field and stream sportsman series tackle bag Frost River River Bank Box Soft Sided Design and a grip base What's in My Fishing Tackle

Previously restored Daiwa closed face reels

Bronson500ModernFreshwaterRotating spoolLevel-windWide spoolPlated brass100 yds.2 3/162 3/16mid 1920s1930ABL version of the 100, abl bar and tension guide on face plate UnknownMohawkSaltwaterRotating spoolNon-level-windPlated brass250 yds.Very similar to Bronsons #600 Viking, Has inserted Indian badge on tail much lik the ship on early 1933-1937 reels

The Centric got the nod in the end because it took less energy for me to cast accurately and mend at distance perhaps because the Centrics taper is better suited to my casting stroke

While I know the point of fishing is to catch fish, I like to remember that the real reason most people fish is simply for the fun of the activity

Im feeling the rod load in the upper of the rod