“This shit was quietly happening all over the Northwest, influenced directly by one guy a lot of us had never yet met, stories passed down through some quasi-Indian like oral tradition around rainy winter campfires, building to legends and more and more ideas followed by questions. Fucking magic, all that. Felt like an entire region of winter steelheaders were in on something super sinister you couldn’t find out about unless you knew someone who knew something. Home-built gear, light years ahead of anything commercially available at the time, super tailored to the rivers we were and still are fishing.
I was going to say, I couldn’t say it any better, but really I would not be able to speak to it. I am one of those that benefits from the innovators. Such innovations are not just the mechanics of creation but then the applications and failures and redesigns, on and on and the infectious zeal amongst a very few who create the way. The new way. I know such an innovator…Matt McCrary…who no doubt learned at the hands of the Cap ‘n. Thank goodness for these guys….the challenge is there not to adapt to new factory gear or marketed trends but the pre-marketed trend…the real innovations.
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MaCrary, is a sick dog ,id say he learned on his own ,but as far as the D crew goes this dude rocks ,if you want to see a master caster and not a casterbaiter you need to fish with this hardcore dude ! Oh and he can cook! no peanutbutter and jelly sandwiches with this guy !
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A very humble hard core dude! And, yes he puts on a nice spread. Awesome guy.
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