If you haven't fly fished with any of the new fiberglass rods being built today, you are missing out. "Glass" has a feel and rhythm to it that you won't find in carbon fiber. These aren't the ...

Big Bass love their threadfin shad. / photo provided by Dagur Today’s fly rods, especially those built for throwing streamers, are more than capable of casting the Sweet Home Alabama.

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Fast and Extra Fast rods weren't the norm until the 90s and into the 2000s. I'm sure there is a whole generation of fly anglers that don't know what it feels like to fish a slow-action rod.