Bob Riggins
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Dunfly I’m interested in your 7′ St. Croix built from a spin blank. Do you know exactly what blank was used? I’ve been wanting to do something like that for a while but haven’t quite gotten around to researching appropriate blanks yet.
I think I have the specs on the rod at home somewhere.
I agree with the idea of replacing the skull with a jumping trout, maybe even with a fly line its mouth.
Nice article Zach. I’m not a cane kind of guy, but I did just buy my first cane rod. I got a cheapo on e-bay to decorate my office that turned out to be a very nice rod. Old, but in nice condition. It must have been a custom rod, because it has no markings on it. I can see how you could fall in love with cane. It almost casts itself. I was laying out 50′ casts with almost no effort. I doubt if I could shoot a long cast with it though. The cane definitely has a different feel than graphite. Sort of like curling up on the sofa with a good book.
First of all, I’m not a gear nut when it comes to photography, but I do deal with a lot of digital cameras in my work.
I’ll put a slightly different perspective on it since most of you guys are coldwater trout anglers. In salt, there is a premium on quick, distance casts with accuracy. I have found that higher priced rods tend to meet this requirement better than low end rods. I’ve fished a Scott SAS for years. It is noticeably better to me than anything else under $300. My recently acquired Heliply is the second best rod I have ever cast, for saltwater. If I could find an good used STS for a good price, I would be all over it.
I’m not generally a high end guy. I drive a Subaru Outback, though I could afford something much higher status. I just picked up a Lamson Lightspeed and a Redington Breakwater for deep discounts, neither of which I would have bought for full retail. I won’t pay over $300 for any rod, even if I could hit the moon with it. I do like to have the best equipment for the job though, even it I have to buy a high end rod used. That being said, however, there seems to be less and less difference between high end and value rods. In the long run, that could be a bad thing. If Sage, Scott, etc. can’t sell there high end rods for enough to finance R & D, the advancement in fly rod technology will come to a halt.
I prefer bright color lines, yellow or orange. because I’m half blind and need the color to find the fly and see whats happening to the line.
