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Holy cow! This is magazine quality photography! (It probably IS magazine quality stuff)
Thanks for the inspiration. Hope to do a lot better after seeing such nice pics.
This is darn interesting!
I’ve NEVER read anyone talking about the difference in diameter of various brands of fly line. Obviously all with the same line weight.
SA’s lines seems to be among the thinnest, while Cortland lines are the thickest. This difference in diameter will encounter different air resistance. This will cause the fly rod to feel a lot ‘slower’ or ‘faster’.
Anyone considered/wondered “hey my rod feels different…” while casting a different brand line than you usually use?
Good to hear that all is getting back to normal Zach.
I love your podcasts.
You interviewed Bernard Ramanauskas some time ago. He’s one of the younger generation of bamboo fly rod makers.Any chance to interview one of the older & renown makers that have worked for the legendary names. Bob Summers (ex-Young) comes to mind. But there are more interesting people.
Jay
I was born in S Korea.
I remember I asked my dad who went on a business trip to Korea about 20 years ago and asked him to bring me a fly fishing magazine. He came back that nobody understood what the heck this fishing with a fly was… 😀Jay
PS – Yeah, Orvis doesn’t give much of an employee discount on the cane rods. There’s very little margin in them for Orvis or the dealer.
Bamboo rod making skills are probably just to make sure Orvis keeps their heritage alive as one of the oldest and all round rod making company.
Something a bit like at Winston. They never made much money on their boo rods.
The first thought that comes to mind is that if I had an employee discount on fly rods at Orvis, I’d get myself the “Penns Creek” bamboo in the two-piece version (Battenkill). Â Then again, I’ve got bamboo on the brain.
Sorry guys, but current Orvis’ bamboo rods are NOT considered good value for money.
For that amount of money (even with employee discount) you can get a much better rod.$1250 for regular priced Orvis Bamboo, minus the discount?
Check out:
For around $700-850 there are some amazing makers which include AJ Thramer and Lew Parks.
For around $1200-1400 there’s even more choice (at least well known 10-15 makers).
For above $2000 the choices gets limited again. Mainly due to long waiting lists from top valued(?) makers like Bob Summers, James Reams, Mario Wojnicki, Per Brandin, etc.Jay
Ps. My suggestion would be a solid 9ft #5 rod. Just the most versatile rod for trout fishing in streams & rivers.
Mick,
that’s the best time one could have with anybody.
There’s no hurry so there’s time to talk.Jay
I had the privilege to meet Mel in 1994. He was the certifier for the FFF Fly Casting Certificate which I gladly passed!
What a great personality. His passion for casting is just amazing.
Sad loss indeed….
Jay
So, now I got a loop on my running line that’s large enough to pass through the reel for easy exchange of the shooting head. The good ‘ole Perfection knot on the nylon running line did the trick.
I’m using the Rio shooting line: http://www.rioproducts.com/product.php?recKey=113But I’m still looking for an easy & strong alternative to the braided loop connection to attach the shooting head to the shooting line. If nothing else comes along, I’ll probably end up with braided loop again.
Anyone else?
Jay
Zach, yes a clear head with a monocore center. Sorry for the confusion.
Trying not to get too big a knot is better preventing hang ups when going through the guides.
Jay
Man that green is something else! In Holland we’d call it ‘Erwtensoep’ meaning ‘green pea soup’ 😀
Sage is indeed coming up with some strange blank colors these years. My favorite color is still the deep red of the LL series.I like the TCR as a replacement for a canon but never thought it would be as good for fishing. At least for anything smaller than 4x tippet.
I’ll have to see & cast the new rod myself before judging.
Jay
