On the previous Saturday at Redditch I had opened the wallet to buy a machined aluminium spool for my Cardinal 44x's from Les @ Classic Vintage Fishing TackleGood service, well worth using if you need Abu bits, among others
I recommend it to anyone looking for such a reel, as long as they like how it looks and dont mind a reel that doesnt sound like a classic click and pawl
It casts with a surprisingly crisp action, would be my top pick for tight-quarters fishing, turns over bigger flies without too much work, and still retains that classic Winston feel and presentation
The stretch makes it less sensitive
He was stationed in Guam and served aboard the USS Shields and the USS Ingersoll
And then going home, it's like, oh, my pattern of looking for what the external is expecting to happen