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Hello all, I just found this forum and I look forward to communicating with all of you here and perhaps learning a thing or two. I am a lifelong fly fisherman and I live in Albuquerque, NM. I found this forum because I just bought my first glass rod and I love the way it feels! It loads slowly and is very predictable and has a smoothness that I find very relaxing, almost Zen like in nature. I anticipate fishing with this rod in the small streams of Northern New Mexico and Southwest Colorado. I am interested to know of the experiences of all here with glass rod fly fishing compared to fishing with graphite rods. Regards, Kix

Hello Paul, I happened to be perusing the fly rod rack at the local Sportsman's Warehouse when I saw what appeared to be a new split cane rod. As it turns out it was an inexpensive WW Grigg GLASS rod that was made to look like a cane rod. I thought to myself "Clever marketing...but who wants a GLASS rod?" Then I picked it up. Voila! It had a feel unlike any of my many graphite rods...it felt like...lo and behold...a split cane rod without the weight! The price was reasonable so I thought "What the heck...I'll give it a try. This rod is a 5/6 weight 8'6" rod that is about 90% glass with some percentage of graphite. It has a laminated wood reel seat and fairly decent hardware. I took it home and quickly put my vintage Battenkill on it and stood out under the street light in front of my house in 40 degree weather for over an hour! I couldn't believe that this El Cheapo rod could feel so smooth, so rythmic, so excellent in my hand! It took just a couple of casts to get myself accustomed to the slower loading and the longer wait on the back cast, but within minutes I was turning over the most incredibly smooth flowing loops that just seemed to float in mid air. I had tied a small piece of yarn to the end of my leader and I wanted to test myself for accuracy. I went inside and emerged with an old frisbee for a target. I put the frisbee near the curb about 40 feet in front of me and on the first cast the bit of yarn floated down smack dab in the center of it like a snowflake! I was able to do this over and over again! Astonishing! Now from what I have read here over the last two hours, it seems that most of the folks here are into vintage glass rods. I'm sure that there will be some purists who will smirk at my new "quasi" glass rod. That's OK...I understand. I have to say that if nothing else, this experience has opened my eyes to the world of glass rods. I'm sure that I will be looking for previously overlooked examples at yard sales and pawn shops from now on. And to those purists out there...go to your local sports shop and pick up one of these inexpensive Grigg rods...you might be pleasantly surprised. Oh and Paul...if you ever find yourself in this neck of the woods, give me a shout...I know some great little Brookie pools where nobody goes...pristine and unforgettable! Kix

Thanks Cameron!

Here are some images from one of my favorite places in Southwest Colorado.










Kix

Hello Cofisher!,

Sure friend! You show me some of your spots and I'll show you some of mine. Recently I've had some good days a couple of miles up Elk Creek. It's a backpack in, backpack out fishing trip, but you'll have a whole section of streamm to yourself all day and there are four species in one stretch...Cutthroats, Rainbows, Brookies and Browns! It's a nice little stream that runs through several meadows where stream access is easy and the fish haven't had chicken sized flies thrown at them all summer. It's hard to find though...you won't find it on a map unless you already know your way around. Look me up when your planning a trip to this area and I'll hook you up...pardon the pun!

Kix