The rod your looking at is so much better than anything you could buy for any price 30 years ago. with that said, any one of us could if we realy wanted to, and it was realy important to us, save and buy a 1000.00 rod. I don't and will never buy the story (it is all I can afford) aint you worth the best? Think about that. Is fly fishing your true love. The best is less than 4 nights on town. ONE NIGHT FOR SOME!

Rich