Get Ready To Fish With Fly Fishing Rods

Fly fishing rods are the fishing poles used by the anglers in the old days to catch a few fish for dinner. Youngsters and their granddads would walk to the creek or the 'old fishing hole' with their rods in hopes of catching 'the big one' they could proudly show Mom or Grandma at home. Today fly fishing rods are still proudly brought to the creeks, rivers, lakes and ponds as well as to the ocean.

Fly fishing rods made today are flexible and often made of very bendable plastics and silicons. The poles are used in casting 'flies'. 'Flies' are comprised of a hook that is affixed with string to fur, foam, feathers, wood or other materials that won't weigh down the pole. Today's 'flies' are affixed with imitation materials such as plastic fishing strings and metal twines. Fly fishing poles of olden days were made of woods like bamboo that had been split, yew and green hart.

The more modern fly fishing rods are manufactured of man made materials which can include carbon, graphite, fiberglass and boron composites. The Tonkin cane or split bamboo poles are customarily seen as the most lovely, the most classic and are also the most breakable. These bamboo poles require a lot of maintenance to function and last for a long time.

Heavy weighted 'flies' are used on fly fishing rods when lines are cast. Materials made of lightweight materials are used for a cast utilizing the tiniest and lightest weight flies. Plastic and micro filament fishing line (clear and unbreakable plastic twine) is made into a segment which is known as the 'leader'. The 'leader' is often affixed to the 'fly' line from one end of the pole to the other end.

Depending on the size and type of fish intended as the catch of the day, the fly fishing rod needs to fit the specifications. You must also take into consideration weather and water conditions as well as line's weight. These considerations will dictate how the fly fishing pole is made. Heavier sized lines will cast heavier and larger fish types. Fly fishing poles come in a variety of sizes.

The smallest ones vary from #000 to #0 fishing rods used for the small freshwater trout. The largest are the #16 fishing poles which are used for very large saltwater or game fish. Most fly fishing rods have a single, large diameter guide for the 'stripping' guide line.

The 'stripping' line guide is part of every fly fishing rod. This line guide is comprised of many other guides that are looped along even segments of the pole. Smaller guides are evenly spaced at intervals so the thicker guides won't cause too much movement when the angler does catch that big fish. Most fishing rods have very little handle portions that would protrude below the reel area to keep movements at a minimum.

A Modern fly fishing rod can be comprised of composites but are usually made of carbon graphite or very hard plastics. Graphite fibers are laid down in complex patterns so that the rod won't flatten when lots of stress happens. The graphite fibers not only keep the rod flat but also give it a superb flexing ability. Tapering from the ends facilitates the fly fishing rods' good flexing qualities so you can always catch the best fish anytime in any water!