Alfred W. Miller, known to all as Sparse Grey Hackle, and known for
the fine H.L. Leonard and Garrison split bamboo fly rods he fished,
was not a fan of modern fly rod technology.

"Sparse," one fellow member joked recently at the Angler's Club, "when
are you going to fish fiberglass?"

The old man took a thoughtful swallow of straight Laphroaig, a
special pot-still whiskey so strong it numbs the tongue. "I'll fish
fiberglass," Sparse muttered behind his steel rimmed spectacles, "the
morning after some concertmaster plays a concerto at Carnegie Hall on
a plastic violin!"

from Ernest G. Schwiebert, _Trout_ - 1975