I got a brand new rod and reel for Chistmas in 1955 an eight and a half foot solid fiberglass rod and a Winona reel it took about two weeks but on Jan. 6th 1956 I got my first Steelie at the mouth of the Stuck River (Puyallup trib.) I got it on a Cherry Bobber it was a chrome 10# buck, I was 14 at the time, been hooked ever since.