Quote Originally Posted by NCVirginian View Post
Seems like I should give the Three Forks a hard look.

Thanks for the tip.
My 3 Forks was made in Korea. Newer versions are made in China. I've never cast a Chinese one so I can not comment on those.
It was perhaps 20 years ago when I first bought a 3 Forks 3 wt. It was not well put together like later version, the guides looked "funny" but it was such a great casting rod I could not believe it. Some years later a friend wanted to try fly fishing. I gave him the 3 Forks. As I was trying to show him how to cast with the rod I knew I had made a mistake getting rid of that rod. I bought another. The 3 Forks 3 wt is as good as any 3 wt I have ever cast.