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LAMIGLAS FL 843 E GLASS FLY
Posted by: larry pirrone (---.los-angeles-51-53rs.ca.dial-access.att.net)
Date: December 08, 2004 04:31PM

i have built two of these blanks. the 6'6" 3pc 3wt and the 7'6" 2 pc 4 wt. i am now considering the 7' 3wt version. the question i have is this. does anyone here have experience with the 7' 3wt? they have a
2 pc and a 3pc. is there a performance difference between the 2 pc
and three 3 pc in the 7' version. i have heard that the 2pc version of the 6'6" tends to be too soft for some tastes. opinions and experiences would be appreciated specific to the 7' er. thanks, larry

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Re: LAMIGLAS FL 843 E GLASS FLY
Posted by: larry pirrone (---.ontrca.adelphia.net)
Date: December 09, 2004 06:25AM

hmmm. guess i was not too clear. these are the honey colored e glass fly blanks. i know some of you have buit this rod. larry

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Re: LAMIGLAS FL 843 E GLASS FLY
Posted by: Bill Moschler (---.ag.utk.edu)
Date: December 09, 2004 08:16AM

I have a 7', 3 wt. Problem is I have not built it yet, so I don't know for sure how it will be. I can say that in just looking at it and flexing it it seems to be almost perfect. I built one of the 8.5', 5 wts and I just don't like it a whole lot. I think littler rods do better in fiberglas.

One reason I have not built the little lamiglas is that I built a 7', 3 wt diamondback classic trout graphite first. I just don't need another small rod after that one. It works well up close and can push out a lot of line and has a little backbone for bigger fish too. Then I bought a bamboo 7.5' 4 wt. It is a very versitle rod too. I think both are better than the glass for my use.

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Re: LAMIGLAS FL 843 E GLASS FLY
Posted by: larry pirrone (---.los-angeles-59-60rs.ca.dial-access.att.net)
Date: December 09, 2004 12:07PM

bill, we all suffer from the problem you are describing. too many rods.
i am always looking for "nurvana". i have built the 6'6" three wt and it is very nice, but it is a TWO wt rod for sure. very nice dry fly presentation out to about 35 feet and also up close. i do have a 7'9"
st croix legend ultra in three wt. it is a little long for some of the streams i fish so i was thinking that the lami would fullfill that role nicely. is your lami blank a 2pc or a three pc?

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Re: LAMIGLAS FL 843 E GLASS FLY
Posted by: Bill Moschler (---.ag.utk.edu)
Date: December 09, 2004 02:23PM

It was a $35 close out from Clemmens. I think it is a 4 piece, but right now I am not sure. I will build it at some time, but not right now.

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Re: LAMIGLAS FL 843 E GLASS FLY
Posted by: Paul Abbott (---.client.comcast.net)
Date: December 09, 2004 09:50PM

Larry,
I have built the 7' 3wt. on this blank. I don't have any of the others for comparison but I can say that this is my favorite rod to fish with. It doesn't cast thebest, doesn't feel the best, isn't the most sensitive rod I own etc.... but it fishes the best. In small stream settings you'll be able to make all the goofy little casts that are needed to catch fish. I used REC's Recoil snakes and stripper on this rod. I love it !
Paul

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Re: LAMIGLAS FL 843 E GLASS FLY
Posted by: larry pirrone (---.ontrca.adelphia.net)
Date: December 10, 2004 07:28PM

thanks paul, i ordered the blank.

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