Thanks guy's for your reply. I will have to go on tonight and check out the forum. As for experiance. Never fished a Boo before . As far as graphite about 28 years of experaince with a mid and a fast tip rod. Never cast a fullflex before. For what wt rod . Thinking a 4 or 5 wt . I am hoping you folks can steer me in the right direction. I know there are allot of folks here on site that fish and make bamboo rods. I would love to hear from them. Again thanks for your replies. Dave V