Article: Trout Bums at Large -- Get in Gear by Replacing Old Gear

Well, trout bums, we fished through another winter season. This was a particularly fine one, great fun, but now that spring is here it's time to get serious. This is the time of year when we need to spend money on new gear.

I come from the "Trash it and get more" school of fishing gear. Trout bums look for performance and efficiency in the gear they use. Fly-fishing gear is expensive: What do we need, what's good? The catalogs are piling up next to the bed; the pressure is on. No worries, I'm here to help. What follows are some questions the Trout Bums have received in our mail. (Or, perhaps, in our imagination.)

Dear Trout Bum: My 54-year-old husband will be retiring next month and I want ...

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