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Old 01-21-2009, 10:01 AM   #3
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Originally Posted by steve View Post
FYI--- Just got some new VS's in. VSB250- $799.00 plus tax. WOW. I remember when I bought my first brandy new VS , a 300, in the early 80's for for $195.00. Boy, how things change!
Wow -

On the other hand Steve, I think crabbin' about the price of things is a sign - I told my wife last week that I'm starting to sound like my grandpa, grousing about how expensive stuff is anymore.

Besides, in terms of real dollars $800 is probably worth what $200 used to buy in the 80's...

All that having been said, I still can't get used to the high cost of low-livin' -

"There is no royal road to this heavy surf-fishing. With all the appliances for comfort experience can suggest, there is a certain amount of hard work to be done and exposure to be bourne as a part of the price of success." From "Striped Bass," Scribner's Magazine, 1881.
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