I recently sold a K2 Red Metal 16 footer. The young man was out with his father who was also impressed enough to order one. They came back to see us last week and told me about their casting experiment.

Taking the Red Metal out into a field, they set about a few practice casts. Then they cast the same set-up with their usual rod, followed immediately by a cast with the Red Metal. And they measured each cast.

Same angler, same set-up, same conditions.

The difference? A whopping 100 meters!