Softhackle wrote:
Ken you are dead wrong about everything you just wrote.

Well, I disagree of course, but then it wouldn't be the first
time that everything I wrote was dead wrong.

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I can tell you have never
fishied a good custom rod or your opinion would be different, come to
the Penns Clave and I'll show show you a real fly rod. Bruce Fisher

Actually I have fished with what I assume was a good custom rod.
Wayne Knight let me play with a custom made Winston in Wisconsin
one time. Beautiful stick, gorgeous feather inlays, perfect in
every respect, built by Tom Hargrove if I'm not mistaken. I didn't
notice any difference between that Winston and my own factory
Winston except that the custom rod was prettier to look at.

Penn's is not on my calendar, I'm planning to be in Bryson City,
North Cackalacky from May 8-13. Come on down, Wayno's gonna wear
an Illini sweatshirt and buy dinner at the Fryemont. ;-)

--
Ken Fortenberry