Glassy Classics
About fifteen years ago I became curious about glass fly rods. Most likely due to all of the stories I was reading about them at that time. The Fiberglass Flyrodders forum and the Fiberglass Manifesto blog were online sites I visited often (still do). However, it took a couple of years before I actually acquired a glass rod. I believe it was the year 2014 that Orvis introduced a fiberglass rod series inspired by their classic Golden Eagle fly rods from a bygone era. The launch of those new rods brought much excitement among glass enthusiasts. And for me, their Orvis Superfine Glass video sold me. I had to have one because I was sure this new e-glass rod would be perfect for my little mountain Rio's. Yup, I visited The Reel Life fly shop in Santa Fe, and acquired the same Superfine Glass 7' 3wt rod and CFO reel featured in Orvis's product video. The rod and reel pairing proved to be a great kit for fishing many of my streams up on Rainy Mountain. I bought and sold a few gl...
