Re: Fly rod

[Ffishnfly]

Let me put in another plug for the rods made by Heritage and sold by XStream in Tukwilla.  Several, including me, have been very impressed by these rods.  I bought the 9 ft 4 wt 3 pc, which cost me $100 sans tube and sock.  This rod, according to the importer (Castle Arms) recently set a distance world record for this length and weight at a competition in Montana.  The rod design came about in an interesting manner.  A very wealthy flyfisherman, who had all the best equipment, suffered a stroke or accident which left him pretty handicapped.  He was not willing to give up on flyfishing, but since he had only limited range of motion in one arm, tried every rod on the market with no good results.  So he hired an engineer to design a rod specifically for his handicapped arm.  It took about two years and a considerable amount of money to d velop, but this model was the end result.   It was introduced at the SLC fly fishing equipment show a couple of years back.  Now, here is why I really like this rod.  I own some high end rods, Sage, T & T, etc.  I have a problem with my casting shoulder which should have been operated on a number of years ago, but I am not willing to go through the pain and rehab at this time.  So I put up with the pain after fishing a short time.  With this rod, I can fish all day, even fighting winds, and my shoulder doesn't bother me.  That alone was what sold me.  This is one impressive rod.  The Heritage rods have now expanded into a number of lengths, models, weights, etc.  I just bought another one, a 9 ft 6 in 6 weight, 3 pc which I will try from my pontoon boat soon.  It would also be a good salmon/steelhead rod.  The owner of XStream caught many fish up to 30 lbs during the chum run last fall on this model, with no problems.  He deliberately has tried to get a fish to break it.  I have no financial interests in this rod line, but wish I did.  Just a great rod. Keep on a'casting, and oh! remember to put a fly on the end of the line. Roger