"I received the cork today. Wow, great looking cork. In the past year I have ordered from most rod building suppliers and nothing has been close. Please keep up the good work, it is nice having a definite idea of what type of cork you will be recieving and your cork is the best bar none."

"Just wanted to let you know I received my shipment and I am very pleased. It is the best I have seen in a long time. I am anxious to work with it and will let you now how I make out."

"They look much better than 'the best' from other suppliers. I have been getting 2 nd or 3rd sold as 1st quality. Hate to pay 3.10 per ring but the quality is good. Thanks."

"After purchasing quality bamboo from Andy Royer it only made common sense to order cork from Picky Bastard. Like the bamboo it was excellent quality. In thirty five years of rod building it is as good as I have seen. Thanks Andy."

"I bought 100 grade A cork rings from Picky Bastard Cork last year, and I was pleased with what I got in the bag.

I have bought a pile of bamboo from Andy before, and he was being very helpful and thoughtful to organise my shipment to Australia. The whole process went so smooth and easy thanks to Andy. So, I had 100 % confidence in the quality of service that I would get from Andy and Picky Bastard Cork, and he did not let me down."

"I have been building bamboo rods for at least 10 years; I sell two or three a year and make probably 4 or 5 in that period of time and am not a professional rod builder.

The cork was some of the best I have received in the past several years. I found the B cork much better than second grade cork from others. If one is selective, the B cork contains A quality cork - probably at least 33% by quanity I received. The A cork was excellent and can make very high quality cork grips for flyrods. Both grades of cork make very good cork grips."

"Dear Picky Bastard Cork,

I have been in the rod business since 1973 and over the years have seen all kinds of cork. In addition, I have been promised at times fabulous cork that has sometimes been extremely good. However, this is the 1st batch I've ever seen that is 100% A cork that is 100% usable for the most blemish free handles I've ever seen. It's impossible to get better cork than this and worth every penny."