{Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Re: Fiberglass Rod Recommendations

I'll be interested in responses too.  It's about the right time of year for me to read the fly rod magazines to learn which rods "let you spend your valuable time working the water - not being worked over by your rod!" and so forth.  

I have a pile of oily rags and a lighter -- I just need to know what I need to buy, and what I need to set on fire. If you guys don't read the magazines, you're living in a junk-rod, fantasy world!

No seriously, glass rods are interesting and I'd like to cast a few.  Hopefully someone who isn't an idiot will respond to this -- ;)  

Gene

On Monday, December 9, 2013 8:26:30 AM UTC-5, James Ovelmen wrote:

I was hoping to get some recommendations on the new fiberglass rods that have been coming out. I am planning on getting one for my dad as a Christmas present. He is the guy that has everything and if he sees something he wants he just buys it, so shopping can be tough. But he doesn't have any fiberglass rods, at least no new ones. I think he might like one, because after 20 years of being too nervous to try use them for fear of breaking, we have started to fish his bamboo rods. I was thinking a fiberglass rod with a warranty would give some of that bamboo feel with none of the risk.

Unfortunately, I have had trouble tracking down fiberglass rods in person to try and cast them myself, so I figured I would throw it to the group and see if I could get some recommendations. Specifically, I am interested in the Echo Glass, Reddington Butterstick, and possibly the Orvis superfine glass. I was hoping to spend about $250 or less. The rod would basically be for just messing around with while trout fishing, but it would be great if it could throw small poppers for bluegills also. If you have casted or fished with any of these rods or other new glass rods you believe a I should be considering please let me know. Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

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