I snagged a 8.5 ft Fenwick rod and Pflueger reel and some #8 line at the local hardware store in 1974. Probably less than $100 with some flies too. A local showed me some spots and taught me the essential knots-sewed a leader on the 'clothesline' and I was off. Caught 100's of planted rainbows only 25 minutes from campus. Those were some the best days of my outdoor life. Then I discovered duck hunting and it's been the main obsession ever since.
Wish I had my old fly outfit on the wall.
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