fly rods? i have always wanted a custom fly rod, but this is a craft that not many pursue or are talented at. my grandfather tinkered and made all his bamboo fly rods, and tied his own wet flies to fish with. my father recently gave me one of his bamboo flyrods....a 9 and 1/2 foot south bend....shhhh......don't tell my brothers.....
my favorites, i own 3 r l winston fly rods, made in twin bridges, montana.....4, 5 and 6 weights. the actions on these are medium, the 6 weight a big river wind blower rod to cast the line in, a little faster and heavier. i love the feel of a medium/medium fast fly rod, some prefer a 'faster' rod or line weight, i don't, but i mostly fish with dry flys and droppers on these. i also have a couple fast action sage rods; 9 foot and 7 foot for small creeks, it is sweet, and a diamondback fast action 8 1/2 foot. but go back to the winstons, and these are in 3 peices, so travel type. makes life easier.
did i make anyone's head spin???
my reels, for the most part i spend money on the fly rod, not the reels, but have migrated to an orvis reel that is simple, open faced and resembles the old look and feel of the way it used to be to a certain degree.
and besides i fall down a lot, and the reel is usually the first to take the abuse, not the rod tip........
