BCsteel,
Did you ever fish the upper Green River, Palmer area? (King Co.) Met my first float fishermen there.(early 70's) The guys were from the Victoria area. One guy worked at an sport shop and sent me floats. This is how I taught my children(all 7 of them), an easy way to teach kids. My center pin reels were the winonas, they worked great and still do. Over all I still prefer the baitcasters, they are more versatil.

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Tight Lines!!