I haven't gone fishing recently. I don't go much on weeknights at this time of year, and I spent last weekend enjoying the first round of Mardi Gras festivities in New Orleans with my cousins. Most people don't realize that all around New Orleans and the nearby Gulf Coast, Mardi Gras parades start more than two weeks before Fat Tuesday. The Carnival season actually starts right after Epiphany. Anyways, in-between bites of king cake, I made an exciting purchase - a new fiberglass fly rod! I've been eyeing
Cabela's line of fiberglass rods for a while, and when Cameron over at
TFM posted about a
sale, I made my move. (That guy is probably responsible for 80% of fiberglass rod sales in the country. I sure hope he gets paid for that. He does seem to get a lot of free fly fishing stuff.)
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| My new Cabela's 4 weight glass rod with an Okuma SLV reel |
I just got it tonight, so I haven't even had a chance to try it out yet. I'll definitely try it out tomorrow and report back at some point.
I might not use this setup too often down on the coast, but it'll be great for visiting Michigan, and I've got some plans to chase some trout in the mountains of Georgia and maybe some redeye bass in Alabama, so I should get some good use out of it this year. I'm also going out west for my honeymoon this summer, so maybe I'll bring it along and see what I can get away with!
The days are getting longer so hopefully I can start fishing more during the week, and with any luck I'll post some more fishing reports here!
I am looking forward to hearing this report. I have never fished a fiberglass rod, so I am interested in seeing how you like the delivery and also the weight factor as far as the rod is concerned. Thanks for sharing
ReplyDeleteThanks for reading. I will definitely report back when I've tried it out on some fish and not just my front yard!
Deleteweight factor isn't much if your rod is balanced with the real. fiberglass rods give quickly so you can use lighter tippet without worrying about breaking off. i realy enjoy my 'glass' rods even when fishing steelhead. they always make it look like you got a big fish on. enjoy the 'glass' rod, michissipi! ~doubletaper
ReplyDeleteSteelhead on glass sounds pretty awesome - I enjoyed your recent post on that. Thanks for reading!
DeleteMichissippi...enjoy your first experience with fiberglass. I'll be interested to read what you think of the CGR four weight.
ReplyDelete80% is far past what TFM might be responsible for in fiberglass fly rod sales but I do enjoy spreading the word that "GLASS IS NOT DEAD".
Oh...and for the record I don't get everything for free. I seem to blow my "allowance" every month on something fly fishing, kayak, or camera related.
Hahaha I think a lot of us have that problem! I've enjoyed my new rod so far casting in my front yard, and I'll be posting about it as soon as I try it out on the water. Thanks for the heads up on the sale!
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