I'm looking at an 8' "wet fly" rod, that I had converted into a spinning rod for trout fishing way back in the 60's. Tubular fiberglass was "the" thing back then. Resurrecting this ancient memorabilia, led me to accept that modern graphite is so far superior, that it isn't even an even playing field. The rod, when combined with the same ole Johnson Century under spin, filled with 2# test Trilene, felt like a CLUB in my hands. With no semblance of sensitivity of the modern counterpart. If you ask me, it's a waste of time. Keep it to pass down to your grandkids for history's sake only. JMO!