I have in the neighborhood of 20 vintage glass rods
Contrary to popular opinion, they were not all the same quality or the same action.
My first glass rod was a POS Conolon. I still have it but it's not worth using.
I then graduated to a Lamiglas that my father built for me in '72. Big difference.
Now-a-days, I'm more likely to be fishing a Phillipson or a JKFisher as anything else (Hardy used Fisher blanks) although there's a Garcia 9wt has been getting quite a work-out lately.
It's not nostalgia with me, I had some quality glass rods when graphite came along so I never fully made the switch
Last edited by dudley; 11-15-2015 at 05:51 PM.
The simpler the outfit, the more skill it takes to manage it, and the more pleasure one gets in his achievements.
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