Thank you for the generous offers. I’m heading to Canadaweek after next so I’m afraid that with my preparations for that trip it willnot get any use prior to the end of the month. I am excited to tangle with somePike and hopefully Muskie with my 9# up there but I don’t think the 3# would beadequate for most of the species I will be hunting while up there. The smalliesup there put up quite a fight compared to our lazy warm water LMB’s. Againthank you for the offers, I will get back with you if I find myself in aposition where I can get some use out of one of your rods. I have been curiousabout the difference between graphite and glass, I probably will take you up onthat offer when I have time to take advantage of it. As for budget, fishingrods are tools for me. I understand that a tool can also be a work of art but Iam not looking to spend more than $500 on a complete setup (rod, reel, andline). As for size, I plan to stick with fairly small flies with this rod, Ihave the 5# for larger flies and poppers. I didn’t mention above, my biggestconcern when considering length for this new rod is the wind. It seems to bewindy 8 days a week, which is a slight improvement to the Kansas I left when Imoved here. I plan to use this rod from my canoe and the bank.
Thanks for the feedback, keep it coming.