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There are a few "slow" graphite rods out there - from the early days of graphite. The old dark gray "The Walton Powell" rods built on the Cantner blanks are most definitely slow action rods. And the advice in the previous post on fiberglass for steelhead is spot on. And there quite a few quality older fiberglass rods out there on the secondary market (ebay, craigslist etc). The market goes up and down on those. Right now, with the economy down, the classic fly rod market is a bit depressed - it's a great time to buy. Another thing to keep in mind on this subject...if you are fishing older rods realize the line guides are smaller. With the newer (wthin the last 10 years or so) fast and crazy ass fast rods the line guides are bigger. The newer fly lines are larger in diameter - these trends go hand in hand. The lines have been increased in diameter to increase the "heft" of the line (and increase loading capability for these faster rods) while maintaining the tapers and specs for a given "weight" of line (5 wt, 7 wt etc). If you are fishing an older rod with a fancy new fly line, you're casting performance will suffer. There are 2 line brands I've found that have not gone that way and maintain a more old school diameter profile. These are the Wulff Traingle Taper lines and the Scientific Anglers head start lines. The head start lines are cheaper and designed for beginers and so are not hefted up. And the Triangle Taper is great design and are just flat awesome and work so well with older rods. But they are a bit more pricey.
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