Flyster101, Go for it! The first one might be a little rough, but keep after it youll get better at it. Pull up Sweetgrass Rods web site. They have a fish story where he was fishing with Boo. One of the flats near tip split. He wrapped it tight with tippet mono and kept on fishing. The point? You cant do that with graphite. Yes I have graphite but prefer Boo. Keep us posted