Only thing it's makin' me wonder about is why i haven't bought a Hex yet? LOL! Aint no such thing as havin' to many rods. I just gave another one away the other day. Well........actually this time i traded for something, but for what i ended up with, i might as well have given it away, lol. Fortunately it was to a friends son, and he could really use the rod. I'd had it since the early 90's and never ever fished with it yet. My four pieces of polar bear (three of which were more than half gone) will tye me about 10 flies, lol. I've given away probly 20 rods or more in the last 6/7 yrs., many of which were very fine rods, some of which were average. But hey, as long as the person is gonna use it, why not. Aint no biggie, i got plenty more where they came from. It's only money, they'll print more. Remember, "an armored car, don't follow a hearst." mark