"rb608" wrote in message
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"Wolfgang" wrote in message
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who has never fished with a bamboo rod but has seen a couple of beautiful
ones made by a rank beginner.

Yup. Saw those myself and was damned impressed. Damn near inspired to
try my hand at it; but fortunately (or unfortunately), opportunity and
inspiration never coincided.

A fitting epitaph for ......well, just about all of us.

As long as I can play the "been gone for a while" card, where/how the hell
*is* Zimbo?

He drops a line in here every few months. Been a while since the last one.

Wolfgang