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The Metolius Trout Two Hander is a nice little rod...It would give you many years of service on the Water ways of Southern Alberta,BC,Idaho and Montana...as far as FASTER is TIGHTER and FURTHER is really not the case...all you have to do is understand that Alexander Grant (with a Greenheart rod) cast further than any modern day caster with modern day lines and rods simply by understanding what and how it had to happen. The fact that fast is good is a very complex statement. Fast lighter rods like Hardy's Angel are simply unbelievably comfortabe in hand,matched with the correct line casts 120' without without a whimper....but ask it to work overtime and it shutters. There are many light weight rods being manufactured that handle advanced casters well and are not too expensive. These same rods in the hands of New Casters are equally effective as learning and fishing tools...and that is what it is all about..Buy the Porsche after you have learned how to handle the Mustang. The greatest and most complex issue is line combinations..as you will see in Calgary at the Fly Fishing Show.....

My first post on this site and I must say it is good to be here ... we are getting bombarded with RAIN...200 mm of the stuff after a foot of snow...the Rivers are seriously blown out... Over the past 4 or 5 years we have very effectively used the casting pond(S) to demonstrate the spey casts at the shows. But Gordon did hit a nail on the head with several of his welcomed comments...first we perhaps could have a small Spey Gathering ,,,should the Bow be co-operative. Second,I will see what we can do at the building...itself.. Guess who??