I think there are three kinds of magic...
The nostalgia driven magic which we all remember, the new magic which just happens on the day and the magic which we, one way or another, make happen.
All of them are very much still there for me, even more than ever in certain circumstances and it's probably why I'm as happy fishing for gudgeon as I am barbel, pike or zander.
On the last of those three kinds of magic, the magic that we make happen, I'm not just talking about changing things around to bring about a bite or two.
One thing that I have relatively recently found to be quite a magical pleasure is that of catching fish on one of your own, hand crafted floats and it just pushes you into a never ending process of making another for that next day out on a different pond, lake or river where the requirements are likely to be completely different.
Having that flexibility to create exactly what you want (I deliberately used the word 'want' instead of 'need') as opposed to buying the nearest thing to it, is a very satisfying feeling and given that the mass produced floats of years ago tended to be far more colourful and characterful affairs it's a nice link back which is incorporated into my present day fishing.
I appreciate it's not for everyone but it suits me down to the ground