Roger, Neither the XStream Gear or Castle Arms web sites provide any information on Heritage rods. Is there a catalog available somewhere for the Heritage line?
Kent Lufkin >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
