MK,,,
If you aren't frequenting this board already, you might find it interesting
http://www.danblanton.com/bulletin.php
This may one of the best internet BB boards when it comes to industry gurus and fly fishing insider / "experts" participation.
Do an archive search on overlining and you will see that the idea of slowing down modern graphite has more than its share of support from many of the experts in the biz.