Eminently sensible comment. The same thing went through my mind, we wouldn't turn up at our chosen fishing venue in a Model T or even a Morris Minor, they are not as effecient as the modern cars. Either we wouldn't make it or not manage the trip home. I saw a photo of a steam engine in the DT yesterday and remember them running as a kid, the smell, the engineering the beauty, I'd love to see them back. Unfortunately, the soulless electric boxes are just more efficient. In terms of fishing nostalgia, I have yet to see a carper using a Richard Walker Mk 1V. I made my post on consigning centrepins to the snug wall a little tongue in cheek. My view is that we should use whatever artisan tools adds to our enjoyment just as long as it is not justified on the grounds of superiorty. I do like the hexagraphs as well and I'm sure that Andrew's hexagraphs will receive many an admiring glance on the bankside. If only a baitrunner could be made to look like a centrepin. Headgear - baseball caps just have the common touch, floppies have to be the best bet for those follicley challenged. Tilley Endurables are a good option, especially in duck cotton. I suppose that a Barbour baseball cap is just about acceptable, just as long as anyone in attendance is aware that it is a Barbour and not some dreadful thing made in China.