For over a decade McFarland glass rods have been considered by many to be the finest glass rods ever produced. Since I built my first glass rods over 20 years ago I have been constantly experimenting with tapers and different glass materials to push the envelope of what is possible in a fiberglass rod. I have taken my knowledge and experiences from working with bamboo rods and tapers and applied these concepts to glass rod design. While glass tapers are more complex to design because of multiple design characteristics and physical properties, my experience building, casting and studying bamboo tapers has been a great help in designing great glass rods. I have also drawn on my collection of some of the best classic glass rods from the masters such as Russ Peak and Ferdinand Claudio. Casting and fishing these classic rods is almost a religious experience for me and to be able to continue and further refine the work that they started 50 plus years ago is a great privilege and honor.