"John Kerr" wrote in message
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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


Sure was fun. Lots of stripers. My neighbor was at NAS Alameda about that
time, and they said they used to go fish off the seaplane ramps and take a
limit home and go get another limit.
Bill