01-18-2015, 08:06 PM
Well, I did qualify it by adding the "only" parts.[laugh] I guess I'm feeling that it is different than bamboo, in good ways, and my tastes are liking it a little better in the last year due to those "only better" parts. (lighter, cheaper, and stronger in most cases, with similar flex and load properties) I pulled my first fly rod, a Fenwick FF75, out of the basement last spring, and have been loving it ever since. I wish I had gone digging for it sooner, but then, I have plenty of bamboo.[blush]
I also just built that Lamiglas "Honey" in a 7 1/2 4wt, and will build a 8' 5wt. on the same blank next month. That's all I have now, though I did cast some friends' rods over the summer that all felt pretty good too.
I find myself some days wanting something heavier and softer, like bamboo, and then wanting to lighten up a bit with the glass. My "softer" graphites are taking a back seat lately. I don't own any fast rods except the 7 and 8 wts. I'll be throwing next weekend/week at Tarpon in Mexico![cool]
I like the variety in all of them, and have grown to appreciate the different characteristics between my 10-year old Sage Lightlines, and a 40-year-old Fenwick. As long as they have some flex and load easily, I probably like 'em. I'm hoping the 8' Lami. 5wt will be one of my Ranch go-to's this summer. Only 5 more months until the opener!
Speaking of mopeds, I need one for a shuttle bike.[:/]
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I also just built that Lamiglas "Honey" in a 7 1/2 4wt, and will build a 8' 5wt. on the same blank next month. That's all I have now, though I did cast some friends' rods over the summer that all felt pretty good too.
I find myself some days wanting something heavier and softer, like bamboo, and then wanting to lighten up a bit with the glass. My "softer" graphites are taking a back seat lately. I don't own any fast rods except the 7 and 8 wts. I'll be throwing next weekend/week at Tarpon in Mexico![cool]
I like the variety in all of them, and have grown to appreciate the different characteristics between my 10-year old Sage Lightlines, and a 40-year-old Fenwick. As long as they have some flex and load easily, I probably like 'em. I'm hoping the 8' Lami. 5wt will be one of my Ranch go-to's this summer. Only 5 more months until the opener!
Speaking of mopeds, I need one for a shuttle bike.[:/]
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