Ken Abrames flyrod question????

[Roger]

Swimmer, you might want to try one before buying. Aside from the above posts, I never heard of anyone liking it. No one that I know that tried one liked it - including me.

It too reminded me of an old fiberglass rod. Too slow and too heavy. No way I'd want to cast any of my old FG rods all day either, though it makes my 1950s Wonderrod seem like a cannon by comparison.

[steelhead]

Hey Roger, Well said, that's great advice! The rod is definately different that the generation of rods that's out there today. You either like it or you don't. Definately requires a slower casting stroke and cadence than the hi energy fast action rods of today.

I grew up on the "old" rods and still like the feel of that kind of casting stroke.

[SAXATILUS]

Roger is right, You will want to try it first it is not for everyone, and Ken will be the first one to tell you that. You would be welcome to try mine anytime. Once I learned to let the rod do the work it is sweet to cast. If your a talented caster wich I am not, throwing the whole line is not a problem. But fly fishing is more than casting and the rod is designed for a certain style of fishing. In my opinion it cant be beat for presentation and ability to land big fish, the rod has a ton of backbone.