On Wed, 25 May 2005 06:54:30 GMT, "Bill Kiene"
wrote:

Hi Bob,

SNIP some good information...

I am sure I could clean and lube mine up that are here on the shelf and go
catch anything on them.

I didn't see the original post, but I can personally vouch for older,
made-in-the-US Medalists being able to handle just about anything
_normally_ (and rationally) taken on (again, rational) FFing gear, and
doing it for at least 3 generations. Are there now "better" choices out
there? Hey, maybe, even probably - YMMV...

And for the record, no, an 18-weight rod with a reel suited to mainsail
winching, loaded with tug hawser and 1/4" stay cable "tippet," and
tossing/trolling what looks much like a large-ish ostrich coated with
glue, chased around Liberace's closet, and lashed to a salvage grapple
is not "flyfishing"...and on that, no, YMshouldnotV...

HTH,
R