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I was doing some math, which can be difficult. Not just because I’m an English teacher, but because it can be hard to believe sometimes.

I told someone that the reel on my steelhead rod was a few years old, maybe five or so. Turns out it’s been with me for nine. Nine years. The overwhelming amount of a decade.

This is an indication not only of its durability, but also of the rapid passing of steelhead seasons. I looked at the thing and marveled.

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