by duckdog » June 6th, 2016, 9:14 am
I don't know about the rest of you folks, but I hang on to my old gear way too long. I am not a hoarder( my wife may not agree with that statement) but I just don't get rid of old gear. Till last week that is. I traded in a 30 yr. old old Fenwick Eagle for a new Orvis Recon 10ft. 4wt. I had not fished that old Eagle in many years, but I tried casting it one last time and all I have to say is that I am glad that rod company's keep on moving forward. I have 3 generations of Orvis rods, the Zero G , Helios and H2. To me ,each is an improvement on the last and all of them blow out that old Fenwick. I had alot of sentimental attachment to that old rod but it was time to go. Same could be said for the 2 Sage rods that I have,an RPL from the 1980's and a Sage One , both 4 wt's. I still like the RPL but I am more accurate with the One. I am done(for the most part, I might need a 10-6 3wt.) acquiring freshwater rods . But keep it moving forward rod companies.