Hey Ron,
Since you mentioned him, Les Young, he'd be a GREAT "old guard" dude to revive. Daily churns/ed the waters of SE PA with a new rod for almost every day. Kept a log of the thousands of fish who's lips he injured. Needless to say, I miss his wit and wisdom . Always bantered with him about my vintage 6 series BMWs cause I didn't even try to talk flyfishing with such an "oracle". He has posted here recently so maybe he does check in every so often.

Mark