[Interview begins at 51:24.]

My visitor this week is Cameron Mortensen of The Fiberglass Manifesto. Cam is aware of extra about fiberglass fly rods than nearly anyone, and he has spent 1000’s of hours on the water fishing for a wide range of species with glass rods.  I do know plenty of listeners are interested in glass, and so we try and reply the most typical questions:

• What’s the historical past of fiberglass rods?
• How do trendy ones examine to the older types?
• What are the benefits of fiberglass rods?
• What are the drawbacks of fiberglass rods?
• What are the brand new 4-piece Orvis Superfine Glass rods like?

If you happen to’ve been interested in making an attempt a fiberglass fly rod, I hope this podcast solutions a few of your questions.

Within the Fly Field, we have now some thought-provoking questions, ideas, and complaints, together with:

• What are the advantages of a strip set, and what’s occurring on the finish of the road?When ought to I take advantage of the strip set?
• Ought to I purchase an 8-weight or a 9-weight for a mixture of saltwater and largemouth bass?
• Why do largemouth bass comply with my fly and never take it?
• Why don’t individuals use duck-quill-wing moist flies anymore?  
• A listener takes Tom to activity for making enjoyable of Tenkara fishing
• A information makes a plea for shoppers to follow their casting earlier than a day of fishing.
• I’ve some 50-year-old flies that look to be in good condition and the hooks usually are not rusty. Do you assume the hooks are nonetheless good and gained’t break?
• A listener asks for recommendation between a 7- or 8-weight rod for bass and carp.
• If the mono in my poly chief will get too brief, ought to I in the reduction of the coating to attempt to expose extra of the core?
• A tip on utilizing crushed materials from inside desiccant packages for a fly floatant
• Do some fly tiers get royalties on the patterns they designed?
• I see bass splashing up towards the shore and logs. Are they chasing baitfish, and in that case, how do I catch them?
• How do I get the curl out of my chief when fishing large flies?
• I had two 9-foot, 5-weight rods break in the identical place, a half inch from the tip.  What do you assume occurred?
• What does Tom do when he will get annoyed and his casting mechanics break down?