What is Glass: There are two types of fiberglass fabric used to create fly rods. E-Glass and S-Glass.

Why Choose E-Glass: E-Glass is an older generation glass and is known as Electric Glass. It was used as an insulator. E-Glass fibers have relatively low elastic moduli when compared to other reinforcements. In addition, E-Glass fibers are susceptible to creep and creep equals stress and eventual rupture. Don't get me wrong there's nothing wrong with E-Glass and in fact we believe that these type rods have the closest action to a bamboo rod feel without the weight of bamboo. Its often called the poor man's bamboo.

Why Choose S-Glass: S-Glass or HS High Strength glass was made as a structural glass used mostly in Aerospace. S-glass is stiffer and stronger than E-glass, and has better resistance to fatigue and creep. Even though its strong it still provides some of the soft feel of the E-Glass. It is, in our opinion, a higher quality glass that's really fun to catch fish with.

1. HS-Glass is a superior material and much harder to acquire as a manufacturer and also much more expensive than E-Glass.
    
2. HS-Glass with a higher modulus it is stronger which means the rods are lighter than e-glass. These rods  are a strong competitor of Carbon Fiber in strength Vs. weight.  Also, the HS-Glass performance allows for a faster tip recovery speed than E-Glass does. This means crisper and longer more accurate casts than the same rod made of E-Glass. Of course S-glass is not as forgiving as E when mistakes are made.

Whether you choose S-or E-Glass, It's all about the feel and the feeling you get when casting and catching fish.  Overall glass blanks are a light, smooth casting, slower action blank that allows a fisherman to feel his way through their casts and the subtle takes of a below surface hit.

What is Graphite or Carbon: Graphite/Carbon  is a naturally occurring form of crystalline carbon. It is a native element mineral found in metamorphic and igneous rocks. Graphite is a mineral of extremes. It is extremely soft, cleaves with very light pressure, and has a very low specific gravity which makes it an excellent option as a high performance stiff but light weight type fly rod.

Why Choose Graphite/Carbon:  Graphite/Carbon fiber is stiff, strong and very light and as a result facilitated the production of fast-actioned rods that had fast recovery. It is stiff because its fibers do not stretch easily and as a result carbon fiber rods when bent reach a point where they ‘lock up’ (the more they are bent the harder it is to bend them any further). For this reason we believe that these rods are more prone to breakage under severe stress. When casting this type of rod it is capable of producing very tight loops and very high line speed with a reduced risk of tailing loops & energy sapping ripples passing down the line due to poor damping of rod vibrations at the end of the casting stroke. In our opinion these type rods are great for casting in windy conditions or for reaching longer casting lengths needed for reaching weary fish on big rivers, lakes, bays and oceans. They also have minimal forgiveness for casting mistakes making these rods much more difficult to use at any level. The casting timing is incredibly different between Graphite/Carbon than with Glass and Bamboo. The latter is much more forgiving.

Why Choose Bamboo: To fish a bamboo fly rod is all about the experience and feeling you get from using a naturally crafted material made by our creator. The original design and construction techniques of these rods  have changed very little in the last hundred plus years. What would you rather have, a fine crafted piece of furniture made of wood or a synthetic one made by a big box store? There is a lot of a gratification that comes from their beauty, craftsmanship, and ease of casting. Those feelings are especially compounded when you build or restore one then use it on the water with a fly that you tied. Every casting aspect of a Bamboo rod is elegant and smooth. They have a slow casting motion so their timing is much easier to manage. Bamboo rods are often described as having a much "sweeter smoother" feel than today's modern rods. It's my go to on small creeks, streams and small rivers where shorter rods are used. The negative to Bamboo is its heavier weight, so shorter rods are more desirable. Swinging a 9' or longer rod for 8 or more hours can be daunting especially when you over 50.