Originally Posted by websterparish47
You guys shame me sometimes. After 50 year absence from fishing, I started again last fall. Dug out a very old Zebco 33 and spent $11 at the local bait shop for a rod.

Reading you post, I decided I need an ultralight, so went to Bass Pro and got a $30 reel and $40 rod.

When the fish are biting, I'm catching.


Hi WP47,

Nothing wrong with using what you have an enjoying yourself. I find that some people find joy in spending the least they can and being successful, others find joy in using the latest and greatest and being successful. New gear doesn't necessarily make you a better fisherman, but there are times where it can definitely help too.

Either way, as long as you are catching, relaxing, and enjoying yourself you are doing something right.


SS

"To be glad of life because it gives you a chance to love and to work and to play and to look up at the stars. To be satisfied with your possessions but not content with yourself until you have made the best of them."
-Henry Van Dyke