I just got a Heritage rod from Xstream Gear.2922 South 112th Street, Tukwila, WA 98168 Toll Free:1-888-236-1987. It's a 9FT 3 piece 4wt fast action, very light and a joy to cast. $100.00
Tight lines my friends, Charlie > > I am looking for a fly rod to replace the one I broke last year on the Stilly > (you all read about my "good, bad, and ugly" experience. > > I am looking at a Fenwick Eagle, Kensington IM6 Graphite Model k-3687 and a > Courtland (don't remember the model). All are graphite 6-7 weight and either > 8 1/2 or 9 ft. and all are just under $100 (the Kensington is 59.97 marked > down from 139.99) at a local sporting goods shop. My "spare" is a fiberglass > Fenwick 5 wt that I have owned since I was a teenager (over 20 years ago). > Needless to say, there isn't much in the budget for new fishing equipment. > > Does anyone have any suggestions or experience with these, or words of wisdom > about why I should plunk down the extra cash to buy something different? I > typically fish Yakima/Stilly size rivers for trout, hoping that the > occasional salmon or steelhead that doesn't know what it's doing might strike. > > Thanks in advance for your comments. > Eric Hausman >
