When it comes to my own fly-fishing gear, I can have a hard time getting excited about reels. I’m constantly amazed by the advances in fly-rod technology. Same goes for the imagination and ingenuity ...

I remember some days on Dixie Lake when my dad, tired of banging away with a half-ounce lure on a 6-foot rod and 20-pound line, would put down his equipment and declare: "It's time for my ultralight." ...

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