My brother, Mark, gave me this old trout reel from the 60's for a late birthday present. The price tag on it says $1.79. I thought how awesome but it'll be years till i can get everything to be using it. I went fishing with my friend Todd the next day and found 20' of sink tip someone snagged on rocks at Ferry Island. I broke this up into 3, 6 and 9' sink tips. The next day after that I had a cheque in the mail from my natural father, Dennis, for my birthday. I used it to get a 9'- 5 weight Berkley rod, and floating line. Caught my first fish with it on the 8th, a spawned out pink salmon at Herman's Hole. Man what fun!! Super sensitive rod.