as some of you know, i've been trying to thin out my rod closet. i've sold, traded and given several away over the past 6 months. well, i was working
in portland yesterday so i thought i'd stop by to meet dwight lyons and see his shop. aside from being a great rod builder (F.D. Lyons rods), dwight's
a great guy. so here's the problem. i decided to look at the glass rods he was getting rid of. i'm sure you can see where i'm going here. he had a
near mint 8' kurt gowdy - parametric. magic wrench has said it before, but man, that parametric is surprising light in the hand. after handling that sucker
in his basement for a few minutes, i had to buy it. you start looking at nice stuff too closely and it's pretty tough to walk away. i'm not that
strong! i'm not sure if my berkley 540 reel is heavy enough to balance it properly, but i am looking forward to finding just the right reel and line. so
much for being frugal and thinning out my collection.
-mike
-mike
