I've posted here on fiberglass before but will repeat. I bought a nice graphite rod a few years ago after having fished an old Wonderod for more years than I care to admit. After a couple trips I put the new rod in the closet and it hasn't come out since. My Wonderod is model 708 in the seven foot variety. It was bought in the early 70's and has a great butt section that allows you to put the screws to the bigger smallies in fast water and still a fairly decent tip. I think I'll fish it to my grave. I plan on going to Canada and do some big nothern fishing in a few years but will get a bigger rod for that only because I wouldn't want to damage my good rod.