In article , Peter Charles
wrote:

Penny dropped.

SNIP


Give it a few years Lazarus and, except for some UK diehards, we'll be
back to only one type of rod.


Yes, it took me a while (I've only just seen the two posts where you
explained it) to realize that we've been arguing at cross-purposes.

I think, though, that for once a certain amount of light was generated
along with the heat!

Very interesting. Thanks for the discussion.

I must admit that I tend to the European tendency of being ridiculously
old-fashioned (I still fish (sometimes) for trout with cane and silk),
and I fish fairly elderly Bruce and Walker salmon rods. For some
reason, while most British fishers like Hardy for trout, there's been a
tendency - probably encouraged by the great recent writers on salmon
such as Hugh Falkus - to favour Bruce and Walker for salmon.

I haven't fished the new salmon rods. I only fish my Sage 3 8 9s
because I was once in "City tackle" or something like that in New York,
and the owner persuaded me to buy one. One of the best purchases I've
ever made.

:Lazarus

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