I'm glad this is only a question being posed and not something that is ever going to happen. If so, then that means I would have to go out and purchase a graphite rod more akin to the fiberglass feel. Although I have more than several graphite rods, most of these are on the stiff end and best for casting distance rather than for touch ... like my Loomis rods. For some reason, I usually find myself taking out my Albright GP 9' 5-6. Even though it is an inch shorter because of an argument it had with a rottweiller/shepherd I still find it comfortable. My LL Bean Travel Series 4 weight can cast delicately enough but it's still not fiberglass.

I like glass. Glass is fun to cast and fun to build. However, if I couldn't ever fish a glass rod again I wouldn't give them another thought. There are SO many nice rods out there to fish. I have two Heddon cane rods I fish as often as I can. A #14 (Thorobred) and a #17 (Black Beauty). Both 8 1/2', both 2F, but one's a 5wt and the other's a 6. A 7 1/2 foot cane rod I built 15 years ago from an A J Thramer blank. A Dickerson 7612 taper. All three great rods. Graphite? Back about 1989 or 90 Walton Powell was building his Hexagraphs and trying to get people to try them. As soon as I heard about them I got on the phone, tracked him down, and ordered an 8' med fast 4/5wt blank. Cost me $225. A lot of money for me back then but if I could only have one flyrod my Hexagraph would be the one. Built some nice St Croixs too. If I couldn't fish glass ... but I can and I do. I also fish cane and graphite. Bottom line is "I fish".

My first choice would be T&T Paradigm ... I have them from 1 wt to 7 wt ... simply sublime . I recently spoke with T&T and Paradigm is available on special order even though it is no longer listed at the website.

Second option would be the original Diamondback ... the 7'9" 3 wt is perfection with a peach dt line .

Third would be Winston WT and LT .

Another vote for Scott Gs & Winston IM6s. My 9 foot 3 weight IM6 is not a good 3 weight but is a delight with 4 and 5 weight lines. Just too many good rods & only a hundred days to fish each year.

Richard

Diamondback Classic Trout rods.

Hexagraph fly rods.

If my glass was unavailable, my bamboos would fill in masterfully. For a change of pace, I could go to my Sages, zxl and z axis. I still chase stripers in the surf with a 9wgt Scott STS.
It would also be a good excuse to buy two Rise Fishing IM6 Green series medim action rods, in 4 and 6wgt. If you are unfamiliar with Rise Fishing, they are a new company with a very nice line up of rods for fresh and salt, and perhaps the best bang for the buck in graphite. For example, the Green series is $99 and there is a 15% on line discount for the next week or so. Nice Folks,nice rods,nice prices. Check them out. Even Bob might mellow out with one of these grrraphits

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I've recently been fishing a Diamondback Classic Trout 4/5 4pc. I've had other classic trout rods that were not as nice, but this one is marvelous. It fishes everything but the tightest creeks and handles both a 4wt and a 5 wt with ease.

While I really like the FF806, I haven't found a 9' glass 6wt to compare with the Sage LL-690 or the T&T 906-3 PA.

Hardy Sovereign, T&T Paradigm, ScottG, Older T&T named rods. - The funny thing about graphite rods is that I seldom get along with the line rating and often find myself up or down lining.

well before I found out how much fun fishing glass is... I was catching fish on my vt2 5wt and ct classic 4wt
fun rods to fish

there were many good IM6 rods made, and should count Powell among them.

The reason my first post 5 years ago showed my Fisher Sterling combo, 8'10" plus 6'9", was because this was my go-to rod for Alaska to TX hill country for 15 years.

For longer than that, Powell Silver Creek 4/5wt was my go-to trout rod. (Also had a 7'6" Fullflex A)

For smaller streams and creeks;

Graphite - 1984 Orvis 7'11" 4wt.

Bamboo - 1970 Leonard Duracane 7' 2/2 4wt. green wrap