On Mon, 06 Mar 2006 18:32:08 GMT, Ken Fortenberry
wrote:

DOH !! I forgot, I too have a garden stake from the
Gehrke bamboo experiment. It's crap.

While I agree, I also think you are overreacting; after all, you never
saw #11 and #12. d;o)

When Peter Collin was at the house, we cast some canes on the grass.
He showed me flaws in the Gehrke that aren't as obvious as most, and
there were too many to list here. I didn't like the feel or cast of
the rod, but it could be used to catch fish.