Some people just want their tools to work.
I think many vintage items are more like totems for their owners. They don’t actually get used. They mostly just get looked at and fondled.
Which is all cool with me.
I’d like a glass rod, because that’s what I grew up with.
I have other high tech rods that cast far better
But I like the feel of a glass rod. They load differently.
I fished for salmon, with an Orvis rod that was made in Scotland, that was just a treat to hold in my hand.
I’ve never cast with another rod that compared.
I probably have a bunch of silk flylines packed away in my warehouse. Inherited stuff.
Since I live right by scientific anglers, I tend to support the local team.
