Oh man, those are some beautiful photos Vlad. You do beautiful work on the rods. What type of guides did you use? I've built a number of rods with single foot Fuji ceramic guides and really like how well they work. They don't look as traditional as wire guides, but they cast like a dream. That looks...

Thanks Ruard.

Do any of you guys fish with fiberglass fly rods? I'm thinking about building a new rod from a Lamiglass fiberglass blank and was wondering if any of you had any experience with fiberglass rods. I'm leaning towards the 7 ft 6" / 4 wt / 2 piece blank, but would be interested in hearing opinions ...

I forgot to add that I think all three are "confidence flies", Hans. I agree with Vern, they look like killer steelhead flies.

Well said Johnno. I agree. From an visual aesthetic standpoint, I generally shoot towards fly one, but I find with soft hackle flies that you can generally make the hackle look like any of the angles simply by pushing the hackle around with your thumb and fore fingers. If I want the hackle swept bac...

Nice! I like this one too.

Welcome Aboard! Looking forward to seeing your participation.

Very nice! I like the white seal with the gold rib. Goes nicely together with the hackling and tail.

Now that you mention it, I don't remember seeing a soft hackle version. Thanks for the valuable addition to the Royal Family.