Originally Posted by FieldGrade
I have an old 300, is the 308 smaller?

Thanks for the info. I might buy that rod just to have a place for my old 300 to live but I'd still like to have a nice little UL outfit. It'll take me all winter to talk myself into dropping 200 on a rod though. As much as I like good gear I'm not sure I'm a good enough fisherman to justify it. frown


The 308 is ultra-lite sized. The 300 is huge compared to the 308. I have about a half dozen 308's with vintage ultra-lite offerings from Garcia, Shakespeare, and Eagle Claw. These reels are smooth and a blast to use. They had plenty of competition back in the day from Heddon, Shakespeare, Penn, and a half dozen other reel makers, but the Frenchies out sold them all for a reason. If you enjoy old, quality fishing tackle, you can't go wrong with a vintage combo like the one above. There is plenty of new old stock or nearly new rods and reels on ebay. Stuff that has set in a closet for 30, 40, 50 years and looks brand new. All of my rods were made in the USA. I don't do ChiCom stuff.

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