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Frank Reid wrote:

I won't go into the brilliance displayed by cross-posting and following
up a thread thats been dead for 3 months just to be an asshole (took you
that long to come up with that witty reparte?), so, I'll just ask, have
you ever tried one?
ADG makes the sweetest rod I've ever cast in my life.

Hi Frank. How long have you had your ADG? I *LOVE* my adg 7/8 titan.
It is many times better casting than my 9 weight tfo professional.

I am wondering tho, does the powell tiburon 2 cast similiarly to the
adg? What about the tfo titanium? (ticr)? The one disadvantage with
the adg is that warranty repairs cost $60, while with TFO it is like
$25.

Other than that, I recommend that EVERYONE RUN!! to your local fly
fishing show and try a adg titan!!

When you get
little time on the water, a rod such as this can mitigate some of the
more subtle casting errors one makes. You don't want to spend your
precious fishing time fixing these. Thats one of the marketing schemas
behind many higher priced rods. Its not bad, because most of us are not
able to fish 200 days a year and spend hour after hour casting in a
current just to get the techniques down right.
Following your theory, I should take an old broom handle and a garden
hose reel on the stream because the fish don't care.
The ADG is not pretty, far from it. It won't be recognized like one of
the big names of T&T or Powell. You don't get the nose in the air
attitude because you've got a rod that everyone recognizes as very
expensive. Mine cost me $240.