The most important piece of fly fishing gear that you will need to choose is perhaps your fly fishing rod. Though fly fishing is a simple art, it is a precise one. What you need when reading a riseform on a river trout is a rod which you can depend on to cast a precise cast - not wide of your intended area, nor falling short. Knowing that when you get in deep to the mountain streams and your fly fishing gear will not fail you and break down at that critical moment is a must. The world of fly fishing rods is not quite simple if you think fly fishing is itself simple in practice (which is actually not). There are no more 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. 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. Now that you have this information, how should you choose?
Find out what you are fishing.
Top on the list is to know what type of fish you are looking for. A largemouth bass behaves differently than a brown trout when it is in pursuit of baitfish. Also, it fights differently. If it holds up for a small brooky, then it might not do well for a lunker on the line.
Do you know what water you are fishing?
Second, the water you fish will tell you a lot about the type of rod action you should be looking for. You will want what's known as a full flex rod if you fish mostly smaller streams and are in need of precise, gentler, shorter casts. This type of action will also allow you to have a better feel for the fish on your line. A light, sensitive feel will often better land the fish you seek just like with walleye fishing with spinning reels.
If you don't want, or you're budget won't allow you, to have several different rods for different purposes, then a mid-flex rod will provide adequate strength to fight tougher fish, or fish landed on tougher conditions on larger streams. You will have some sensitivity on the line because it is not a fast action or stiff rod but you can cast farther and more precisely than with a full flex rod. This type of fly fishing rod is the most popular one out there.
Finally, the way to go is the stiffer rod or the fast action rod whether it is under heavier wind, on tougher waters, on bigger rivers (or ocean fishing areas), or with tougher, bigger fish.
Most rods today are made from graphite. 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. Now that you have this information, how should you choose?
Find out what you are fishing.
Top on the list is to know what type of fish you are looking for. A largemouth bass behaves differently than a brown trout when it is in pursuit of baitfish. Also, it fights differently. If it holds up for a small brooky, then it might not do well for a lunker on the line.
Do you know what water you are fishing?
Second, the water you fish will tell you a lot about the type of rod action you should be looking for. You will want what's known as a full flex rod if you fish mostly smaller streams and are in need of precise, gentler, shorter casts. This type of action will also allow you to have a better feel for the fish on your line. A light, sensitive feel will often better land the fish you seek just like with walleye fishing with spinning reels.
If you don't want, or you're budget won't allow you, to have several different rods for different purposes, then a mid-flex rod will provide adequate strength to fight tougher fish, or fish landed on tougher conditions on larger streams. You will have some sensitivity on the line because it is not a fast action or stiff rod but you can cast farther and more precisely than with a full flex rod. This type of fly fishing rod is the most popular one out there.
Finally, the way to go is the stiffer rod or the fast action rod whether it is under heavier wind, on tougher waters, on bigger rivers (or ocean fishing areas), or with tougher, bigger fish.
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