The fibers of my five-weight trout rod strained to turn over the monstrous fly.

As the corn settled, I stripped a few yards of line off my four-weight trout rod and roll-cast a bright orange, glow-bug pattern, sweetened with a single kernel.

They arrived bearing 6- or 7-weight trout rods, which was all right, but the reels had only 50 or 60 yards of backing.

Rob's trout rod had stood the sternest test.

If I recall correctly, he caught at least 10 of them in this manner, all, by the way, on a 5-weight trout rod.

An H. S. Gillum 6 foot 9 inch trout rod surpassed the former $9,900 record price when it sold for $13,200.

Rods were made of bamboo, and trout rods were close to 4 ounces in weight.

Bogdan also makes fly reels for trout rods.

My friends were using what might be described as medium-heavy trout rods with reels that held perhaps 60 yards of backing, not adequate for bonito.

And you do not need a trout rod or a hilltop monastery to do it.