Getting The Right Fly Fishing Rod

Fly fishing rods can be traced back in ancient Rome, Trinidad and Tobago, Greece, Egypt, China, and medieval England. They were called 'angles' hence the term 'angling' is synonymous with fishing.

Back then fly fishing rods were often made of Calcutta Reed, Split Tonkin Bamboo, or Ash Wood. They are constructed to be tough, pliable, and lightweight. Handles and grips were constructed from wrapped cane, wood, or cork.

Today, fly fishing rods are now available in modern designs, fabrication techniques, and advanced materials to suit the shape and action of fishing rods for a better casting distance, accuracy, and fish-reluctance capabilities. They are now classified by their weight as well as action (the maximum flex along the length of the rod.

When you choose your fly fishing rod, you should take note of its power value depending on what type of fishing, species and size of fish. Ultra-light rods are employed for catching small bait fish and pan fish while ultra-heavy rods are used on deep-fishing, surf-fishing, or for heavy fishes.

The fly fishing rod's feedback to its bending force may be slow, medium, fast, or a combination. It may change when the line weight is greater and lesser than the rod's specific range. An extra-fast action rod twists at the tip, a fast-action turns in the last quarter of the rod. A moderate-fast action bends over the last third and a slow-action rod allows the fisherman make longer casts.

Fly fishing rod's thin, flexible features are designed to cast an artificial fly, it generally comes with a hook tied with a fur, feathers or foam or other lightweight textile.

Modern types of these are created with synthetic materials such as graphite, carbon, and fiberglass. Split bamboo rods are regarded to be the most exquisite, classic, and fragile of all. Instead of a weighted decoy, it utilizes the weight of the fly line for casting, and it is able to cast the most minute and lightest of fly.

Fly fishing rods have various designs and specifications that will suit your fishing preferences.   They have been developed from simple designs to a modern ones for improving your fishing skills.