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Comment by Walt Foreman on July 27, 2013 at 10:12am

Thanks, Jen!  Chris, this one is fiberglass.  There has been a pretty significant revival of interest in fiberglass among fly rodders in recent years; they tend to be easier to cast, easier to feel the loading on the backcast than graphite. There's even a forum dedicated to fiberglass fly rods, fiberglassflyrodders.com.

Comment by chris kowaleski on July 27, 2013 at 10:03am

Ah nice, is it fiberglass or graphite?

Comment by Jen Nayfly on July 27, 2013 at 9:07am

Beautiful work! My dad was a master woodworker among other things so I really appreciate wood!

Comment by Walt Foreman on July 27, 2013 at 8:11am

It's a 5-weight, Chris.  Should be pretty good for popping bugs and sponge-rubber spiders.

Comment by chris kowaleski on July 27, 2013 at 6:16am

And I'll have to second what Bruce said.

Comment by chris kowaleski on July 27, 2013 at 6:14am

Oh wow this is INCREDIBLE Walt!! What weight is it?

Comment by Walt Foreman on July 26, 2013 at 9:48pm

Thanks, Tony!  I was blessed to be able to make it for you.

Comment by Tony Livingston on July 26, 2013 at 7:16pm

I don't have a fly rod from Walt, but I have one of his custom spinning rods built on a flyrod blank...and I can attest to its sensitivity, and its ability to put a miniscule jig, or popper out further than any off the shelf rod I own. Walt was willing to take my idea of a rod fabricated primarily for slow fall presentations, and make it a reality. It's an absolute blast to tie into a big BG with it.

Comment by Walt Foreman on July 26, 2013 at 7:14pm

Thanks, Bruce, I'm honored!

Comment by Bruce Condello on July 26, 2013 at 5:19pm

Probably the best I've ever seen in my life.

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