Words + Photos By: Josh Thelin Saltwater fly rods have a unique place in fly fishing. They are dealt a wide variety of environments to accommodate, have to manage larger fish on average than freshwater endeavors, get punished with corroding/damaging salt, and still need to find the balance between powerful,...
This past weekend, Leif and I took Echo's Bad Ass Glass Quickshot out for a spin. We've been very curious about how this rod could stand up to various presentations and distances with a floating line, as well as its versatility with a sinking line/streamer rigs. Echo also updated this...
A fly rod’s worth is a very subjective thing. Therefore I think any critical review of a fly rod is just as subjective. So I must explain the context in which I write about these 10-ft 7-wt sticks of high tech graphite. Otherwise this whole exercise would be total folly....
