Rich G

I had the opportunity to cast a rainshadow a couple months ago. There was nothign wrong with it, I just did not like it. To me it felt a lot like a loomis or a lamiglas. The problem with manufacturers who make mostly gear rods but want some fly rods is that they approach fly rod desighn the way they approach gear rod designs. Because of this all their rods feel about the same.
It is my opinion that a rainshadow would be as good as a loomis or a lamiglas or a low end sage so why spend the extra money for a low end sage. I say either buy top of the line rod from a fly rod manufacturer or buy the cheapest decent rod you can find.