Are you a young 'un or an old geezer???

[mortepa]

Ok old geezers. Here's your chance to make your showing!

Just FYI - You must be registered in order to vote.

[Jim Schottenham]

The first time I spoke to my good friend Larry Moellman was over the phone after a Lang's auction. As a result of that call, Larry had a mental picture of me as a little old man, and was really surprised when we met at the ORCA Nationals in Dowagiac, to see I was just a "young pup". So, at least in one persons eyes, I'm a "Geezer in Training". That's OK, these results will show I could not be in better company!
Jim S

[orourke]

I had to vote quick, In April I jump a classification closer to Geezer!

[SWIM JIG]

OLD what? what you say< oLD heck I was to old for the civil war draft! You young whiipersnappers dont know about old , my first time thing was a sun dial , My first reel was made from a OX cart wheel and the line was made from FLAX, I used lures made of eating plates and hooks made from a broken pitchfork! or was that when we speared the things? Now you young wippersnapers use reels the size of a spiing wheel bobin, man made line and factory made hooks, fancy lures and still coulnt catch a fish out of the HEADON POND at Diawajiac! now its time to count back wards and become a young wipersnaper again AHHHH, live is good! Dave you old ? heck they probly use a sponge to get you dry behind the ears! ha ha ho Col. Milton Lorens aka SWIM JIG in the OHIO state YUP a state not a territory anymore! I voted! harvy you get 2 votes

[Harvey]

WHEW! I am glad that this poll didn't require you to provide a picture. You guys can take after your wife and lie about your age. I had to laugh about Larry's impression of Jim. Ask Dave, 'The Youngin'", O'Rourke what I said to him in Lansing! It is funny when you paint a mental picture of someone and once you meet them you find out you know nothing about art. Heck, I had Len pictured as being six feet tall and Steve Vernon as good looking guy! (That came from the picture in his book that must have been taken in the 40's)
"H"

[Ron Mc]

I have a very young wife.

[Brian F.]

Bump

[cws/carl schultz]

i used to be young and slim then started collecting reels and hanging out with bonified geezers,geezetts[of the female perswation] geezees[apprentice geezer] and newbie whippersnapers and the result more gray than red hair much more of me than there used to be you would think draging those tons of reels around would keep you in shape LOL we made quite a varried example of orcans at the montpeller show len,milt,and i but the reel geezer jack was off wheeling and dealing hope i can be that young again lol i know jack clean living HA HA

[SWIM JIG]

Carl i got kids older than you I think! cant even remeber that far back! I was injoying the sights, watching all those hustlers trying to outrun the crowd for some OLD reels, ME? I would rather wait to they come to me! Keeps me from wearing out the soles of my shoes! anyway you and len stayed overnight, I was on the road at 4:15 am and drove up and still done a days trading! Now OLD TIMER lets see how you do at WEST BRANCH MICH in April! after the room trading lets go sucker fishing in the Ausable or the MIO POND, got to catch breakfast! If you get to tired My cousin runs a rest home! 0400 hundred on your feet on the floor! as the resurants arenot that great in town, Anyway you will see what work is al about, Mike Wohlever will be there, i will be there and posibly the FROGGY Jig , BRING sOME TRADERS no rust please! Your Ohio Conection Col. m. lorens aka SWIM JIG

[RonLewis]

What constitutes "old"? "Geezer" I don't mind, "old" I may take exception to.

[john elder]

Milt: My guess is that you got underwear older than most of us

And Ron, remember the most important thing: You gotta grow old, but you never have to grow up!

[Steve]

You're old when you begin to think that reels are all overpriced these days.

[John Savu]

I am young, 58! Leaving for Florida tomorrow, and eventually the DAYTONA show! I am playing my son's Jimmy Buffet CDs, so I have to be young! Well teaching high school students for 31 years, kept me young. I have been retired for 6 years, I really feel older! Hell, people collect lures that are not as old as me! IT IS A STATE OF MIND!

[orourke]

58 and retired for 6 years! Thought teachers were supposed to be underpaid. How can you afford to retire. I'll be working till I'm 75.

Dave

[John Savu]

Ohio has a very good retirement program!
It should be 20 years and out, not 30. When I graduated from high school, I told myself I wanted to retire before I was 60, I beat the heck out of that!

[Richard Lodge]

Retired before you're 60? Jeez, fellas. I just pulled in the driveway from a 12-hour day and it's a long way from here to retirement. Grrrr...

[SWIM JIG]

My line of work was 20 and out! 1977 was my first retirement, and teaching kids? I gave orders BIG DIFFERANCE! pay was better free travel, Fantastic mess ugg halls, and then that wonderfull,college education! then some reserve time and the retirment became full time of 1 fishing when I wanted to 2 learning to go by the way of no express ways or turnpikes, 3 can actuly stop and see and smell the flowers, 4 can still give orders however no one listens! 5 dont have to ride in alluminum coffens anymore, thats airplanes to you civilians6 prefer boats to airplanes, 7 sleep late or just enjoy life with only one boss OUR creator the LORD almighty, and have the best bunch of friends in the world you ORCAns and 8 like to trade and do for anything as long as it dont eat walk ,talk or snore! ( the heats paid for in the winter air conditionig in the summer, boat goes when I want to go, and John ELDER maybee not underwear however I still got most of my body parts ie only the tonsills are GONE! ha ha ho ha NOW enjoy life! thats a ORDER! Col. milton lorens aka SWIM JIG in cold OHIO

[Ben]

Hi To All,
Funny you should ask, I was 60 yesterday. does that make
me an old geezer?
Ben

[Steve]

Doesn't ORCA have any young'uns? Or don't the kids these days know how to use computers yet?

Happy Birthday, Ben! And congratulations on being a lot older than your reels.

[Harvey]

Ben,
60?
You passed 60 when I was still in diapers. WHO are you trying to fool?
From what I have been told, you helped dig the Erie canal!
Come on!
"H"

[SWIM JIG]

Steve, most kids today are superb on Computors , however if we dont start signing up these (KIDS) we are going to be just a bunch of OLD folks trading the same OLD REELS between ourselfs < its OUR job to help these youngsters to start collecting or acumulating to build for their future as Social Security will become a thing of the past! We hold our Nationals when school is still in sesion, WHY? I cant make it this year As FROGY JIG graduates this year and I wont mis that for anything, Now lets look at reality, Todays KIDS have more disposible income 2 can afford the nice items3 understand computors4 have inherited their faimly antiques or colections that now get sold at TAG sales , auctions or flea markets including ebays flea market, People! I have apprised a few of these inheritances, including for banks, attorneys and estate probates, whee, what a loss ! These Kids as we call them need our guidance, and will go out of their way to learn! The words OLD REEL COLECTORS to mean that the reels we collect are OLD not the collectors! Now, lets make it a point to sign up some of this youth! the rewards will out weigh the bad, 2 keep kids out of trouble3 teach them values in life4 you will have made some nice frienships along the way! and Happy birthday BEN, the best is yet to come! Col. Milton lorens aka SWIM JIG in cold OHIO

[reels4me]

Unregistered "Old as Dirt", Old Geezer, Blah, Blah, and Blah ! BUT still
lookin` for the elusive Wm.ShakespeareJr. 40yd. 'Perfect'...Humph !

[TravisT]

I am a young-un and somedays I feel like an old geezer. 32 and counting... Can I claim a prize for being the youngest? Any S.B. Oreno in the 800's will do. Thanks!

[Brian F.]

Just to take some heat off of Lenny, Bump!

[Harvey]

"BUMP"