I had the pleasure of casting a cane rod today. If nothing else, the rod was a work of art, belongs in a gallery, like all the boo rods I've seen on the net.

I have a few concerns and questions. Are normal reels, such as my Okuma, go fine with boo rods? And normal lines, such as the scientific anglers that's loaded on my reel? Or, would I need new reels, line and backing for my boo rod(s)?

With that being said, I have 6 rod blanks waiting to be built, all graphite, which brings me to my concern. My concern is weather or not I can totally forget about the boo and continue with my graphite rods. Boo is expensive, since I will not spend that much time and effort to build them. I'm too stupid to even attempt to build something that beautiful.

I should have never cast that rod.......
Shane