I'd agree for trout-rods, like 9wt or less. Wear and tear takes out more rods than fish do. A big name sells a lot of rods, but the little guy makes some mighty fine stuff.
But when bluewater fish are the quarry, I'll take my $6 & $700 rods any day. Spend a small fortune to get to another part of the planet and have a rod break is a tragedy of beyond-the-rod proportions. My 12wt Winston and 14wt Abel have been stressed to the max on huge fish, and have weathered the storms. Anything used in the salt takes a beating, but these rods (and reels) are superb for durability. Both have boron butt sections, which is now realized to be the strongest material for rods. I see they're teaming up boron and graphite together now in the blanks, rather than just using it in the butt section. Can't wait to try these at the FTDS. DonO ----- Original Message ----- From: "Anthony Spezio" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, March 29, 2006 9:32 AM Subject: Re: [VFB] Casting a big or heavy fly > The name is the game. > There is a rod company right here in Flippin that > makes some of the best rods I have cast and they are > just over 100.00. Lot less for blanks. > Tony > > --- "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Geeez Louise: Do these companies pay 20 grand an > > hour to test these things > > like NASCAR owners do their cars??? Or are you just > > buying that name???? I'm > > confused.. I was thinking when My $40 (graphite) rod > > broke pretty easily.. > > "You get what you pay for".. But now, I'm reading > > stories of $400 Graphite > > rods breaking too. What is the difference?? Besides > > $360 LOL. I know they > > are balanced better, and there are probably > > different "qualities" of > > Graphite".. But what is the REAL > > difference????Thanks, Chuck > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "jerry goldsmith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Wednesday, March 29, 2006 8:36 AM > > Subject: RE: [VFB] Casting a big or heavy fly > > > > > > > > They have finally solved this problem with the > > introduction of the new > > Crosscurrent series and > > GLX Crosscurrent. You can own one for $600.. > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.3.3/295 - Release Date: 3/28/2006 > >
