the problem is that most rods are overbuilt to avoid warranty issues because the fact of the matter is that the things people normally do with their rods should break them! rod abuse is rampant among salmon and steelhead fishermen ( bass fishermen too)
I don't fish Gary's rods because i cannot afford them but if he is building rods that perform because they are not overbuilt I applaud him. I wish lamiglas would do the same but I understand why they don't. If they did people would constantly break them even worse than they already do..
We need a massive retraining campaign to teach people what a rod can realistically do and not do. if people would stop abusing their rods manufacturers could make much better products.