I bet you guys have some T stories to tell, especially staying "3-5 weeks" each season. Wow, that's putting your time in and filling the memory banks.
Speaking of which---I had the Thompson on my mind the other day. I never fished gear on the THompson but on Friday I got a brand new Green CT 3106 in the mail. It is probably the sexiest looking off-the-rack rod I've ever held in my hands. Stone-cold gorgeous.
My first thought was: wow, if I'd had this rod back when the THompson was open I could have chucked a spoon up against the opposite bank no problem , and what a joy it wouldn've been to fight a fish on that rod!
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