03-30-2006, 11:16 PM
[cool][#0000ff]Welcome aboard, John. Good input.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]We go through this same exercise about five or six times a year, and it usually results in about the same thing. Everybody voices/writes their opinions and we move on, with nobody really influenced by the opinions of others.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]You are right about there being a confusing number of choices. You are also right that ultimately it is a matter of personal choice, based upon budget, type of fishing one does and what we want the line to do for us.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Sadly, some anglers who don't know enough or appreciate the differences enough, spend more than they should, for lines that are not well suited for their needs. Just as
are the folks who always buy cheap and then complain about losing fish, getting "boil-offs" or backlashes, etc.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]It's kind of a double edged sword. In the olden days there was not a lot of choice, and somehow we managed to get by. Today you need a degree in line-ology just to figure out what to spool up with. And then you always wonder "Did I make the right choice?"[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]We go through this same exercise about five or six times a year, and it usually results in about the same thing. Everybody voices/writes their opinions and we move on, with nobody really influenced by the opinions of others.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]You are right about there being a confusing number of choices. You are also right that ultimately it is a matter of personal choice, based upon budget, type of fishing one does and what we want the line to do for us.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Sadly, some anglers who don't know enough or appreciate the differences enough, spend more than they should, for lines that are not well suited for their needs. Just as
are the folks who always buy cheap and then complain about losing fish, getting "boil-offs" or backlashes, etc.[/#0000ff] [#0000ff][/#0000ff]
[#0000ff]It's kind of a double edged sword. In the olden days there was not a lot of choice, and somehow we managed to get by. Today you need a degree in line-ology just to figure out what to spool up with. And then you always wonder "Did I make the right choice?"[/#0000ff]
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