$500 Baitcaster

"Josh" wrote in message
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Well, I'm not buying one, but I have to tell you guys. . . I'm danged
impressed. Went to a new local tackle shop today and was nosing around the
reels with a friend of mine who asked me if I'd seen the new Shimmano
"computerized" reel. I hadn't so out of the show case it came. The guy
behind the counter telling me how far it could cast. . . farther than I
could throw any reel in the joint. blah blah blah.. you know?
BIG SNIP

Just wondering if anyone else has seen this thing and had any thoughts or
comments about it. I was very favorably impressed with everything except
the
price.

At some point you can go to far with all the "aids" our technology can bring
us. At some point I guess we'll each own an android that will cast for us.
Maybe we won't even leave the house, we'll just watch our droid fishing on
our watch. Frankly, I hope the perfect rod, perfect reel, perfect lure,
etc, is never found. There's something about an occasional backlash and an
occasional day of getting skunked that keeps us all coming back.