Rods!  Which do you prefer?

Multi Piece Rods (3,4,pack)         56.2%

Two Piece Rods                         43.8%  

The new issue of “Far & Away”, the online outdoor magazine, is now available for your enjoyment.

We would love for you to share your outdoor stories with us on Far & Away!  Before submitting your story, please review our “Submissions Guidelines”.

The Friday Member Spotlight is on me!  Yea, I know... but what the heck, it's my website!  Be sure and read my new Fishing Report titled; "Wee-O Rio" in the Warm Fly Forum.  I love to catch those Rio Grande perch!

(Photo by Larry Offner) 

Warm Fly is having its second annual photo contest that will run from today until the last day of August.  The subject matter has to be related to warmwater fly fishing.  The grand prize is a TFO Professional Series 4 weight, 4 piece, 8’-6” fly rod and tube generously donated by the folks at Temple Fork Outfitters.  Warm Fly is also donating a fly box stocked full of bluegill and bass flies.  There will be only one contest winner!  Pictures are to be posted in the “The Second Annual Warm Fly Photo Contest” board in the Warm Fly Forum.  If you don’t know how to post a photograph please read the post titled; “How to post a photo!”.  Before placing your photo entry in the contest, be sure to read the “Photo Contest Rules” located in the photo contest board.  Good Luck!

The already popular line of Axiom rods from Temple Fork Outfitters has just gotten better.

Introduced late last year, this TFO series of 9-foot, 4-piece rods was initially limited to four line weights: 5, 6, 8 and 10. The series was so well received that anglers immediately began asking: When will TFO offer more Axioms?

The company is answering that demand now, with a new 9-foot 7-weight Axiom available for immediate delivery at an MSRP of $274.95. Delivery of the new 4-weight Axiom (MSRP $249.95) and a 9-weight Axiom (MSRP $274.95) is expected in September.

Through a proprietary process, TFO's Axiom sandwiches Kevlar between two layers of carbon fiber pre-preg. This patented process helps reduce the ovaling effect that a rod blank experiences under load, creating an exceptionally smooth and powerful rod with remarkable damping (tip bounce) qualities. The result is ultra high line speed with crisp, clean, accurate loops.

The Axiom series feature a rich translucent blue blank accentuated with gold script and accents, Flor grade cork, gun metal blue up-locking reel seat and large stripping guides with gold titanium oxide inserts.


All TFO rods feature our lifetime unconditional warranty.  Simply return the damaged rod with $25 for shipping and handling, and we will repair or replace your rod.  Please ask your local dealer about TFO or visit our website www.templeforkflyrods.com for more information.

This week the spotlight is on new member KingfisherB.  He posted his “First Fish on the Fly” in the “Photos” board of the Warm Fly Forum.  Be sure to take a look at his post and welcome him to Warm Fly!

July 11, 2008

Two handed rod designers Mike Kinney and Bob Meiser continue to expand the TFO Deer Creek series of fly rods with the introduction of the Deer Creek Switch Rod Series.

Bob Meiser has been in the forefront of popularizing and refining blank designs for the Switch Rod concept of fly rods since the mid 1990s.  His expertise with this unique family of rods is well established within the two handed rod community.  Bob’s original concept has been universally accepted over the past decade and teaming with Mike Kinney in design and application for these rods has now taken the concept to the next higher level.  We have used our proprietary Axiom material lay-up process for these blanks.  These are extremely light weight, durable, thoughtfully designed fly rods with superb performance … Best defined simply as: “Totally efficient delivery tools.”

 With a Switch Rod the caster can:

 1.     Utilize two handed overhead delivery, allowing the angler (if desired) to eliminate the physical burden of repetitive single hand double haul deliveries.

2.     Utilize all two handed classic anchor point Spey deliveries to eliminate the back cast associated with single hand overhead deliveries.

Bob has said of Switch Rods:  “Applications in total for this family of fly rods are limited only to the creativity of the angler.”  We at TFO agree with this, and look forward to the introduction of this refined series of fly rods to the creative angler.

Deer Creek Switch rods feature deep translucent blue blanks accentuated with silver script and copper tipping, sculpted Flor grade cork and decorative burl grips, gun-metal up-locking reel seats with cushioned hoods and large titanium oxide stripping guides. These 4 piece 11 footers are currently available in Spey line weights 5 through 9 (4 wt. Sept. 08) and each rod is marked with design factored grain windows to aid the angler in correct line selection. Suggested retail $324.95-$349.95 includes case.

All TFO rods feature our lifetime unconditional warranty.  Simply return the damaged rod with $25 for shipping and handling, and we will repair or replace your rod.  Please ask your local dealer about TFO or visit our website www.templeforkflyrods.com for more information.