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A new F-150 for a Focus--now THAT's selflessness!! I'll be looking for you at the Wall and around.
Yuh, it seems to me that the Calcuttas are beautiful reels. The TEs, with 10 BB, look good by have low line capacities. I'm sorry to hear about the Morrums and corrosion--I was tending in that direction.
I've been talking to Ron at Breachway B&T about a custom rod. I might go that way. I've had a couple of custom spinners in years past. One was stolen and the reel seat came loose on the other because the guy didn't mix the hardener and epoxy well enough, so I'm not so hot on customs.
The best rods I've ever used are the high-end Fenwick graphites that I have now, especially the Salmon/Steelhead M 8.5'--fantastic little rod with a little Prion (great reel, too) and 8 lb. test, and that includes my son's VERY expensive G. Loomis rig.
For casting bait, 2 or 3 oz. wood, or surf spoons, a broomstick works best IMHO. But for tossing 1/4 and 3/8 oz jigs a country mile, I find that fine craftsmanship works best on soft, near-tiny blanks.
The Fenwick rep showed me a M-H 10' HMG that they made up but decided not to produce. He said they figured there was too little demand for such a specialized rod. He wouldn't sell it to me!!
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