Thise frog colored hand grenades were the bomb!

Agree, Costa Rica would be my first choice by far. Hope you’re a coffee drinker because if you are you’ll be in Heaven.

When I reached 60 I stopped worrying about what others thought about me. I became calmer and more secure. As I’ve reached 75 life is pretty good. My balance isn’t what it once was so I seldom try to wade in rivers/streams and have to be careful going from the front seat in the boat to the driver’s seat. But life is pretty darn good. Really looking forward to moving to Oklahoma and relearning to fish for other species than trout. Also looking forward to taking my 8 year old grandson fishing for whatever bites and exposing him to hunting. That makes me believe the best is yet to come.

With a glass rod definitely stick with a 3 weight.

I just recently gave up building rods due to hand arthritis after a period of 65 years. The majority of the rods I built (mostly fly rods) I formed and sanded the handles and finished with 600 grit which made them baby smooth. I then washed the handles to remove any loose cork dust and let them dry. After cork sealer came on the market I applied that and let it dry. It in no way affected the feel of the cork and did allow any soiling from dirt, fish slime, or hand oils to be easily washed off with dish soap and a sponge. I kept meticulous records and the last rod I built was #1837. My first was built on a Silaflex bland for stripers and sturgeon in and around San Francisco Bay for a bait and tackle shop in Oakland, CA.

I’ll be moving to Oklahoma in the next 4-5 months from our latest abode just to the south of Bend, Oregon. We need to get out of this developing communist state. Really looking forward to meeting new friends and learning new techniques fir fishing all the species there. Until then, howdy!