Fly Rod Building

More of Georges 686...

More of the good stuff. Epic 686 in "So Blue" by George Minculete of Tightloop Fly Rods.

George Minculete's "So Blue" 686 - Custom Built Fly Rod Fly Fishing

Made for Mr Peter Mulbjerg by rock star Epic Rod builder George Minculete of Tightloop Fly Rods. Look at those wraps - Wicked!  #Flyfishing # Epicflyrod

Epic Fiberglass fly rod blank review from Peter Emmel of Renaissance Rods USA

"Why does “Renaissance Rods” opt to build on “Epic” glass? Four words: Selection, Strength, Accuracy & Quality. When I was first approached by Carl about trying the new “Epic” fiberglass blanks...

Epic review from George Minculete -Tightloop Fly Rods

"When I first wiggled an Epic blank I just knew it will turn into an amazing rod. Shortly after the first rod was born I took it out on my local trout stream with a couple of friends to fish dry fl...

The Swedish Connection

These amazing pictures and gorgeous Epic build come courtesy of Christian Hörgren of Fine Tackle Sweden. Christian built this rod for a client a few weeks back, and I asked for some ...

SPINING A FLY ROD - TO SPINE OR NOT TO SPINE

Fly rod blanks tend to naturally want to bed more in one direction that another. This is caused by an effect called the “Spine” and often there is more than one on a blank. The s...