My Friend’s Fly Fishing Rod
May 26th, 2008
Fishing was slow but we each brought a couple of brown trout to net. During a mid day break my new friend asked if I wanted to cast his fly fishing rod. I readily accepted. In spite of my ability his rod cast the line effortlessly, extending it smoothly both fore and aft. When I presented the fly on the final forward cast it settled gently on the water at a surprising distance from us. Subsequent casts produced the same results. I could cast a fly. My companion explained to me in simple terms that a fly rod and fly line are meant to be a “matched pair”, and that a fly line should be tapered in order to extend its length upon being properly cast. This was all new to me, and made good sense.
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