Joe you mentioned 8 or 9 years of fly fishing---how about 70. Fly fishing will never go away. I have a spinning rod also. First one on the lake years ago after WWll made in France. Id hate to try to find it in my garage.

Fishbum and I could take you fly fishing and catch big gills on every cast. The neighbor kids go to the pond by the house with spinning gear and worms but change to my fly rods when I show up. I had a conservation officer watching me with field glasses--when he came to my boat I asked if he wanted to see my licence. No he said "I want to see the fly your using and show me how to fly fish." That officer finds my boat every year for a new supply of flies. Just take a child fly fishing-------Bill