Plug Ugly in LaConner is closing. I believe the owner will be taking most of his remaining inventory down to the upcoming National Lures Fishing Collector show next weekend in Portland. I will miss that old shop, even the little dog that tries to act so menacing when I step in to look around for any fun old fly reels and bamboo rods to look at, consider buying, and then typically heading along empty handed to meet my wife at another shop down the block. Goodbye and thanks for many entertaining visits along with providing me with my first bamboo rod project, a 9050 Granger Aristocrat that needed a few wraps replaced which launched a fascinating education for me on matching original silk wraps.
