Ron Eagle Elk,
The rod the fly was attached to was my new 18 ft. hera rod but the line was for a tenkara rod and the tippet was standard fly fishing tippet so I'd say I was almost fly fishing. Kidding aside, I think that for fly fishers who want to czech nymph with the fixed line rod a hera rod has great potential. They come in lengths much longer than tenkara rods, can easily handle the weight and yet are light enough so they aren't tiring to use.