As many of you already know, I spent the better part of this past weekend at the Glass Rod Expo which was held at the Catskill Fly Fishing Center & Museum in Livingston Manor, New York.
The event was a very good time with quite a few in attendance from fiberglass fly rod builders, to collectors, to glass geeks that just wanted to check out and cast everything that was brought along to the expo.
Created with Admarket's flickrSLiDR.
(These photo can also be viewed on the Flickr website.)
The two day event was a mix of presentations, lawn casting, checking out the museum, and some of us even snuck away for a few hours of fly fishing as well. There were fiberglass fly rods of all sorts from rarely seen vintage fly rods, contemporary glass or all sorts, and even a few "secret" project prototypes as well.
The highlights from the Glass Rod Expo for me were meeting everyone that attended, the presentations, seeing a few old friends, and casting quite a few fly rods that I've only read about online. Of note in my book were the rare and vintage Shakespeare Dr. Howard Purist and the Studio Thin Line 7' 3/4 weight were both very special.
A special thanks to Dr. Todd Larson and Mike McFarland for organizing this event and inviting me to be a part of it. I can only imagine that if this event begins happening on a yearly basis that it will continue to grow. I'll be there if it does.
The event was a very good time with quite a few in attendance from fiberglass fly rod builders, to collectors, to glass geeks that just wanted to check out and cast everything that was brought along to the expo.
Created with Admarket's flickrSLiDR.
(These photo can also be viewed on the Flickr website.)
The two day event was a mix of presentations, lawn casting, checking out the museum, and some of us even snuck away for a few hours of fly fishing as well. There were fiberglass fly rods of all sorts from rarely seen vintage fly rods, contemporary glass or all sorts, and even a few "secret" project prototypes as well.
The highlights from the Glass Rod Expo for me were meeting everyone that attended, the presentations, seeing a few old friends, and casting quite a few fly rods that I've only read about online. Of note in my book were the rare and vintage Shakespeare Dr. Howard Purist and the Studio Thin Line 7' 3/4 weight were both very special.
A special thanks to Dr. Todd Larson and Mike McFarland for organizing this event and inviting me to be a part of it. I can only imagine that if this event begins happening on a yearly basis that it will continue to grow. I'll be there if it does.
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