I believe the year was 1984, or maybe it was 1985. My old friend, Joe Hedrick, had just sold me a vintage Leonard Rod and he casually suggested the need for a Bogdan trout reel. I asked where I might acquire this reel and he replied that I would need to dial this phone number (which he had handy) in Nashua, New Hampshire, and then go out to the Crossroads and make a deal with Old Scratch.

Joe had a long history of tormenting me, so I figured this was more Hedrick trickery. Then he showed me a magazine article that somewhat validated his words. By the time that I got my nerve up to actually call Stan Bogdan, I was shaking in my shoes.

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