Rene, I am a position to cast a lot of rods and I make a good number of rods. What I can say is, if the rod suits someone then that would be the rod that is best for them. An example, I had a husband and wife student that came out with 800.00 rods they bought for themselves. Will not mention brand names here. They were just starting out. Had one heck of a time trying to teach them to cast. The husband asked about my rod and how easy I was casting it and wanted to try it. In a few minuets he was putting out a real nice line ( catching trout too). My rod was a no name blank that had cheap hardware on it. It is my " throw in the boat" rod. I have a total of 18.00 in that rod and it is my favorite rod. I was able to get a couple more blanks like that and made them both rods. The high priced rods stay in the cases. I do have some quality rods but don't use them. I can't see having a rod that can cast 100' when you are fishing a river that is 35' across or not have the ability to cast the 100' if you wanted to. It seems that people are apologizing for not having high priced rods. Fish with what feel best for you and enjoy it instead worrying about the high price rod you have and might put a scratch on it. If a person has a desire for a fancy rod and can buy one then do so. Just enjoy what you have. Tony [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Rene Zillmann wrote: > I don't fish expensive rods either. Reading and thinking about the > 'unlimited warranty' I came to the conclusion that I pay more for the > warranty/insurance than for the plain rod. As I never had the situation > where I have to take into account the warranty I might have to pay only for > the carelessness of other (well respected) ff-men/women. hmmm..... >
