best 8 wt fly vintage reel Abel - Super Old Mariner 8 Standard Drag

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My "bare-bones" tackle if you fish hard for several days in the BWCA or Quetico includes: 6-8 large deep diving rapalas and/or deep suspending jerkbaits (I'm partial to firetiger) 5-10 1/4 oz chartreuse tandem silver willow spinnerbaits with power grub trailers One pack of 4-inch white wild-eyed curly tail minnows 2-3 silver/holographic spoons for trout trolling 2-3 topwater lures 3 good spinning reels 2 good 2-piece 6 1/2 or 7 foot rods (a medium and a medium-heavy) Extra fishing line (10 or 12 pound mono) 2 stringers Small finger nail clipper (or sharp teeth) Small surgical-type forceps Bandaids and Bacitracin No need for leaders, swivels, sinkers, jigs, etc

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