Craig,
That's good to hear the lads are looking after you.
It was a daily occurrence bending up brands W,X,Y and Z against each other to see the actions of the rods, stated (and hence tried out) power and lure casting ratings. Even the grip lengths and grip diameters were looked at, as there were at times enough variance to rule a rod as either a proposition or not for the client.........and many clients were nowhere near Brisbane!
It was FUN!!!!!!!! If somewhat hard on the back after doing PE 10 class sticks for an hour or so!
Glad they are helping and I hope you get the rod those GT's deserve
Cheers
Aaron.