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noun Angling.

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

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Origin of fly rod

First recorded in 1675–85

Words nearby fly rod

flypast, flyposting, fly press, fly rail, Fly River, fly rod, flysch, flyscreen, fly sheet, flyspeck, fly spray

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How to use fly rod in a sentence

Even on days he couldn’t walk, he still spent his afternoons on the Blackfoot, a fly rod in hand, with my mom and their grandchildren.
Watching My Dad Die Changed My Life|Cascade Tuholske|May 20, 2021|Outside Online
The lake is home to walleye, catfish, and yellow bass and stocked monthly from November to March with rainbow trout, so be sure to bring your fly rod.
The Ultimate Guide to Arizona Public Lands|Outside Editors|April 1, 2021|Outside Online
What a charm there is in a new bat, a new gun, a new fly-rod, a new racket; how one longs for an opportunity to try it!
Dr. Jolliffe's Boys|Lewis Hough
Eventually I went to sleep and dreamed that I was hunting Mallards with a fly-rod baited with a stale doughnut.
Highways in Hiding|George Oliver Smith

I hope no aesthetic devotee of the fly-rod will lay down the book in disgust when I confess to a weakness for frogging.
Woodcraft and Camping|George Washington Sears (Nessmuk)
I need hardly say that fish are not to be lifted out of the water with a fly-rod.
St. Nicholas v. 13 No. 9 July 1886|Various
A fly rod should be a foot longer and at least two ounces lighter.
Outdoor Sports and Games|Claude H. Miller

British Dictionary definitions for fly rod

fly rod

noun

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

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