These rods are designed to optimally cast shooting heads & are equally at home with short belly Spey lines. This is the most recent development in two-hand casting ; a much faster, shorter stroke using the lower h&. These rods help you generate high line speed & give you great shooting distance casts. With a fast action taper, these rods let you make overhead false casts, generating the highest line speed possible. Features Built on Proprietary GLX graphite Blackns REC nickel titanium recoil guides Exquisitely crafted Portuguese cork handle Special composite cork end-cap Exclusive offset-oval sculptured barrel reel seat Ivory style insert engraved with a fly graphic