Maybe me. about 35 years ago I chucked big Rebels for stripers in the
sloughs of SF bay. Behind the Oakland Faders offices. Big glass spinner,
and Mitchell 300 reel. One day, a guy let me use is Fenwick for a few
minutes. Love at first throw. I still use the Fenwick steelhead rod I
bought shortly thereafter.
Bill
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Bill, about that same time I was using a Mitchel 300 and fishing off the
rock jetties on Alameda Air Station for thos stripers...we could have
been just a few miles apart enjoying the day, hu? That old Mitchel 300
is still in my garage. I used it in Florida to surf fish...caught some
really big "Reds" with 20# test and a 14' custom made surf rod, even
landed a 150# black tip shark with the same set up, took an hour, but
what fun. That old Mitchel 300 was one hell of a reel in it's day!
JK