest in vintage fly reels.  I’ve also had a growing interest in bamboo, but couldn’t see springing $1k+ for a rod when much of my fishing requires pushing through tip-snapping underbrush.  Last January for my birthday present I combined my interests and tracked down a Hardy Perfect reel vintage 1920s and an old split cane Southbend refurbished by a local craftsman.  I have $400 into the package & fish it with a #5WF line.

It really got the imagination going the first time a rainbow set the drag zipping on a run.  I love the reel.  What fun to liberate a well engineered piece of equipment back into service after decades of building patina.  Here’s a pic.

I’m hoping to figure out a way try one or two more refined split cane rods, knowing where it is likely to lead.

Rich

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Zach, I’m a first time poster & l faithful podcast listener.

I purchased a new TriStar over/under shotgun for my son, Joe, last Christmas.

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