Tips & Tutorials
Six fly rod combo kits, grouped by the water you fish: big-river streamers, all-around 5-weights, and small streams for brook trout.
Most fly rods don't break on the river. They break in a parking lot, a car door or a living room ceiling fan — and a surprising number break during assembly, from one twist in the wrong direction. Here's how to put a rod together properly, string it without missing a guide, and take it apart without the move that snaps ferrules.