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Fly fishing rods are the fishing poles used by the anglers in the old days to catch a few fish for dinner. Youngsters and their granddads would walk to the creek or the ‘old fishing hole’ with their rods in hopes of catching ‘the big one’ they could proudly show Mom or Grandma at home. Today fly fishing rods are still proudly brought to the creeks, rivers, lakes and ponds as well as to the ocean.

Fly fishing rods made today are flexible and often made of very bendable plastics and silicons. The poles are used in casting ‘flies’. ‘Flies’ are comprised of a hook that is affixed with string to fur, foam, feathers, wood or other materials that won’t weigh down the pole. Today’s ‘flies’ are affixed with imitation materials such as plastic fishing strings and metal twines. Fly fishing poles of olden days were made of woods like bamboo that had been split, yew and green hart.

Some called the bamboo poles Tonkin Cane. Modern day fly fishing rods are constructed of man made items which can be carbon graphite, fiberglass, polyethylene and other composite. Tonkin Cane or bamboo poles are seen as beautiful, classic but also very fragile. They need a lot of tender loving care and a lot of maintenance to last for the next generation of fly fishers in your family.

A fly fishing rod uses the heavy weight of the fly line when it’s cast. Rods that are made of the most lightweight materials are able to cast the tiniest and lightest flies. Usually a plastic fishing line (microfilament) segment is known as a ‘leader’. This segment is often tied to the fly line at one end and it is tied to the fly on the other end.

Depending on the size and type of fish intended as the catch of the day, the fly fishing rod needs to fit the specifications. You must also take into consideration weather and water conditions as well as line’s weight. These considerations will dictate how the fly fishing pole is made. Heavier sized lines will cast heavier and larger fish types. Fly fishing poles come in a variety of sizes.

The heaviest sized lines are used to cast the very large and heavy fish. Fly fishing rods come in sizes from #000 to #0 for freshwater bass and trout. #16 size fly fishing rod is used for marine, large game fish.

Stripping guides have several looped other guides. The smaller guides are spaced at an even interval along the fishing rod to keep the thicker lines from too much movement. Casting movements’ should be kept at a minimum. Therefore, most fly fishing rods have no handle section (or very little) below the fishing reel area.

Fly fishing rods are manufactured nowadays mainly of carbon or graphite. These graphite fibers are placed downwards in intricate patterns to facilitate the rod’s not flattening when a lot of stress is placed upon it. Fly fishing rods taper from the ends; the degree of the tapering will establish how much the rod will flex when stress is put upon it while catching the big fish of the day!

For those of you in the world today who love fly fishing, you should get the best fly fishing rods. The fly fishing rod we purchased came from the World Wide Web and it has caught many fish.