OMG - NEW 7'9" #3 GLX Whisper Creek! 17Oct13

I came home today and G.Loomis had "repaired" my 12 year old 7' #3 GLX (thoughtfully given me by my lovely wife). Recall I biffed down a waterfall in RMNP and busted the tip. The repair was that they sent a brand new Whisper Creek rod, $635 value; it's their latest ultra-light design derived from GLX StreamDance Presentation rods. It's gorgeous and exactly what I'd have replaced my other #3 with if I'd had to so do. Awesome burl reel seat insert, brown anodized seat, cool olive color and the finest tips in the industry for ultra casting precision and delicacy (ok, don't start). OMG... I checked it out with the venerable Bauer M1 (yes I like reels fine without click) and its well balanced. The new rod is even more versatile than my last as I've mentioned... 9" longer for better mends without losing tight quarters manipulation or adding too much weight, and it's medium-fast action which is perfect at this weight. I'm really stoked for the small creeks (Grape, Beaver) and backcountry (Willow, Mohawk) now - too bad they are snowed in soon... I was always grabbing the Winston #4 recently for the alpine lakes in order to get the length... now I won't.