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
Related - Episodes
Tom claims that this podcast contains all he knows about sinking lines and how to best take advantage of them when fly fishing. Did he leave anything out? Drop us a line at podcast@orvis.com or join us on Facebook at…
In this week’s podcast, I tackle the subject of “Ten Hot Tips for August Trout Fishing”, and I think there will be things for both beginners and experts in there. In the Fly Box, we discuss such diverse topics as…
This week, my best is Dr. Guy Fleischer [35:30], science advisor for the Wild Steelhead Coalition (wildsteelheadcoalition.org). We discuss the proposed closure of steelhead fishing on the Olympic Peninsula, how ocean changes affect steelhead survival, and the steelhead life cycle,…
