Well thanks to "tonemike" for selling me one of his FF756s for big trout & dollies and "bulldog" for helping me pick out a fine glass rod for Salmon, this year's Alaska trip will be graphite free ... well I guess I'll still bring the plastic with for back-ups
Really not sure WHY I've used graphite for the last decade up there ... , but switching to fiberglass is better later than not at all I guess ...
The 756 ballances PERFECT with my Thompson 100 and the Hardy Richard Walker 9 ft 3 inch will work great with the Old Bogdan.
I just got the 756 in the mail today but I was very impressed with how well I could roll cast it from our entry way into the living room (I was home with a sick kid ... and yes, my wife was not home to see me casting in the house). Can't wait to get the Fenwick out on the water in a few weeks to break it in before our annual trip the fist week in August.
What would be suggestions on what to do with the new in wrapper extension butt for the Hardy ... take it out and dirty it up, or sand the rest of the grip?
Thanks to all that had suggestions for rods ... you guys are GREAT!
Mark B
aka turtledoc
"Never Underestimate the Tenacity of an Angry Chum! "