Quote from: Wildfisher on May 25, 2024, 09:49:36 PMMe too, except for the golf.
My close up eyesight is gubbed, tying on a fly is a nightmare and I've quit fly tying. My long range sight is fine, reading the number plate for driving etc.
There comes a point when it's not worth the hassle any more - my fishing days are ending I fear!
Quote from: east wind on May 25, 2024, 09:19:44 PMMore worrying is how doddery I'm becoming. Can still do the miles but the stumbling over tussocks & fences and bankside is comical. Also casting is pretty shabby at the moment, constant knots on the leader, putting fish down or not even reaching them.Me too, except for the golf.
At the moment I'm veering towards my golf.
Quote from: Wildfisher on May 24, 2024, 09:41:25 PMAye, tell me about it!The irony is that when I was young I used whatever tackle I could scrounge and shot up the hills in leaky wellington boots. And at 15 years old using an ancient and unwieldy greenheart rod and camping out under a plastic sheet I caught my lifetime best wild trout of 6lbs.