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Fly Fishing: Fly Rod Ratings, Fly Line Weights and the Arms Race

February 18, 2020 7 min read

At best the term “5 weight’ is used to describe the weight of fly line a given fly rod designer reckons you should be casting on their rod. But with line measurement effectively out the window, things are really starting to go pear shaped here....

Fly Fishing fly lines floating vs sinking fly lines

Fly Fishing - Floating Fly Lines vs Sinking Fly Lines - Which Weighs More?

February 10, 2020 2 min read

Fly Casting Tips

Which weighs more, a floating fly line or a sinking line? It may surprise you to know that they both weigh the same - at 30 feet anyway. Or at least they should.
For example, under the AFFTA system for rating fly lines a 5 weight fly line is a 5wt regardless of whether it is a floater, a sinking fly line or an intermediate.

Build the Best Fly Rod

February 03, 2020 3 min read

Announcements Epic Custom Builds Epic Review Fly Rod Building

Last year at one of our regular "How do we make these better" chats (we dont have any meetings around here) - Trev suggested we take a closer look at the new Fuji Torzite stripping guides - I have to admit to being a little sceptical, to date we'd been using a very good titanium stripping guide produced by Alps. They're top notch.....

Fly Rod Building - Unboxing an Epic Ready To Wrap Fly Rod Building Kit

December 05, 2019 1 min read

Announcements Custom Fly Rod Builders Epic Custom Builds Epic Review Reviews

What's in the box? The guys over at MidCurrent film the unboxing on one of our Fly Rod Building kits - the 476 FastGlass Fly rod building kit in this case.

Fly fishing 12wt fiberglass fly rod by Epic

Fly Fishing - Unboxing the Boca Grande 12wt Fiberglass Fly Rod

December 05, 2019 1 min read

Fiberglass Fly Rod Fly Rod Building Glass Blank Meet the Epic Crew Reviews

"The rod built to tame serious beasts! The 12 weight Boca Grande from Epic.This one did not come in a kit but its a studio built beauty!"

Fly Fishing and fly casting with the best Fly Rods

Fly Fishing - More thoughts on “selective" trout from Bob Wyatt

October 31, 2019 2 min read

Epicpeople Fly Casting Tips

"We know that simple-brained animals like trout can’t deal with a lot of information at once, so while they are hunting they probably can’t think of much else. This isn’t selectivity but tunnel vision."

Fly Fishing / Fly Casting - the Roll Cast

August 14, 2019 1 min read

Epic Review Fly Casting Tips

Fly Casting - The Roll Cast. I can't over emphasise how important this cast is. Deceptively simple, the Roll Cast is the most useful and versatile cast there is - more so than the fundamental overhead cast that is so synonymous with single handed fly casting.

Fly Rod Building Wrapping Guides

August 09, 2019 1 min read

Custom Fly Rod Builders Epic Custom Builds Fiberglass Fly Rod Gear Tips

Fly Rod Building - Wrapping Guides. A nice clip from Epic Ambassador Norbert Renaud showing how to wrap our 888 - 8 weight FastGlass fly rod blank

Cutting through the bullshit - The “Mono” Vs Fluoro’ debate. Monofilament vs fluorocarbon

July 30, 2019 4 min read

Gear Reviews

Monofilament vs fluorocarbon.

I believe it’s Lefty that is credited with saying “There’s more bullshit in fly fishing than in a Texas cattle yard” (excuse the French) A phrase that is no more apt than when citing the 'Fluoro vs Mono' discussion.

Meet The Epic Crew - Hiroyuki Yakuwa - Japan

July 10, 2019 1 min read

Announcements Epicpeople Fiberglass Fly Rod Meet the Epic Crew

Getting Epic In Japan We're stoked to welcome Hiroyuki Yakuwa of Japan to the Epic crew! Trout Shop Anglers Hut Owner - https://www.facebook.com/anglershut1997/Fly Fishing Pro Guide Japan Fly fishing Advisor You can check out Yakuwa San's stunning photography on his Instagram page If you are fishing in Japan and need t..

FiberGlass Fly Rods - From Glass to Back: Coming Full Circle

July 10, 2019 4 min read

Announcements Epic Custom Builds Epic Review Epicpeople Fiberglass Fly Rod Gear Meet the Epic Crew Reviews

The first decent glass fly rod I owned was a vintage brown glass Fenwick. A tad short, a bit stiff, and with a plastic triangular tube that didn’t hold its shape and couldn’t keep its cap, it worked, and fairly well. Next I stepped up to an Orvis Golden Eagle, the last glass fly rod I purchased until just a few years ago. But that’s where it ended as I was swept up by the graphite tide.

Knot Tying Combo Tool Instructions

June 28, 2019 1 min read

Clips Epicpeople Gear Tips

Contrary to popular opinion that strange appendage on your nippers is not for cleaning you fingernails. Epic Ambassador Kunio Finish shows how to tie a nail knot the the Tie-Fast Knot Tool

Monofilament vs fluorocarbon.

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