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Old 06-21-2024, 05:05 PM   #1
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an old Horrocks-Ibbotson glass rod, a Pflueger Medalist, and bluegills on the first day of summer...

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Old 06-21-2024, 06:23 PM   #2
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Blue collar bluegills seem just right to me.
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Nice rig Phil. One of my favorite fish but I'm really blue collar cause I use a spinning rod with worms.
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On Father's Day went fishing with my son. He fished for bass while I happily pulled big bluegills off the spawning beds. We had a good fish fry that evening.
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For many years the Medalist fly reels were the most popular fly reels used. And for good reason. And we all had them back in the day
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Nice rig Phil. One of my favorite fish but I'm really blue collar cause I use a spinning rod with worms.
Jesus a worm fisherman with night crawlers in a red Hills Brothers coffee can ! Little take off on “A River Runs Through It” !
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I’ve got a Horrocks and Ibbotson split cane 8 footer that’s for something like 5 or 6 weight . Damn things a noddle , but it was a gift from my parents many years ago along with a split cane boat rod . I had the fly rod refinished and probably cost more than the darn things worth , but there is a bit of sentimental value .
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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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