Fly Reels Purpose:The main purpose of the fly reel is to retrieve and store the fly line and backing. Exceptfor small fish, which can be fought by retrieving the line by hand, the reel’s drag servesthe most important function. Storing the fly line and backing and retrieving the line and, sometimes fish, requires areel that should be as light, weight and simple as possible. As… Read More »Fly Fishing Gear – Fly Reel Purpose and Types
When you first pick up a Perfect Fly rod we think you will really be pleased with whatwe think is one of the most important aspects of a fly rod. – its feel. The Perfect Fly Rod FeelIt doesn’t matter how you try to describe a fly rod, it’s the “feel” of the fly rod that mostanglers like or dislike. We think our”Perfect Fly” rods… Read More »Fly Fishing Gear – Fly Rod Feel
Copyright 2018 James Marsh Free Shipping Continental U. S.100% Satisfaction Guaranteed Toll Free 800 – 594 – 4726A LIghter Fly Rod is Better – Are You Sure? When all other things are equal, lighter fly rods are probably better. The big questionbecomes whether or not everything else is equal. When manufacturers reduce the weight of a fly rod, they either use material that is lighter… Read More »Fly Fishing Gear – Are You Sure a Lighter Fly Rod is Better
Perfect Fly “Superb Five” Construction Quality The Construction of the fly rod determines how efficiently it’s going to transfer the energyfrom the arm of the person casting the rod to the fly. A fly rod that is constructed poorlywon’t transfer the energy efficiently. The tip of the rod often wobbles when the forwardstroke of the cast is completed. This wobbling tip of a rod causes… Read More »Fly Fishing Gear – Fly Rod Construction
You see it all the time. A new “series” of fly rods, ranging from a 3 weight to a 9 weight. Okay,but what does a 3 weight fly rod have in common with a 9 weight fly rod? The answer is “verylittle”. They could use the same brand of guides but I would hope they would be different sizes.They could each have cork handles, but… Read More »Fly Fishing Gear – Fly Rod Series
The fly rod is the angler’s primary tool. Other than the fly, it’s the most important part of yourfly fishing outfit. To become a master at fly fishing, it’s essential that you maximize yourperformance casting and presenting the fly. Other than your own skills and ability, the fly rodplays the most important role in accomplishing that. There are three things the rod must do well… Read More »Fly Fishing Gear – Choosing the Right Fly Rod Size, Length, Number of Sections and Action
When we formed the “Perfect Fly” Company, we did so with a business model that providedfor manufacturing everything the fly angler needs from head to toe, and from the butt of the flyrod to the flies on the end of the tippet. We didn’t want our first fly rod to be something to justget us started. Quite the opposite of that, we wanted it to… Read More »Fly Fishing Gear – The Perfect Fly Rod Story (Best Fly Rods You Can Buy)
The size of a fly rod doesn’t mean its length. It refers to the weight of the fly line it isdesigned to cast. Now, it’s true that some fly rods will cast more than one line size, someas many as two or three; however, in those cases they will cast one certain line sizebetter than the others. I have already emphasized that a fly rod… Read More »Fly Fishing Gear – Fly Rod Sizes
In the early days before the 1940’s, most fly rods were made of bamboo. There are thosewho still use and prefer, I might add, bamboo rods this day in time. Fiberglass rodsgradually replaced the bamboo rods and to some extent, are still in use today, but moremodern day space age materials like graphite is the choice material of the newmillennium. Graphite is lighter and stronger… Read More »Fly Fishing Gear – Fly Rod Material
I’m sure that you have noticed that fly rods are generally longer than other types offishing rods. This is because the shorter the fly rod, the less efficiently you can cast. It’sthe length and arch of the rod during a cast that propels the line. However, the longer therod the more it weights, and the more difficult it is to cast around trees and otherobstructions.… Read More »Fly Fishing Gear – Fly Rod Lengths