Sunday, May 19, 2013
Custom Fly Rod
My brother is a fly fishing nut. A few weeks ago he finally got his custom fly rod that he has been waiting on for over six months. It looks a lot nicer than any factory built rod that I have ever seen. The time, money, and talent that goes into building a fly rod is insane. The builder starts with a Blank, which is a fishing rod with no guides, reel seat, or handle. From there, the builder makes off of the components and expertly assembles the rod. You may be thinking that all fishing rods are the same. This is definately not the case. Just as a painter uses a different brush, a fisherman uses a different type of rod. He spent over $700 on this ONE rod, and he has atleast half a dozen costing the same or more. You could say he has gone mad.
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Yes fishing is an illness in our family too, they will spend anything if it is fish related. However as a hobby, its pretty good gets you outside and hopefully you eat really fresh fish (also good for you). As a matter of fact it is a real good idea to make friends with fisher people, just in case they have extra fish.
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