These are all fly rods that I sought out specifically and then put through ... and the look of the blank (which is the actual graphite pole that forms the core of the rod). This is obviously a little ...

The Origins of the Asquith Fly Rod To understand this fly rod, you need to know where the graphite is rolled into the blanks that become the rod, and how the culture of the location where the ...

A beginner’s fly rod can be purchased for as little as $40, but ones built with graphite can cost around $1,200. A hand-built ...

A sensitive rod enables an angler to feel even the subtlest takes, which is particularly important when using small flies or ...

Compared with a baitcasting or fly-fishing setup ... or a hybrid of the two. Graphite rods—or graphite-heavy hybrids—tend to be lighter and stiffer (“fast action”) but also more brittle ...

Like with nearly every species of fish, there are specific catfish rod and reel combos ... The tubular fiberglass blank is more forgiving than graphite, and when coupled with this smooth-casting ...

For me, when it comes to tennis racquets, that distinction will always reside with the Prince Original Graphite. If you went to tennis camp in the mid-to-late 1980s, there were three frames that ...

Good fishing rods have the proper action for an optimal presentation while maintaining sensitivity. They also need to have the right amount of backbone for the species being targeted. The best ...

The HOT ROD Power Tour is a week long, multi-city event featuring more than 6,000 vehicles and as many as 100,000 spectators. It’s not a stretch to call the Power Tour the largest traveling car ...

In our latest word game, we’re challenging you to fill in the blanks and figure out the words. In each of these words, there are only two missing letters—e.g., if the example is __N__ __ __A__ ...

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Every fly is $2.50. “Hell ... Kimball sells all of the graphite rods he builds for $400. “I try to make a quality rod, and I think I do,” he said. So far, Kimball has assembled about ...