fly rod

American  

noun

Angling.

1. a light, extremely flexible fishing rod specially designed for use in fly-fishing.

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fly rod British  

noun

1. a light flexible rod, now usually made of fibreglass or split cane, used in fly-fishing

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Etymology

Origin of fly rod

First recorded in 1675–85

Example Sentences

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fly rod

U.S. archive photos show them near a stream, Roosevelt holding a fly rod and Churchill a cigar.

From Reuters ● Aug. 17, 2023

You can use your freshwater gear for beach fishing, and my beloved Sage Accel fly rod worked just fine.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 1, 2017

So I set off early, fully caffeinated with a fly rod in my backpack.

From New York Times ● Oct. 31, 2016

From his house, he can hike down an embankment to the Spokane River with his fly rod and catch and release native redband trout below the Monroe Street Bridge.

From Washington Times ● Jun. 18, 2016

When he and Linda first moved to Milagro he bought a fiber glass fly rod and some salmon eggs, and that had been one way to work the tension from his system.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols