Panther Martins are a very good spinner too. I just looked at my box of spinners and a size 4 Panther Martin falls right in between a size 1 or 2 Vibrax. I like the all black P.M.'s. They work more gooder some times.
Me, I'm a long rod kind of guy. I like the extra length even on smaller streams. It easier to reach out with your arm to control the retrieve. Short rods are fun too though.
I want to go fishin' now. The streams are finally in shape here after the melt off, rain and flooding earlier this year.
I sent off a rod to Orvis that needed the tip replaced and I'm waiting to try it out for the first time ever. I got it waaaay back in the 80's from a hard up druggie that lived in my apartment complex for basically nothing. He sold me all his fishing gear for $50.00 including the broken Orvis rod, reel and line, a tackle box and a couple of other fishing poles.
It's a 7'9" 2wt. It should be perfect for dry flies and midges on the smaller creeks around here.
