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Your Fly Rod – Protect Your Investment   by Ian Hugh Scott

You probably spent a good amount of money on your fly rod, and it might be one of the most expensive pieces of gear you own. Here’s some ways you can protect your fly rod – and the money you’ve spent.

Rod Tube or Case

If your fly rod did not come with one, but a tube or case for it. A rod tube will protect your rod when it’s not in use, and especially when traveling with it on your Fly Fishing outings. It is amazing the number of fly rods that get accidentally broken because the tip or other part was crushed while closing a door.

It’s easy to not take the time to put your rod into its case when you are traveling from spot to spot, but the extra few minutes you take doing so could be the difference between a great day out or a very disappointing one with a broken favorite rod.

Clean And Inspect The Guides

The majority of fly rods have two different types of guides attached to them. Guides are the common North American name for what the line runs through. Most fly rods have at least one, sometimes two and on longer rods, sometimes three “Stripper Guides.” These are the guides closest to the reel seat, and usually have two feet attached to the rod blank with thread and then covered with an epoxy finish.

The guides above this are usually snake guides but single foot ring guides made of a ceramic material are becoming more common.

Some rod builders believe that the single foot ring guides provide better casting efficiency by keeping the fly line away from the rod blank, thereby preventing “line slap” against the rod when casting. However, traditionalists still prefer snake guides.

In either case, you should inspect the guides for wear. As the fly line travels through the guides, over time ridges and damage caused by wear and tear can occur. If you see any wear and tear on a guide, you should have the guide replaced.

Ceramic guides can be brittle and can crack. If any cracks are noticed in the ceramic rings of these types of guides, you should have that guide replaced immediately before you do any more fishing with the rod.

A regular cleaning of the guides with a cotton swab is recommended. Guides can accumulate dirt which is then transferred to your line. A dirty line will have a decreased life span and won’t cast as well as a clean line.

Inspect/Repair Guide Finish

The guides are attached to the fly rod with thread that is wrapped around the foot and the rod blank. The thread is then finished with an epoxy finish. Many fly rod builders use a thick epoxy over these thread wraps. The thicker the finish, often the more of a tendency it will have to develop cracks. When cracks develop, moisture can enter and start to degrade the thread and even the guide foot.

If you notice degradation of the finish, you may want to consider having the thread wraps redone and refinished.

Clean The Cork Handle

Over time, the cork handle will also accumulate dirt. You can safely and easily clean a cork handle using water and a soap scrub pad. If you have used your rod a lot and never cleaned the handle, you might be amazed at how good the cork will look after you’ve cleaned it.

Rinse The Rod With Water

Make it a practice to regularly rinse your fly rod with water and wipe it down with a cloth. Dirt, grease and grime can, over time, degrade it.

Lubricate the Ferrule

… but not with wax! Many people still use a wax or rub the ferrule joint against their nose in order to transfer some oils to the ferrule. You should never do this with a modern graphite ferrule. Wax and the like will attract dirt, and could actually cause damage to your ferrule when you join and un-join the sections of your fly rod. Instead, use a commercial product like “Ferrule Lube” to help protect and lubricate your fly rod’s ferrules.

If you maintain and clean your fly rod regularly and replace guides and finishes as required, your rod will give you many years of pleasure! Be sure to follow the tips above, and especially the advice about using a rod case. If you’re just learning about this sport, why not find out more about various Fly Fishing techniques? You may also discover a passion for fly tying too!

About the Author

Ian has been enjoying Fly Fishing for almost 30 years and loves to write about the subject along with this adventures with his sons.

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Fly Fishing Supplies And Tackle   by Cindy Heller

An experienced fisher knows, in order to fully enjoy the fishing expedition, all the necessary Fly Fishing supplies must bring along. If you has engage a guide, some time the company may supply you some Fly Fishing supplies, such as vest, reels, Fly Lines and leaders, flies, tackle storage and dry shakes. However, some touring companies may request you to bring your own fishing supplies, such as fishing clothing, watercraft, combos, and as well as your own waders.

Buying Fly Fishing Supplies

There are many fishing stores that sell Fly Fishing supplies. For fishers who live in cities close to the ocean, to extensive lakes, or to major rivers, where fly fishing is a popular sport, you should much easy to locate the fishing stores that sell fly fishing supplies or you can have them deliver to you thru online ordering.

Fishers can buy the fishing supplies thru internet, it is very convenience for those who need to travel outside of their own city to enjoy fly fishing trip. Online shopping means that you can get all the fishing supplies you want right from home. There are many websites on the net that are just as trustworthy as your old neighborhood fishing stores. You can get everything from flies to hooks, and reels to whole fly fishing kits and benches, all at different prices. Whatever you need to do is just a mouse-click away.

The fact is that you cannot check and test the supplies out yourself online. So, for the new hand fisher, try to purchase the supplies at a physical store when possible. The trick to getting good fly fishing supplies is to have a place you trust, where you can ask questions, you can get great rods and lures, well-made, effective flies and materials to tie flies with. You can test out the various reels and choose the ones you are most comfortable with. For inexperienced fishers, it is better you do some research online, in books or asking experienced friends before purchase any fly fishing items.

How to maintain Fly Fishing Supplies?

It is not so difficult or time consuming to carry out the maintenance of fly fishing supplies. But one important thing you must know is always wash and clean all equipment in warm water and mild detergent, particularly when you have used the equipments in saltwater. Next thing is before storing the equipments, make sure there are completely dry. Always protect and take good care for all the equipment away from the sun, rain, dirt, humidity, cold, heat, and any other conditions that may cause corrosion.

Collecting Fly Fishing Tackle

Collecting Fly Fishing Tackle can be fun and very enjoyable in many ways. Nowadays, the enthusiastic fisher is also become a collector of antique and classic Fly Fishing Tackle.

For the new collectors, you should have, at least, had some knowledge on how the equipment was adapted for different types of angling.

History of Fly Fishing Tackle

Did you know that fly fishing can trace its roots back to nearly 2,000 years ago? The first account of Fly Fishing Tackle is commonly credited to a Roman named Claudius Aelianus, a 2nd century teacher of rhetoric and roman author. When he described a fishing technique used by the Macedonians fishers on the Astraeus River used an artificial fly lure to catch fish.

Fly fishing as known today, beginning at the Scotland and Northern England, and expanded to the rest of England, the Scandinavia, Canada, United States and the Alpine mountain regions of Europe. As is naturally expected, the expansion of fly fishing to such different parts of the globe, the advent of the machine age and other advances in technology resulted in different styles and development of fly fishing tackle. A clear example is with high-tech carbon, fiberglass and steel replacing the stick and nylon replacing the horsehair line, but the goal is still the same. Numerous of those old reels were crafted by the hands of artisans with both great precision and great beauty.

Finding Collectible Fly Fishing Tackle

Finding collectible Fly Fishing Tackle is not tough, but it will take some time for searching. So, just relax and prepare to spend money and time; with some luck, you may able to find a significant and valuable assortment of such Fly Fishing Tackle. Following are few ways to look for collectible and valuable Fly Fishing Tackle.

First, try to subscribe to one or two magazines that talk about the fishing collectibles. The magazines usually will touch on the different kinds of collectible fly fishing tackle, and it will also provide information, like where to purchase, the manufacturers were, the suppliers, use, give the history, and the tradition of such collectible equipment.

Second, is the online internet market? The Ebay.com has more fishing gear than you could ever imagine, new and used one. No of auction houses also have several fantastic fly fishing tackles at auction. Lang¹s Sporting Collectables is one of the best for this. You also can try the some bloge and other online collector websites.

Third, another helpful source of information are books that can be found at bookstores or libraries, fly fishing clubs, friends, relatives and stores that specialize in collectible and antique items. Another place you can try is some old fishing stores, they still may have classic and antique fly fishing tackle, and the owners of such stores usually has stories to tell, just as each fisherman does.

The fly fishing collectors should also invest time, study and learning about common defects, monetary value, ratings on condition, construction techniques and maintaining, all this information definitely will help add value during your searching of the fly fishing tackles.

About the Author

Cindy Heller is a professional writer. Visit Fly Fishing Women to learn more about vintage fly fishing tackle and arkansas river fly fishing.

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