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 heavy ...

Fiberglass rods have been making a comeback in many fly-fishing circles. The common fly-fishing rod is made from graphite or a combination of graphite and other materials. The stiffer graphite rods ...

When an angler is looking for a new fly rod, the debate between fiberglass and graphite often rises. Durability, feel and price point are a few of the concerns that drive the decision. Breaking down ...

Not so long ago, fiberglass fly rods were considered all but obsolete. Fiberglass was an inexpensive and easily mass-produced altern­ative to bamboo for workaday rods in the mid-20th century. Then ...

We tortured-tested 16 of today’s most innovative—and affordable—trout rods to find the best fly rods of the year Of course we picked trout. What else would you expect from a magazine brand that, for ...

A fly fishing rod crafted by Thomas & Thomas is "the rod you will eventually own." That's the slogan employed by the Greenfield-based company, and it's a hook bound to catch both avid and new ...

Fast, Extra Fast, Supremely Extra Fast, So fast you are into your forward cast before you even back cast. Back in the day, it ...