My CFO IV reel that I bought in the early 80s is still my main trout reel, and my Winston 2 piec 4 wt. Purchased at the same time from Kaufmanns gets fished a lot.
They've worked all right for me, the couple of failures I've had were on me. I thought the knot was a little more streamlined than on the surgeons loop.
Thanks for the heads up on the sale. I bought one of those for my wife earlier this year, she loves it. I tried it one night night and it is very comfortable. Plan on buying one for myself with this sale.
Exactly, a blend would be fine. Good for those who want a guaranteed spot, and then the rest for those of us that don't always have our trips figured out 7seven months in advance.