Quote Originally Posted by Lotech View Post
I just saw a real pretty 7 foot, 3 piece, 3 weight fiberglass fly rod for sale. They want $700 including shipping. Is it nice looking? YES! Is it probably a work of art? YES! But it's fiberglass. I thought the resurgence of fiberglass was going to make fly fishing more affordable. I feel like I'm being left behind. Even the fiberglass blanks to build a decent fly rod start at around $200. I guess I'm looking for canned tuna in a mahi mahi market.
Hi. I built myself a 3/4 wt., 9', 2-piece rod. I paid $25 for the blank, and all total, about $75 for the entire rod. And, you know what, it's my favorite dry fly rod. It's a moderate flex blank, too slow for the fast action rod users of today I suppose, but it also allows me to fish nymphs on 6X tippet in skinny water. I just love the thing. I know, I would'nt have believed it either until I fished it.