I fished a medium fast 5 weight for a long long time. Now I have several rods in various weights and actions. I can’t say they have increased my enjoyment of fishing but it has been interesting and enjoyable learning the different properties of each rod.
Funny, I was messing with a blank over here and thinking similar thoughts after typing that up last night.
While we are at least close to the end of what can be done whith graphite it still has its weaknesses, I think this ultimately comes down to its, um, weakness.
Hemp…ummm…I am sure that once the narco lords get tired of smuggling tons of contraband over our Southern Border that they might put their heads together to design a new “hemp taper”.