I have been a member here on Fiberglass Fly Rodders Since the beginning.
When we started this site there were very few of us true fiberglass enthusiasts it has been very interesting to say the least to watch the fiberglass re-evolution as I call it .
I guess that means we are not such odd balls now.
It seems every rod maker on the planet has wanted in on our passion with so many new faces claiming to be lovers of fiberglass.
The material is really the best material for fly rods in my opinion and I truly love the sweet almost hypnotic feel of a well designed and made fiberglass fly rod in my hands.
I am a full time rod maker and engineer by profession and work with all materials ,I hold a deep passion for Bamboo rods as well but admittedly am a bit of a snob when it comes to bamboo and only seek the finest obtainable for my personal use.
My work with Graphite is mostly by request and special order although I do like some of the slower Graphite blanks they are far and few between though .
Again these are my personal preferences and observances.
I have watched this site evolve and grow with some level of apprehension as the site has grown it has lost many of the original members and the closeness we once shared.
I guess this is what you call progress but it is hard to see and except that, I still miss the exchanges we once shared .
We have some folks that felt for some reason that we needed to expand the site and they invited every warm body they could find to join our ranks.
I used to welcome every new member and so did the rest of us I don't see the warm welcomes that were exchanged now only a few welcomes are extended and they are always from the same people, I have stopped the practice myself.
It's hard to keep track of all the new people and I actually find myself only reading the post of the people I remember from the beginning.
Things have gotten very redundant very few truly new topics and many times the topic at hand has already be addressed sometimes several times if you look back to the old posts you will see what I am talking about.
I will continue to do my best to help my fellow fiberglass fly rodder and if you have a question feel free to shoot me a message I will be only glad to help that hasn't changed.
I have changed my profile or should I say started a new one after over 1000 posts as Andymanyankee I decided to make some changes as well and a new user name seemed to be appropriate.
Tight Lines and Fiberglass Loops
Andy M
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