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Hello,
Thanks for the compliments.
You know I was just thinking about how all of us that enjoy building our own rods and tinkering on them have one thing in common.
Regardless of our level of experience where we are on the globe and anything else for the matter that separates us.
Is this the pride we all share when we are finished with a project.
We may not all agree on what the proper method should be.
Does it really matter?
It's what puts the expression of pride on our face when we go and catch a fish on the rod we crafted with our own hands.
The same is true of the Flies we Tie, the Reels we Tinker up, Our Twisted Leaders, and even the Patches on our Waders.
Thats why I like the forum so much - that common pride we share of "Wow I really did that" and sharing that common pride with our fellow enthusiast.
The right way, the wrong way, your way, my way, none of that really matters - in the end the fish sure don't care.
It also extends to the pride of ownership we share when we find that holy grail of a rod or reel.
It's always better somehow if we get it for a fraction of what it's worth.
Some also don't care what it costs it's just that quest for that expression of pride on our face after all it's priceless.
What do you think? Am I right on or am I off track here?
Maybe it's better put like this, what is it for you that fills you with that feeling of pride?


Tight Lines and Common Loops
Andy M