Fly Fishing Equipment: The Basic Choices in Fly Fishing Rods
Perhaps the most important piece of fly fishing gear you will need to choose is your fly fishing rod. Though fly fishing is a simple art, it is a precise one. When reading the riseform on a river trout, you will need a rod which you can depend on to cast a precise cast – not wide of your intended area, nor falling short. You will also need to know that when you get in deep to the mountain streams, your fly fishing gear will not fail you and break down at that critical moment.
If fly fishing is itself simple in practice (though not easy!), the world of fly fishing rods is not. Gone are the bamboo rods of your forebears. The technology in fly fishing rod engineering has exploded, and there are a plethora of choices to choose from.
Most rods today are made from graphite. Basically, you want a rod that will precisely cast, that controls your line once cast, and lands your fish – often, when the fish are lionhearted fighters, in tough water conditions. Given that, how to choose?
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