Yep, some of those Grigg's are good fishing tools; but as you pointed out, Bob, break 'em and it is too bad. The are great values, but still don't perform quite like the premium rods. Another good stick for under $100 is the Cabela's Stowaway 5 piece. A very good value. Personally, I believe the Red.Fly, at a retail price of $85, which also gets you the unconditional lifetime warranty, is tough to beat in the under $100 range.
I go through breakage spells sometimes with rods, and in the long run I figure I'm ahead if I get one with the 'no questions asked how you broke it, knucklehead' warranty. Richard ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob Birkner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, December 10, 2001 11:41 AM Subject: WW Grigg Rod > Rob, > Is your Grigg made by the same company as the "Custom Made"? > If so, it's a nice rod that casts as well as those sold for 2 to 3 times as > much. > You just can't slam it in the car door and expect it to be replaced. > My grandson broke one and I repaired it just to see if I could and how the > repaired rod would work. An old piece of a fiberglass rod about 4 inches > long epoxied in the center of the break and the thing works fine. > Maybe I should remove the Custom Made label and relabel it Oruis or Soge. > :-) > -Bob > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Rob Blomquist" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Sunday, December 09, 2001 7:01 PM > Subject: Re: The yuppie issue > > > > I wasn't going to say much about this until I was on the NF Still today > > thinking about fly fishing while standing in my Cabela's neoprenes with my > > flies in Fox Box fly boxes, with my WW Grigg rod in my hand with an Okuma > > Sierra reel on it. > > > > Then I thought about the crap that I have gotten from shops, and other > idiots > > that I have encountered. I have had a dunderhead on a lake this spring > tell > > me how my rod was only suitable for trolling, and that he used only Sage > > rods. He thought I should try one. Heck, I've fished all day with them. > Then > > the time my favorite shop owner was both selling Okuma Sierras and panning > > them as I asked for a spare spool for my Sierra. > > > > And then I think about how a shop that I have decided to no longer > frequent > > starts their rods out with a low end $300 model. And the reels start at > > around $150. No wonder this is considered a yuppie sport. $450 to invest > for > > a beginning fly fisher? You gotta be kidding. > > > > I started fly fishing in 1975 with an old Cortland rod that flexed all the > > way into the handle. I caught my first steelie on an 8' Berkley rod with a > > Cortland 333 Multiplying reel. I caught others on a Martin single action > > click pawl reel. The Cortland rod was given to me, the Berkley rod and > Martin > > reel were bought on a paper boy's wages. > > > > Compared to what I fished with then, my new gear is far superior. And of > the > > combo that I mentioned, the line is the most expensive part. > > > > Many of my friends fish with equipment that is not too different, and word > > about how nice Rob's WW Grigg rod is getting out. Not to mention how > > reasonable the price is for the Okuma reels. And that's even from the guys > > that fish Sage, Orvis and the like. > > > > Personally, I think that there is too much emphasis on high end gear in > fly > > fishing. But I understand, the fly shops probably couldn't stay in > business > > if it weren't for unknowing folks buying gear that is far more spendy than > > necessary. > > > > Now this is not to say that Bill Gates and Steve Jobs shouldn't ante up to > > buy a custom Thomas and Thomas Spey rod with an Abel tie-dyed reel. I just > > hope they don't get to mad when I cast as well, if not better, than they > do. > > > > There. I finally got that rant off my chest. Thanks. > > > > Rob > > -- > > Rob Blomquist > > Kirkland, WA > > > > > >
