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A Tom Morgan Rodsmiths 8′ 6″ 4 Weight Fly Rod – Part Three

Posted on October 4, 2019 by Ed Mitchell

A Tom Morgan Rodsmiths 8′ 6″ 4 Weight Fly Rod – Part Three During Tom Morgan’s lifetime he gave several interviews, often expressing his opinion on designing a proper trout rod. For one thing he felt many commercially available graphite … Continue reading →

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A Tom Morgan Rodsmiths 8′ 6″ 4 Weight Fly Rod – Part Two

Posted on September 30, 2019 by Ed Mitchell

A Tom Morgan Rodsmiths 8′ 6″ 4 Weight Fly Rod – Part Two In the previous post we begin taking a look at a graphite rod from Tom Morgan Rodsmiths. Clearly we found a lot of attention to detail and … Continue reading →

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A Tom Morgan Rodsmiths 8′ 6″ 4 Weight Fly Rod – Part One

Posted on September 29, 2019 by Ed Mitchell

A Tom Morgan Rodsmiths 8′ 6″ 4 Weight Fly Rod – Part One Recently a friend offered to lend me a fly rod built by Tom Morgan Rodsmiths. I quickly accepted. Why not? Naturally I wanted it to be a … Continue reading →

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Scott Meridian 9′ 7wt Fly Rod Review – Part Two

Posted on September 11, 2019 by Ed Mitchell

Scott Meridian 9′ 7wt Fly Rod Review – Part Two Took the Meridian 7wt for a test drive on the town green today. Accompanying me were two fly lines from AirFlo. A Coastal 7wt Intermediate and a Coastal 7wt Floater. … Continue reading →

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Scott Meridian 9′ 7wt Fly Rod Review – Part One

Posted on September 7, 2019 by Ed Mitchell

Scott Meridian 9′ 7wt Fly Rod Review – Part One Part One: Recently I purchased a Scott Meridian 7wt. (from Bear’s Den, great folks to deal with.) Yes, I know the Meridian is no longer king-of-the-hill, having just been replaced … Continue reading →

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