This week, my guest is Orvis rod designer and my fishing buddy Shawn Combs [14:05], who uses the new Helios rods as an example of how a new rod series is developed. What kind of input goes into a new rod design? Why do we keep making new rod series? How are they tested? How many prototypes of a new rod are built before we decide on the final model? The Fly Box is short this week because I've caught up with questions and am doing this before I leave for a couple weeks. But they're good ones, including:
- Do I need to set the hook in a different manner with a glass fly rod?
- Is there something about the new Helios rods that is not covered on the web site and catalog copy?
- Is there a place where I can still pick up a Helios 3 rod?
- I am going to Cozumel and will be wade fishing from the beach. What should I know in advance?
- A listener gives some great tips on fly fishing for trout in Missouri
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