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Hi Paul,

Welcome to the Fiberglass Flyrodders!

You are right, that is a nice little pack rod. The 7½ foot, 4 weight Lami is a board favorite. The 6 piece blank is still available for just over $100. The factory produced Brush Creek Companion rod is no longer sold. The original list was around $200-250 (?). The rod is made from classic Lamiglas E-glass. And yes, the action is smooth and slow, even for glass.

I would peg the used market value of the Lami at $150+, depending on condition. In my unreasonably biased opinion, I would trade the Loomis in a flash. In reality, it depends how much you love that Loomis. If it has great sentimental attachment or you use it all the time, keep it. But if it is a rod that only gets limited use I would make the trade. Make sure all 5 of ferrules on the Lami fit correctly. There should be a slight 1/8-1/4" gap in each ferrule when it is jointed up.


Tom

Trouter2 wrote:

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Gentlemen thank you for your input, the deal is done. ... Hope I am not hooked on fiberglass rods now... Paul

Sorry Paul, once you start fishing good glass rods you are a goner! Especially if you are a cane kind of guy. A good glass rod offers much of the same feel and more durability, but usually for a fraction of the cost.

Tom

Um, do you mean single foot guides? Would it be possible to post a photo? Do they look like those in the photo at the bottom of this post? If so, they are light and they shoot line well. I use them on my rod builds now and I'm unlikely to go back to conventional snakes without a good reason. The ceramic insert single foot guides are well thought of too, but I haven't tried them with a fly rod yet.


Tom