Conan The Librarian wrote:

Well, if they want to call themselves that, who am I to disagree?
:-) Leaving aside the issue of gear whoredom for a second -- do you
consider a fly rod to be a tool? Do you use the appropriate tool when
faced with a situation where you have a choice?


Yes, but it is a TOOL. For me it's the function that matters. It doesn't
matter who made it, what it's made of, how much it cost etc. etc. What
matters is how well it WORKS. That's why I don't fish my bamboo rod more
than a couple times a year. It can be fun, now and again, but as a TOOL,
it just isn't as good as graphite.

Willi