Yo to my Public - thanks for all your thoughts.
Yep, pcray - John from TenkaraUSA set me up with a new top - actually it may have been several sections, since the repair kit doesn't have just the 1 section. And the 1st time I used your/my Tenkara was on Ridley, and I caught several dozen trouts in just a coupla hours. I have used it several other times, and have learned the hard way to fight bigger trouts different than what I do with a reeled setup.
Moo - good seeing you too. That stick I was waving has entranced me, but since it costs as much as the first several cars I bought, I need to think a bit about it. Plus I have 2 wood sticks being built and dunno when they will be done (and then have to be paid for). But there is a blank spot in my Excel graph that needs filling, and it is just the right size - lol.