For those who are curious about glass rods, check into the Fiberglass Flyrodders forum. I fished graphite for years, then I picked up a Winston WT 8' 4 weight, and discovered I really liked a slower action rod. This eventually led me to trying glass. As mentioned previously, some of the old glass rods had a great action, while some were dogs. I have some old vintage rods that will cast with the best of the graphites, such as Hardy JET or an old Hardy Perfection (not the one Byron is talking about). The Perfection he is talking about is a very slow smooth action. I recently attended an outing of flyfishers here in southern Oklahoma, and let some of the guys try a few glass rods. Everybody that tried my 8' 3/4 weight Steffen was amazed at the way it cast. I have about 25 glass rods, and am trying manfully to resist buying more.

Larry