I went into the “fancy” fly shop to the south of here to get my circa 2002 Ross Evolution (the Ross before the buyouts) re-lined and the young man doing the work looked like he’d never seen anything so old! Hell, sealed drag, all scratched up from rocks and drops over the years, made in the US.
No thanks young man, I’m not here for a new reel. This one is a good one!
Yep, My 6 weight has a Lamson from 1988 on it. Still a damn fine reel and all those nicks and gouges are stories.
