fly-rod

Noun

flyrod (plural flyrods)

1. a thin, flexible fishing rod designed to cast an artificial fly
   • Though the flyrod remains Gowdy’s preference, the best way to characterize his angling style these days is: whatever it takes to get the big ones, an approach he attributes to a chance encounter 10 years ago in a Chinese restaurant near his home at the time in North Andover, Mass.2008 June 21, Peter Kaminsky, “Taking His Cue From the Fish”, in New York Times