How to Use fly rod in a Sentence

fly rod

noun

• For my part, the best of all smallmouth fishing is with the fly rod.
  — A.j. McClane, Field & Stream, 24 Nov. 2020
• Along with her husband, Rick, Williams has traveled the world with a fly rod in hand.
  — Jordan Rodriguez, idahostatesman, 6 Mar. 2018
• Montoro picked up a pair on a fly rod with a black ant pattern.
  — Bryce Miller, sandiegouniontribune.com, 8 Sep. 2017
• Subsequently, this rod took the award for best new fly rod at the show.
  — Joe Cermele, Field & Stream, 18 Nov. 2019
• One of the first things Hunt did upon arrival was buy a fly rod with the hopes of fishing for salmon.
  — Josh Reed, Anchorage Daily News, 15 July 2022
• The best beginner fly rod doesn’t mean the cheapest fly rod.
  — Ryan Chelius, Field & Stream, 3 Aug. 2023
• Here’s a quick guide to fly rod and reel combinations to help you.
  — The Editors, Field & Stream, 2 Apr. 2020
• Try your hand at weaving a fish weir or craft a split bamboo fly rod.
  — Maysoon Khan, BostonGlobe.com, 18 July 2019
• Catching a fish the size of a small person with a willowy fly rod and a fly the size of your thumb is no easy matter.
  — Washington Post, 23 Mar. 2022
• Powerful, ocean-run steelhead are a blast to catch on crankbaits, jigs or a fly rod.
  — Jordan Rodriguez, idahostatesman, 19 Mar. 2018
• Fly lines: these lines are specifically made to be used with a fly rod.
  — Jerry Audet, Field & Stream, 11 Apr. 2023
• The fly rod is never far away, but working a 9 to 5 certainly is.
  — Drew Palmer, Outdoor Life, 15 May 2020
• The ideal fly rod for hickory shad in Deer Creek and the Octoraro is a 9-foot, 5 weight.
  — Bill May, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 10 Apr. 2021
• Dave’s birthday gift the next year was a rusty, warped bamboo fly rod and reel that his father had bought in a pawnshop.
  — Richard Sandomir, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2023
• This is important to know because a good fly rod costs as much as a divorce.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 4 May 2021
• The Trophy Division is for fish caught by means other than rod and reel or fly rod.
  — Brian Broom, USA TODAY, 12 Aug. 2022
• By Kyle Green Landing fish on a fly rod, from a float tube and without a net took a little practice.
  — Jordan Rodriguez, idahostatesman, 19 June 2018
• In Montana, an ideal Sunday stroll is along a riverbank with a fly rod in hand.
  — Amy Grisak, Popular Mechanics, 3 July 2020
• Others had caught makos on fly rods, but Bowman built the skeletal framework of the system in San Diego.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 July 2019
• At one of them the station’s commandant emerged from his gatehouse to check out our bikes and took a liking to my fly rod.
  — Nate Matthews, Field & Stream, 7 Dec. 2020
• Her girlfriend, Julia, who grew up fly-fishing in Colorado, bought her a fly rod as a gift.
  — Jesse Pearson, latimes.com, 11 July 2019
• Certainly landing a large bass on a fly rod is part skill, part planning.
  — Steve Culton, Field & Stream, 9 Mar. 2021
• Though the fly reel never caught on among the fishing public, Fowler’s split-bamboo fly rods were best-sellers.
  — Colin Moore, Outdoor Life, 22 Nov. 2019
• On a recent day, along the banks of the St. Croix, with a fly rod in hand and beneath a leafy canopy that signaled the change of seasons, the artist was, in effect, in residence.
  — Star Tribune, 19 Sep. 2020
• Pruitt, meanwhile, even caught and landed fish on his 6-weight fly rod using popping bugs.
  — Bryan Hendricks, Arkansas Online, 18 June 2023
• On a fly rod at anything but medium-short distances, a Pistol Pete casts about as well as a wet cat.
  — T. Edward Nickens, Field & Stream, 12 Mar. 2020
• Grab a fly rod and head southeast to the alpine lakes teeming with trout in the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness, then spend the night at its campground (from $8).
  — The Editors, Outside Online, 18 Aug. 2020
• The reel comes in three sizes to match with any saltwater fly rod, and has an incredibly strong sealed drag that is easy to maintain.
  — Jerry Audet, Field & Stream, 19 July 2023
• Bring your canoe or inner tube for a chill float or your fly rod to face off against the Niobrara’s plentiful carp and catfish.
  — The Editors, Outside Online, 12 July 2021
• Most fly rod cases are technical and logo-heavy; this thing is classic and pure.
  — Michael Williams, GQ, 13 June 2018

Last Updated: 27 Jun 2024