Even without the experience of those guys who have been doing this forever ( and I certainly mean no disrespect when I say that ), I can think of a couple good developments.
LED flashlights are nice. They can clip onto your hat or be built into it, by golly
Rods that weight less than what my father used to fish with are a real bonus too. The more recent forms of light weight graphite rods is just fantastic.
Braid is awesome, and has advantages beyond being "no stretch".
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