Lead me not into temptation for I will find it myself
Lead me not into temptation for I will find it myself
Its like a briar in my foot,until I pull it out the pain of not doing it is still there!
Thomas,
You'll be happy to know that I've put you out of your misery, or at least pulled the briar out of your foot. The pain will go away eventually, by then of course, you'll find another briar to step on
I don't really need another fly rod, but a nice 4wt with some backbone at a good price sounded like a nice addition to my arsenal.
p.s.
Jim Smith
Last edited by James Smith; 06-10-2014 at 12:47 AM.
Jim you got a.good.one take care of her,they are hard to find like that anymore.If I hadn't pulled the trigger on a cabelas sli in same rod I would have jumped it!I have been told the old sli's were built on Loomis blanks and mine has a rec reel seat and sic guides.
Thomas,
The rod arrived today and if it is not new, it is very lightly used or perhaps a store demo rod. The only reason I say this is that there is slight staining on the cork grip. That said, it is in as-new condition and a very sweet little rod. I'll see if I can take it out this weekend to try it out.
Jim Smith
They literally don't make rods like those old GL3's anymore. I have an 8' three piece GL3 four weight that is a great small stream rod. It is a medium action rod that loads easily but has enough backbone to toss small streamers and nymph rigs.
Try some lava soap on a plain sponge and water and softly wash the cork off then let air dry and see if it brightens up.If ya don't like it I may trade even for the SLI!
my current wife has just commandeered this rod from me two weeks ago... she (like I did) loves it... ($125 is a pretty great deal, too)
Larry,
Just a note to say thanks for the tip about using the Mr. Clean's magic eraser sponge to clean the cork on the 4 wt. It worked fantastic. I about a minute it looks like new. Great idea!!!
Thanks for sharing it.
Jim Smith
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