tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9072465054494499379.post2028867914498076212..comments2024-03-26T08:10:31.272-04:00Comments on The Fiberglass Manifesto: First Look - ECHO Glass SeriesCameron Mortensonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04196248115266289872noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9072465054494499379.post-39567816810848624162013-07-22T11:21:35.173-04:002013-07-22T11:21:35.173-04:00gfen...HA... I enjoyed this and thanks for keepin...gfen...HA... I enjoyed this and thanks for keeping us all awake. <br /><br />I trust Tim Rajeff for a couple reasons on this. First, Tim knows glass. He and his brother used to win fly casting competitions on old Fenwicks and other glass fly rods. He's very familiar with what makes glass good.<br /><br />Second, in the pool of moderately priced glass fly rods, offering lengths that are a little different than everyone else does a good job of letting people know that you're offering something not like everyone else. Could an 8' ECHO Glass feel the same as a 7'11" ECHO Glass? Very likely...but I think offering that stands apart from the same lengths and line weights says something too. Cameron Mortensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04196248115266289872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9072465054494499379.post-2351241046530044192013-07-21T14:27:17.075-04:002013-07-21T14:27:17.075-04:00tim rajeff barked, "...and make sure they sta...tim rajeff barked, "...and make sure they stand out," as he walks out of the room after making his final presentation on their new fiberglass lineup.<br /><br />designers, looking at each other, "stand out? jesus, everyone and their mother is coming out with a glass rod... two years ago, that was enough to stand out. now he wants us to make them different."<br /><br />(everyone sits silently)<br /><br />"we could, y'know, make 'em clear?" proffers one guy in the back.<br /><br />"no, some Japanese guy's already doing that."<br /><br />"hey, how about crazy colours, bright red and blues?"<br /><br />"no," the lead fires back, "someone's doing that now, too."<br /><br />"can't do cost, Cabela's has us there."<br /><br />"i know...." heads turn in unison to the speaker, one of the newer guys on the team, "let's just hack an inch or two of each one so we can claim they're specifically designed to fit outstanding holes in your line-up you never knew existed."<br /><br />smiles broke out around the room, and the ECHO glass taper lineup was formed.<br /><br />seriously, what the hell's a 7'10" rod? an inch or two in either direction just really threw it all off that much, eh?gfenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14311779988417045396noreply@blogger.com