Comments on: Singlebarbed unmasked, he ain’t a GearHead

By: The Cheap Fly Fishing Gear You Wish You Still Had : The Trout Underground Fly Fishing Blog

Wed, 24 Oct 2007 23:28:12 +0000

[...] to crank out weird and the wonderful posts, including this little gem about fishing “cheap” tackle when the terrain (or the sudden need to flee) demands it: I’m fishing in the rural-urban interface, a fancy term that means the city is close [...]

By: KBarton10

KBarton10 — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 23:07:29 +0000

Meathead.

…but you’re right, if Mr. Abercrombie and Mr. Fitch would turn their nose up at it, then it’s probably Brownline gear.

…the Royal Cheesit, thanks for reminding me, I need to tie some – I have plenty of bricks yet.

By: Russ Barton

Russ Barton — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 21:27:07 +0000

It occurs to me that you have overlooked the Fenwick fiberglass rods of our youth. Pop took us to streamside (city sewage outlet) with equipment that could deliver a #14 Royal Cheesit or a brick with the same white water presentation. The high powered rifle hatch suggests that you may require something your unafraid to cut a path through the bushes with. And then, lets not forget to attach a smokey old Pflueger that kept your hands warm as that 4″ lunker made it’s run for the discarded tire. If the gear doesn’t make a casting club member recoil in confusion, is it really brownlining gear?

By: Tom Chandler

Tom Chandler — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 03:38:36 +0000

Yeah, I did (and they’re “muscle relaxants”), but we are talking about old, low-modulus, serenely tapered carbon fiber.

By: KBarton10

KBarton10 — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 01:33:02 +0000

How many painkillers did you suck down – you said something positive about Carbon Fiber?

It’s ok, you just lie still a moment, I’ll fetch the doctor…

By: Tom Chandler

Tom Chandler — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 19:22:47 +0000

I know that rod. I love that rod. Smooth stuff, and proof that money can’t buy everything.