Frenchcreek

That is a real beauty. There definitly is something nostalgic ( at least for me, maybe because I'm older?) about the Hardy's

Relube your reel before you go with a high grade water resistant oil/grease, the type used for outboards that run in the salt. Generally available from Cdn.Tire While away in the salt, rinse out the reel every day and take the spool with you when you shower. When you get back home, strip the line and as much of the backing as got salted +50 feet and soak in a bucket for a few hours, plus the reel. Relube and you are good to go. Note: even some SW rated reel may have parts (mostly small screws) that are not SW rated and corrosion will ruin them.

It would be a loss to all, if Gord left the board, I for one enjoy the insights and comments. On the matter of "one brand" maybe I've been around these types of public posting "Boards" for too long. I believe people speak best about what they know best and I've not found any of the posts regarding LOOP or other brands to be overly "promotional". If posters are "Pro-Staff" with any brand, they should acknowledge this in their signatures and readers can take what they want from it. Maybe this thread will cause some folks to moderate their posts, but I'm 100% with Toolman about censorship. Whether a "poster" has (or not) some vested interest in a product, this should not preclude them from sharing their knowledge, short of outright ADVERTISING by the manufacturer.

Had a great time, met lots of coool folks and caught up on my own casting. Let's do it again.

Dune, I'll be at the gathering on Sunday and I'll have sveral "trout Speys' 12'2" fast(er) action for 5/6/7 lines and 13" traditional action/soft(er) for lines 6/7 and a 9'8" switch rod for lines 6/7/8 if you want to check them out.