Placed an order for the Shu-Fly 4 piece 10 foot 8 weight on Amazon for $89.63 + free shipping! Comes with two options for butt sections. A switch and single. Also a rod tube. I can't wait to try it out. First day out will be October the 4th!

I usually choose  rods to cast to salmon, not for  "tossing heavy rigs". Might look at those rods as good for illegal lifting. The classic white Shakespeare Wonderod is lots cheaper and just as effective for that method. But so is a broom. Getting a perfectly loaded cast that snaps across the river and begins a good swing after a mend. The fly dances in the upper mid column and enrages a salmon. Fish ON!  That's what makes it all worth it. Not sticking a fish in the side or ripping a line into its mouth.
  Good luck with the new stick, SCA. 
 

I think  Chartist throws out the bait and we generally bite it.
Think he has a  sense of humor-.

Yeah he's a comedian, in a low, snagging kind of way.

   Surprised we didn't hear about the 1000.00 rod and all the money he bestows upon Pulaski when he graces it with his presence after his long trip from Ohio. Hopefully the time comes he gets a nice public intoxication fine or something else and then hw can make a nice donation to the local government.

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   Surprised we didn't hear about the 1000.00 rod and all the money he bestows upon Pulaski when he graces it with his presence after his long trip from Ohio. Hopefully the time comes he gets a nice public intoxication fine or something else and then hw can make a nice donation to the local government.

I hefty fine for his fishing technique would be good!