Like others, I wish I caught enough fish to become jaded.

With that in mind, there is a place for vintage gear. I only have one piece of vintage gear and it's an old hardware store special bamboo rod and I've only fished with it a couple times.

I do shoot a lot of vintage rifles though and love the history and link to another time. I guess with fishing gear it's the same kind of thing, just a link back to another time and place.

If I ever get to the point where catching fish is so "old hat" that I become jaded, it may be time to take up another hoby because I'm not sure one is going to catch fewer fish on vintage than on new equipment.

Jeff