Hi Ed - I had that exact rod and was disappointed with it - it was too fast for my taste. I prefer the Steffen Brothers rods - much slower. Cheers - Alec

Hi - had one of these rods also and same conclusion as the others - did not like it. If you have the chance cast it before you buy it.

The honey colored Lamiglas brush creek for $150 you speak of, please tell me more.

Thanks,
Ed
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Ed/ 2 Tip - other rods to consider for your application might be the Diamondglass (variety of 2 and 3 piecers at $295), Dave Lewis (www.performanceflyrods.com) and the Spring Creek Series at Lamiglas that replaced the old honey colored Brush Creeks.

There may be a few of the factory honeys around, but they were 2 lines ago. The Blue Ridge, mostly glass, were the in-between line - they were black.

If you have a builder buddy, the old honey blanks and some of the newer ones may still be available.

Dave Lewis builds an impeccable stick, and he has a number of honey colored glass rods that I think are on the Brush Creek blanks.

I have a bunch of glasses, mostly in the 7-8', 3-5wt range, and the 7'#3 honey and the 7'#4 DG are very versatile and sweet sticks. I have a 10piece (! - no typo) honey 7'6"4wt and that amazingly casts almost the same as the 2, 3 and 6 piece varieties.

Dave goes to the mid-Atlantic shows where you can test drive the product. He usually brings a few dozen of all his work. He and wife LuAnn are a pleasure to know and deal with.

Have fun zeroing in on the stick.