Rods

The rods we use for our flyfishing

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Fly Fishing Treasures Jun 30. 2019 I didn’t know that I was interested in collecting fly fishing paraphernalia – until I read Steve Woit’s book	DIY Vacuum Rod Holder Nov 17. 2018 Home made You can buy ready-made rod holders for your car, but you can also go the DIY way and get some excellent holders for a very fair price. Find the instructions here.
Microspey rods Apr 30. 2017 A new trend An article about how spey style casting can be performed with rods rated for single hand, and how to build and line up your own microspey or micro Skagit rod. Read more here.	Home made rod tubes Nov 23. 2016 DIY Making your own durable, fabric covered rod tubes that can hold several rods each is pretty easy See the photo instructions here

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Blog entry Friends, rods and sausages Jun 9. 2016 Today was the day of the annual and traditional get-together arranged by the Copenhagen Fly Casting Club. Enjoyable as always.	Article The Half Haul Apr 1. 2016 New and old Recent historical research into the first writings on fly fishing has revealed the origins of the double haul, by researches called the Ur-haul or the half haul Read the fascinating story here	Blog entry Summer casting party Jun 19. 2014 Sunshine, lots of fly rods, a large grass lawn, good company and sausages on the barbecue. What's not to like?
Article What is a switch rod? Mar 18. 2014 A jack of all trades There's single hand and two hand rods. The one in between should be the switch rod, right? This article is about how salmon guide Nils Jorgensen sees it. Single or two hand?	Article What is a fly rod? Dec 30. 2013 Start here Fly rods are fishing rods built specifically for fly-fishing and are similar to any fishing rod in many ways, but also very different. More about fly rods here	Article What is fly-fishing? Dec 29. 2013 Start here This article tries to explain in simple terms what it is to fish with a fly - fly-fish or flyfish. Read the explanation here
Article Car rod holders Sep 18. 2011 Gadget The idea behind the rod holder is simple: it's a special made device, which allows you to strap the rods on the outside of the car, and drive while the rods are mounted in this way. The rods are strapped down fully rigged and assembled with reels, lines and even flies in place. Read about this handy accesory here	Article Sea Trout Gear Jul 20. 2011 Gear advice This article will try to point you in the right direction when choosing equipment for coastal fishing for sea trout in Denmark and the Baltic.This kind of fishing usually involves a lot of casting. A lot! So the gear has to be easy to cast with - time and time again. Get the advice here	Article Gear pictures Jun 14. 2009 Better pictures Martin maintains an archive of fly-fishing images together with a bunch of fishing friends. Nowadays it contains almost 12,000 images, and of those about 1,253 or more than 10% are tagged "gear". They take a lot of gear pictures. See some and learn how to get better equipment pics here.
Blog entry Tupperware-party with fly rods Apr 28. 2009 We had some fun tonight with a bunch of CTS-rods built by Danish Ussing & Bech	Article Bent Rods Apr 2. 2009 Better pictures This might be considered a strange and kind of exotic photography subject to write a whole article about, but looking at the images that my fishing friends and I shoot, I can see that it's a very popular thing to shoot. As soon as a fish is hooked, we rush to the scene, and get quite a few bent rod pictures. Get the rod bent here	Review The Lost World of Mr. Hardy Dec 11. 2008 This is a beautifully shot and produced DVD, which will be candy to anyone interested in the history of fly fishing and of Hardy in particular.
Blog entry Great rod tests Jul 20. 2007 Yellowstone Angler is a shop - but they test rods. And they do it well!	Blog entry 50$ fly rod/reel/line Jun 13. 2007 I bought a complete brand new fly rod kit at 50 US$ in my local supermarket - and it's a nice rod	Article BaR: Testing May 14. 2007 Build a Rod, 5 The rod is done and you need to determine what line is best for it. Don't always trust the fine print on the blank, but join Jan-Ole Willers on the water for a test of the newly built rod to find out whether it was worth the effort. Last installment of our rod building series here

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