Landrover, Did you get caught doing something you shouldn't have been doing. Your posts sound more like rants or better yet, tantrums. Perhaps you treated the Winston people the same way. Alan

Great post Andre, njflyguy, the other option is to try some glass rods or slower graphite. There are two small makers that I have been looking at Steffen Brothers and McFarland (google search for web pages). Both Orvis and Wintson have slower action rods, both are graphite, but a completely...

About the only good information I have seen in this thread is the reference to the NJ FF show Welcome! The Fly Fishing Show (go and cast anything and everything you can), the suggestions for the makers, and the 1 book. Before you go any further buy some books. Gierach has been mentioned, get...