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Bill Terry
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Introduction

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Hi, Y'all--greetings from Colorado!

I found this forum while searching the Internet to find out what a P204LH is, since I was interested in a rod (not a Payne) built on that taper. One of the links led to a discussion here of that very topic. (It's a Payne 204 taper; the L means Light, and there was uncertainty about the H. Talking to the maker, I learned that in this case the H means Hollow-built.)

I started fly-fishing in 1962, at the age of 16, with a couple of abominable fiberglass rods. When I could afford the daunting price of $100, I bought my first bamboo rod, an Orvis Battenkill "Midge," which is a very slow rod without enough backbone for general fishing. That was probably in 1967. Nevertheless, I caught a lot of fish with it over the years. I acquired a couple of other bamboo rods and fished mostly with them before good graphite rods appeared and I bought my first one in the late 1980s. Since then I have used bamboo only occasionally. Now, I'm getting nostalgic and reviving my interest in bamboo.

I don't know if any of my rods are old enough to be considered classic, but I probably am. I look forward to learning more about classic rods on this forum.
Ad piscatoribus sunt omnes res secundi.

bellbird
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Welcome to the Forum. Enjoy. Cheers. Earl
....with the hope a fish will rise.

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sodbank
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Bill , Welcome to the forum.
Doug

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GrayHackleRods
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Post by GrayHackleRods »

Bill, welcome great to have you! What part of Colorado are you in? I live in Monument.
Regards,
Lee
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Monument, CO
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firehole
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Post by firehole »

Welcome Bill to the forum
Dennis

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SpringCreek
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Post by SpringCreek »

Welcome to the forum. Looking forward to reading your posts.

Jim
Then as it was, then again it will be. Though the course may change sometimes, rivers always reach the sea. - Led Zeppelin, 10 Years Gone

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Bill Terry
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Post by Bill Terry »

GrayHackleRods wrote:
11/28/20 20:07
Bill, welcome great to have you! What part of Colorado are you in? I live in Monument.
Hi, Lee--

I live in Longmont.

Bill
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headwaters
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Welcome, Bill!

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Post by flyslinger »

Welcome, Bill. Hope you enjoy the place.
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