TV star and ORCA past president Schottenham

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Boy, Jim is in Hog Heaven! Livin’ the Life! So happy for you, Jim! All those new toys to play with!!

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Very interesting production: a relatively contemporary (ca. 1973) cane rod, an R&B soundtrack and showing how it’s actually fished, generation-to-generation. Not your typically stodgy museum production. Thanks for posting that, Steve.

By the way, I rejoined the AMFF after a decade hiatus, in recognition of Jim’s selection as curator. I’ve not been disappointed.

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That's an interesting first episode. Jim gives some good info on Orvis Impregnated fly rods. Gordon, the fisherman, seems to know his stuff when it comes to using the rod.
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Is it just me, or does using a very modern reel on a vintage bamboo rod just look wrong?
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Very cool. Great to see Jim there.

Agree a period reel would have been appropriate. Also... not so sure the angler was all too impressed fishing in that environment (wind, reds, timing) with such a rod. His comments suggested the rod wasn't the right tool for the job. I guess I'm noticing the gaps in the story after having watched a video recently on the challenges of fishing to reds on shallow flats. And we didn't actually see him catching with the rod. Reality might not have looked so pretty. Fighting a large strong fish on too soft a rod can be... not all that much fun, esp when trying to land it. Something no amount of R&B can gloss over.
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If I had that job I might never go home! Sue would have to come visit me. I’d give her a discount on the admission fee of course.
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