Todd,
Either that is good or that is bad.

Remember me talking about me and my brother taking our parents fishing? We did and they had a blast. I ended up running off and leaving the fly rod. Oh well, next time. My dad gave me a fly rod that my great-grandfather made. It is babmo and wrapped really tight, two tips--one for bass/ etc and one for catfish. He asked me if I was going to take it but if I broke it I would be sick. This rod was made back in the '20s and he was very notable in his part of the country for his rods. I am on the hunt for a reel from that era to put on it, hopefully one day I can have a place to hang it above the door or a wall.