“Fly-rodding for bass is just another way of throwing a lure out there,” says Orvis' Tom Rosenbauer. "It’s not some black art. It’s another kind of fishing rod." ...

A fly rod and fly line work as a system, and unlike in conventional fishing where the lure’s weight determines how far it will go, delivering a fly effectively boils down to turnover.

An exaggerated look at the shape of a weight-forward fly line. (Photo: Rio) When you cast with a spinning or casting rig, you use the rod to throw your lure or baited hook where it needs to go.

A conventional rod casts the weight of the lure or bait, and the fishing line comes along for the ride. A fly rod casts the weight of the line, and the fly comes along for the ride. (More on casting ...

Fly rods are designed to cast lines of a specific weight, which means that a 5-weight rod will work best with a 5-weight line, and a 10-weight rod will work best with a 10-weight line. (Fly lines are ...

The key difference between fly fishing and conventional fishing boils down to the technique and gear. Fly fishing is all about finesse and precision, using a weighted line to cast delicate flies.

Fly Fishing Rods: These are specialized rods used in fly fishing, which involves casting a lightweight fly or lure with a weightless line. Fly rods are typically longer and more flexible than ...

Rods are rated by action, appropriate lure weight, and proper line range. Anglers will select their rod based on the species they are fishing for and the type of water body they are fishing.

Blane Chocklett, the designer of the TFO BC Big Fly fly rod with one of his Game Changer streamers. / photo provided by TFO I had specific expectations when I got this rod. It markets itself as a ...

Sometimes I’ve wanted a fly rod so I could go trout fishing in streams.” With spinning tackle, the lure pulls the line through the air. With fly rod, line carries the fly, often a very tiny one.

The relatively small backward and forward motion of the fly rod sends the line streaking through the air as far as 236 feet, the current record. Propelling a line and attached lure such a great ...