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I'm stealing this idea from a thread on another board... thought it was kind of an interesting idea...
I have a few rods that I have very real attachment to, and some that have captured my curiosity... and thinking about it I tend to quietly describe them from an emotional perspective to myself... not so much a classification of character, more about the relationship (man, you can tell it's the middle of winter, eh?).
790 SP, my first real love in fly rods, has showed me so many things, and caught so many beautiful fish... my last and only remaining 2pc (graphite anyway), a lifetime rod.
586-4 SLT, my go to, like a best friend who you know so well you never have to think about your interaction, everything is automatic, smooth, it just is... the friend you like to have with you when you have no idea what you might be getting into.
690-4 SLT, another best friend, similar to his little brother but more robust in situations that call for a more bold approach.
8'6"4wt BIIx, a very dynamic and exciting affair, surprising, blows me away every time I use it. Sometimes it feels like I have fished it forever, sometimes it allows me to do things I don't expect to pull off... probably one of the very best all around trout rods every built.
389-5 (and previously a 389-4) SLT, my meditation, my mentor of 'smooth', a bit fickle but gracious beyond any other to date.
376-3 SP, elegant, soft spoken and delicate, but yet dynamic... a strange fit, somewhere in between.
6'6" 3wt Double L, my new curiosity, very three dimensional characteristics for a short light line rod... and the first departure from 'premium' genes in many years.
I have unfortunately created a void regarding glass and boo in the current collection, but like all things that will eventually change again. The rest of the pile in comparison to those above are just some very nice fishing 'poles'.
I look forward to targeting a lot of my time on the water this year to the lighter line rods... and still have to figure out what gaps to explore with my pro form this year (2 rods)... Thinking of giving the Z-Axis another try in a different 5 or 6 wt config., and a ZXL, probably a 480... then there is that whole spey thing... there are much worse things to lose sleep over ;-)
TL's~
I have a few rods that I have very real attachment to, and some that have captured my curiosity... and thinking about it I tend to quietly describe them from an emotional perspective to myself... not so much a classification of character, more about the relationship (man, you can tell it's the middle of winter, eh?).
790 SP, my first real love in fly rods, has showed me so many things, and caught so many beautiful fish... my last and only remaining 2pc (graphite anyway), a lifetime rod.
586-4 SLT, my go to, like a best friend who you know so well you never have to think about your interaction, everything is automatic, smooth, it just is... the friend you like to have with you when you have no idea what you might be getting into.
690-4 SLT, another best friend, similar to his little brother but more robust in situations that call for a more bold approach.
8'6"4wt BIIx, a very dynamic and exciting affair, surprising, blows me away every time I use it. Sometimes it feels like I have fished it forever, sometimes it allows me to do things I don't expect to pull off... probably one of the very best all around trout rods every built.
389-5 (and previously a 389-4) SLT, my meditation, my mentor of 'smooth', a bit fickle but gracious beyond any other to date.
376-3 SP, elegant, soft spoken and delicate, but yet dynamic... a strange fit, somewhere in between.
6'6" 3wt Double L, my new curiosity, very three dimensional characteristics for a short light line rod... and the first departure from 'premium' genes in many years.
I have unfortunately created a void regarding glass and boo in the current collection, but like all things that will eventually change again. The rest of the pile in comparison to those above are just some very nice fishing 'poles'.
I look forward to targeting a lot of my time on the water this year to the lighter line rods... and still have to figure out what gaps to explore with my pro form this year (2 rods)... Thinking of giving the Z-Axis another try in a different 5 or 6 wt config., and a ZXL, probably a 480... then there is that whole spey thing... there are much worse things to lose sleep over ;-)
TL's~
