I've heard similar comments about my glass rods. I ran into an old friend on a creek one day, and I had a couple of my glass rods with me. He said he had wondered about glass, so I suggested he try out my Diamondglass 7' 3 piece 3 weight. We went down to a little low water bridge to try it out. While making short casts, he remarked at how smooth it was. He started trying to lengthen his cast and began to struggle, trying to throw it harder and harder. He remarked on how difficult it was to get any distance. I showed him that he was putting too much force into it and that if he just let the rod do more of the work, he could get the distance he wanted. He has since obtained four glass rods. I am amazed that with all the fanfare glass has been receiving lately the majority of flyfishers still consider glass to be obsolete.

Larry