Spoke with Gary last year at a show and he's telling me that they are fantastic blanks. Both 4 and 5wt trout blanks are light,fast with a soft tip but not too soft. He built the blanks by increasing the modulus to make a fast and light blank but also brought up the hoop strength to lessen the chance of breakage. He feels that both need to be done to have a good,sensitive rod.
Randy