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Show Are They Reinventing the Reel? Is it just me, or is fishing more and more complicated? It used to be that all you needed ,'o be a successful Tom Wharton fisherman was i one, good fiber- glass rod, an open faced spinning reel, cr,.e uuou and a lure or two. If you were really into the sport, you owned a fly rod with reels with sinking and float-To.Wharton lug fly lines. That .was about it. I went on a couple of ice fishing trips to Bear Lake this winter where a special jigging rig was needed. I was told that, if I didnt have a special, stiff rod with just the right kind of line that I could forget any chance of landing a trophy mackinaw. A friend wants to teach me how to become a better fly fisherman but, before I start, I'll need not one but two expensive graphite rods. One is for wet flies, the other for dry flies. When I go trolling at Strawberry with my father, I used to be able to get away with using my basic spinning outfit. Now, I need to beg, borrow or steal a special trolling outfit, complete with leaded line and special reel. None of my basic spinning outfits are adequate for the new warm-wate- r craze. If I fish for stripers at Lake Powell, smallmouths at Flaming Gorge or bluegill at Pelican Lake, I should have a special bass rod made for that purpose as well as a tackle box full of gear entirely different from that used by a trout fisherman. One of those new baitcasting reels would also be a good investment as well. Ice fishing? An augur, which costs a minimum of $35, and a specially equipped sled would be nice to have. Personally, because I fish a lot with my children for panfish and because I like the challenge, I enjoy gear. A fishing with ultra-lit- e cutthroat caught with my rod and combination graphite-glas- s m two-pou- Tribune Outdoor Editor light spinning reel is as much fun to catch as a large striper. Then, there are the accessories you can purchase. The guys I like to fish with enjoy float tubing. There's nothing more fun than getting out in the middle of the weeds at Pelican Lake or in some secluded bay at Soldier Creek and fishing out of a tube. It's quiet and relaxing. Yet, a good tube costs over $100. There are special fly fishing vests (my own was a gift from my mother-in-lamade from a kit); fly tying outfits; sprays; reel pouches; hats, and dozens of exotic books on fly fishing. You can purchase a rod holder which buzzes when a fish bites. There are small hooks for whitefish and large hooks for water dogs. You can purchase bubbles and bobbers of all sizes. A Salt Lake plastics firm is even producing a line holder which allows anglers to tie their lures to their line before they leave home so theyre ready to fish when they reach their destination. It used to be that, if you were a bait fisherman, you had a choice of cheese, nightcrawlers or salmon eggs. Now, you can get floating cheese in different flavors, different size salmon eggs and wax worms, red worms, grubs, mealworms or frozen minnows. A good tackle shop will have a whole wall of strange smelling baits, all guaranteed to make you a successful fisherman. Some bait anglers even go so far as to purchase needles used to pump air into their worms so they will float There are dozens of different sinkers to purchase. Its almost as if fishing tackle manufacturers are trying to reinvent the reel. This is the time of year when tackle companies start makihg pitches to sportsmen by publishing their annual catelogs. The stuff in these books is amazing. There are dozens of different rods and reels to select. All serve a specific need. Is it all necessary? "The answer to that question is two-folsaid Thomas Conley, assistant executive vice president for American Fishthe Chicago-baseing Tackle Manufacturers Association. Manufacturers are being forced into the attitude that we have to have a new model each year. In a way, thats unfortunate, because some of the old standbys which have been popular for years are being dis-- , continued. The new trend does keep the research and development folks thinking and coming up with new technology, he continued. "But there is no question that the average consumer has been overwhelmed by all the options available to the point where hes become confused. One of the biggest changes seen in reels in recent years has been the rear drag, which makes it easier to adjust your drag while reeling in a fish. I have such a reel and, though its one of my faits an ultra-ligh- t, vorite pieces of new equipment. Conley says the biggest emphasis has been on making the sport of fishing easier for the novice angler. Some of the new technology is aiming at the new angler while other parts of the technology are simply cosmetics, he says. The new equipment looks great and, if you try one of the new reels, chances are youll have a tough time going back to your old stuff. Still, it is expensive. It would take well over $500 to buy all the equipment Id like to have and that includes nothing to do with marine products like bass boats or car toppers. As much as I enjoy fishing, the , money would probably be well spent. Continued From Page D-1- 8 ons Club fishing derby will be held Saturday ond Sunday at Lake Viva Naughton, 14 miles north of Kemmerer. Prizes of 555,0000 will be available with guaranteed cosh prizes of 53,000 oolng to lucky fishermen during the two-do- v event. Proceeds from the Derby will help develop a new 100-och park. For Information, coll A! at or Dick Severns at J9. State Indoor Archery Championship The State Indoor archery championships will be hosted Saturday and Sunday by the Tlmp Archers at 1255 North 1200 West In Orem. For Information, call Pete Koenig at 8 or Jim Bell at Sierra Club Tours The Salt Lake Chapter of the Utah Sierra Club has a beginners ski tour scheduled on March Thursday, D19 15, 1984 d Heres Area Recreation Roundup usually opens Sept. 1 and ttie waterfowl season on the first Saturday In October. Big game hunting proclamations are expected to be available June 25. Wild Turkey Club The first meeting of the Utah Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation Is scheduled March 24 at 2 p.m. at the Tlmpa-nogo- s Archery Club In Orem. Local turkiy hunter Robert Crooks Is organizing the new chapter. The first meeting will feature o film on the wild turkey, a calling demonstration, talks on the wild turkey program In Utah and turkey displays. For more InIn 3 formation, call Crooks at Orem. Kemmerer Fishing Derby The second annual Kemmerer, Wyo., Li The Salt Lake Tribune Tt tbtJiw Muff Fishing used to be much simpler. Adults and children alike needed only a basic rod liV ku.fH ( rjll (WFAl5 prive Mo)lLl the Beaver Creek Troll east of Kamos scheduled March 24. For Information, call Mark Harsteln at The Ogden group has Its annual moonlight mystery cross-countr- y tour scheduled Friday. For Information, contact Helen Goudreau at Choose Tho Stool Radial That Works Bost For You! s Boating Classes boating skills ond seamanship course will be taught starting Thursday at 5 p.m. at the Redwood Multipurpose Center. For information on the class, contact Walter Nelson at 944-- 1 1 1 1 or Margaret A similar class will Mitchell at start Wednesday at 7 p.m. at the U.S. Naval Reserve Building at Fort Douglas. For Inn formation on that class, contact Max 7 or at A Hhoto reel to land a fish. 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