Hi Art,
Welcome to the board.
Some years back I bought a Fenwick CoFi at closeout from Fishermans Factory Outlet online. A fantastic rod at over 60% off retail. My favorate trout rod.
I don't know why they discontinued the line because they never replaced it with another higher end rod.
The company seems to do well enough with their Berkley, Mitchell, and Abu Garcia products that they don't care much about Fenwick.
The Iron Hawk rods that they have on sale now look to be a very good deal
The simpler the outfit, the more skill it takes to manage it, and the more pleasure one gets in his achievements.
--- Horace Kephart