Quote Originally Posted by Bear742
Only one thing would not be different, the grip-still made of 1/2" cork rings glued and turned to one of 4-5 classic shapes. Why hasn't that changed?
Why should it change? Cork is the perfect rod grip material. The reason why foam grips exists is that they are cheaper and have lower labor costs. The manufacturers have been able to fool the non-fly fishing types into believing that foam grips are state-of-the art, but not us.