now, talk about a bunch of different makers claiming to first with a material...

when it gets right down to who was really first, with a GRAPHITE rod, I would be interested in seeing the answer to this one!! Scott, Thomas&Thomas, Orvis, Fenwick, and a few others all claim to be first...I think that Orvis was the real first but I really don't know. Their 1974 Catalog talks about the all new technology and their website goes after the first title as well...

can't wait to see who the first is, was, or could have beens...

LD