Sing this in the key of E :
ZeEZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ.
Reh Reh Reh
zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzehZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZa Za Za!!!
Reh Reh Reh Reh
It's the high dollar song the reel sings. Rumor had it that the Aristocratic European Royals liked the noise so that the boat-man was given clue as to where the fighting was going. Their backs to the action, the boat-man could avoid losing the fish by attentive navigation to the screams of the reel. The Royal didn't have to say a word.
That's one story.
I did notice a lack of quality in the two reels I own, an Orvis lightweight (I think Hardy made these) and a Perfect, when compared with other vintages and the modern Hardy. Both the reels I own were purchased by me in the '60's early 70's. I don't fish either one. They just supply memories of the past. I suspect the more recent better made and better looking Hardy's came about with the advent of the CNC machine.
I'm no expert either and sometimes I gag at the price I see for some of them, but that's the way it is... Kinda Aristocratic.
"As far down the river as he could see, the trout were rising, making circles on the surface of the water, as though it were starting to rain."- E.H., The Big Two Hearted River