Another cool use for flax, that from ancient times has had countless uses. However...
"the most environmental, great material that was ever made into a fishing rod"... "joining the environmental movement to save the fish..."
resin coated flax linen cloth ......................... or hand crafted bamboo
I do wish them well and would also like to hear how they cast, and especially how they fish.
My response to their rather silly "environmental marketing" hyperbole was snarky but I still like my 9' 6 wt gold-scripted Gary Loomis Signature IMX rod a lot and want to see Gary and a local company do well.Uhm, doesn't flax stop being a natural fiber when it's "resin impregnated?" As Brian alluded to, it's like as if Gary has forgotten bamboo, that long used rod making natural fiber. Even so, I would be interested in casting one of these linen rods.
Wow, now that I re-read the descriptions it says graphite, doh!I think the Gamma Beta rods are graphite.
don't most folks still use glues and coatings (even some impregnated with whatever) on their bamboo?Yeah, what's the manufacturing process vs other materials. Bamboo will win out every time!
Looks like it. Linen blanks are $400.I am wondering if any of the current offerings have linen. IMHO really hard to tell looking at the website.