Cane and Silk Rod Review

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Cane and Silk

7'6" 4/5wt Fiberglass


It was after reading a post from a fellow blogger and fiberglass aficionado "Small Stream Reflections", that my interest was drawn to Mike Kattner's "Cane and Silk" fly rods. A quick look on the site and I knew that I was going to have to give his rods a try, and a short time later I was on the phone talking over details.
Mike was great to work with, very knowledgeable of the materials he builds with and very willing to accommodate exactly what it is you are looking for. I was looking for a glass rod that would be my nymph/streamer rod, and it appeared that his dark honey blank in 7' 6" and 4/5wt

The rod is light in hand, but this is no noodle. The Fastglass name is very aptly applied in this case. Throwing the DT5F line cleanly, the rod really found itself with the weight-forward line. A breezy day today, the rod threw tight loops in to the wind cleanly. I believe a WF5F "Power Taper" will be a natural fit to the rod, and will prove to be exactly what I was looking for......the perfect glass nymph/streamer rod.

Many thanks to Mike!

If you are in the hunt for an exceptionally built glass fly rod, at a reasonable price, look no further.

For the full review, click on the link below:
http://www.ralphsflybox.com/2016/11/...od-review.html

Looks like a fun rod to fish! Especially like the agate stripping guide.

It throws a nice loop.

Beautiful rods! Enjoy yours!

Been looking at those rods Ralph. Thanks for the review.