Came home yesterday to find a much-awaited package from Japan sitting on my doorstep. Inside were two E-Glass blanks from Yasuyuki Kabuto (Kabuto Rods) that I had ordered earlier this year.

As these blanks are produced in small runs, and the hand-painted by Kab, they ar...

Swift Fly Fishing recently announced the arrival of their new range of Epic blanks - being marketed as FastGlass II. This probably explains why a number of Epic models have been out of stock for some time now (I am chomping at the bit to get my hands on a Bocca Grande...