New Fly Rods, Fly Rod Building Kits and Blanks In Graphene

Q: How to Choose the right fly line

Choose the right fly line for your fly rod by using this helpful guide https://www.epicflyrods.com/blogs/news/how-to-choose-the-right-fly-line-for-your-fly-rod

Q: Which fly reel is right for this fly rod?

Choose the right fly reel for your fly rod by using this helpful guide https://www.epicflyrods.com/blogs/news/how-to-choose-the-right-fly-line-for-your-fly-rod

Q: How do I choose the right fly rod?

Use this since fly rod guide here https://www.epicflyrods.com/en-nz/pages/the-epic-fly-rod-selector

Q: What are the correct fly line ratings?

Information on correct AFFTA fly line ratings. Weights in Grains and Grams https://swiftflyfishing.com/blogs/news/floating-fly-lines-vs-sinking-fly-lines-the-affta-system-for-rating-fly-line-weights

Carl McNeil on 10/20/2020

New Fly Rods, Fly Rod Building Kits and Blanks In Graphene We're delighted to announce the release of the first of our new Graphene series Fly rod building kits and fly rod blanks!

Fly Rod Building kits Graphene fly rod blanks

New Fly Rods, Fly Rod Building Kits and Blanks In Graphene

We're delighted to announce the release of the first of our new Graphene series Fly rod building kits and fly rod blanks!

Super stealthy in a non-reflective satin SnakeBelly™ finish, the new G Series utilises industry leading Graphene nano resins to help create a lighter, stronger more responsive fly rod.

Featuring our SnakeBelly finish and a new low sheen, chip resistant satin exterior these are extremely stealthy & tough fly rods. Finished in smoke grey translucent wraps with contrasting red trims they look terrific.

Graphene

The use of Graphene nano resin affords clear performance advantages. 5% Lighter, tougher and more responsive.

Stealthy and chip resistant

Our SnakeBelly™ Satin finish is scratch and chip resistant making for an extremely tough and durable fly rod that is less prone to stress fractures caused by collisions with weighted flies.

Epic 'Ready To Wrap' Fly Rod Building kits. The world's smartest fly rod building kit

Each Epic Ready To Wrap fly rod building kit contains everything you need to make a great fly rod. The very best fly rod building components available, all designed to fit together seamlessly. No Reaming, No Drilling, No Sanding - all Epic.

No reaming, no drilling, no sanding. Too Easy.
Building a great custom fly rod is no mean feat, selecting the correct matching components can be an intimidating exercise alone. Our Epic Ready to Wrap Rod Kit makes life easy - we’ve done much of the hard work for you. The kit contains all the components, glues, rod finish and instructions you’ll need to build your own unique custom Epic fly rod.

Each Kit contains:

Epic satin Graphene carbon fibre blank
Epic satin fibreglass fly rod tube + hand sewn rod sock
Premium quality slim wells cork grip + Epic reel seat
Guide set + Titanium stripper guide
Glue kit (preloaded syringes, grip & tip epoxy, brushes, mixing cups)
China-graph marking pencil + Rod stands
Comprehensive 42 page build book with step by step instructions
Stickers / Decals
*Wrapping threads

480G - 4 weight Graphene fly rod building kit

586G-6 - 5 weight Packlight Backpacking fly rod kit

480G - 4 weight Graphene fly rod blank

586G-6 - 5 weight Packlight backpacking fly rod blank

CUSTOMER FAVOURITES

GUIDES CHOICE

Backcountry Fly Tying Kit $199.00

Backcountry Fly Tying Kit Equally at home on a trip or on your fly tying bench, our Backcountry Fly Tying kit features the very best Italian made tools by Stonfo and a pair of remarkable hand crafted fly tying scissors by Renomed of Poland. There are no finer fly tying tools made. We've taken the best of the best and presented them in a thoughtful waxed cotton canvas tool roll featuring genuine leather trim and straps fastened with classic brass catches. The hand stitched waterproof tool roll houses & protects these high quality tools and features two additional pouches to tuck away fly tying materials and hooks. The Renomed "Fly Tier" scissors feature a 'super cut' finely serrated blade that makes cutting deer hair and fur a breeze, and the larger scissor handles afford comfort and extraordinary durability and functionality. Tool Collection Renomed Fly Tier Super Cut scissors (retail US$45) Stonfo Dubbing Twister Stonfo Hackle pliers Stonfo Elite Bodkin (Stainless Steel) Stonfo Dubbing Brush Stonfo Bobtec1 Adjustable Bobbin With Ceramic Insert (Stainless Steel) Stonfo Elite Bodkin (Stainless steel) Stonfo Elite Whip Finisher (Stainless Steel)

Backcountry Streamer Wallet $69.95

Back Country Streamer Wallet Carry and show off your streamers in style in our cotton canvas fly wallet Handcrafted and waterproof in waxed cotton Canvas, genuine sheepskin and hand tooled leather. Each wallet is hand cut and stitched from waxed cotton canvas and lined with lambswool. Measuring 12cm wide by 17 cm closed (4.5" x 7") Big enough to house and protect even the biggest lures and streamers. Streamer wallets have a few advantages over dropping your expensive streamers in a fly box. The open ended design and fine lambswool liner drys flies and lets them breath Flies are kept separated - No more tangled flies and hooks Easy to see and easy to grab - particularly if you have stinger hooks on your streamers They look sensational and big fish love them! Measuring 11cm wide by 17 cm long closed (4.5" x 7") Waterproof, small enough to fit in a wader pocket but capable of holding a large collection of flies

Skeleton Pocket Knife $49.95

Stainless Steel Skeleton Utility Knife Our paired back skeleton knife features a locking blade and belt clip. Easy to clean, and at just over 2 inches folded (55mm) and pocket knife size, it's the perfect everyday carry or the ideal addition to your fly fishing kit. Sheeps-foot Blade A sheepsfoot blade is shaped with one flat edge that meets the opposing edge at a curved tip; one edge is flat to the tip while the other edge runs parallel, curving at the sharp end to provide a curved tip. The dull flat edge is ideal for providing the user with lots of control over the blade and is favoured for whittling, trimming and cutting where a high degree of control is required. Blade material: 3CR13 s/s Handle material: 2cr13 Blade length: 55mm Blade thickness: 2.5MM Blade finished: steel Knife length: 140mm A great quality handy utility knife

Backcountry Travel Vise $69.95

Backcountry Travel Vice Equally at home on a trip or on your fly tying bench, our Backcountry vice is a robust, beautifully built, no-nonsense fly tying vice. Featuring hard steel jaws, quick lock cam and all packed away in a stylin' protective felt case made from recycled plastic bottles! Holds hooks from size 2 to 22 Hard steel jaws Quick-lock cam' operation Rotary head Fully adjustable Allen key Recycled PET felt carry pouch

Tippet Stroft Cutter and Carry System - Complete Set

Stroft Cutter and Carry System - 3 spool Set $27.95

3 Spool Stroft tippet system Three high quality German made Stroft Cutter & retaining rings - made to fit over standard Stroft tippet Spools. Spool Holder Stroft short strap - Vest strap & Carabiner The ideal system to hold, dispense and trim Stroft tippet A retainer rings and high quality cutter ring. Cutter is razor sharp, and coated in come magical stuff that is corrosion resistant. (We couldn't even spell the alloy) Fits all Stroft spools from 25m to 50m (ABR, GTM, FC!, FC2, Fluer) Includes color coded easy peel labels This is an incredibly well made tippet system! *does not include spools of tippet material - Stroft Tippet Spools available for purchase separately Got questions? - Drop us a line, we'd love to hear from you.

Good Libations Stainless Hip Flask $24.95

The Good Libations Stainless Steel Hip Flask Carry your favourite adult beverage in style with our Good Libations Stainless Steel Hip flask. About the size of a small fly box it's the perfect addition to your fly vest or bag. Smooth rounded corners make for quick extraction in times of celebration. Stainless steel and about as tough as they come, at a hearty 9oz ( 28 ml) there's plenty to share! Stainless Steel Silicon cap retainer Easy sippin' ergo design Bigger than most Cheers! Capacity: 9oz ( 266 ml) Dimensions: 127mm x 83mm x 29ml Material: Stainless Steel Positive Mood Adjustment