I’m a Glazier/installer, basically I cut glass for windows, tabletops, cabinet door, etc, and I also install residential and commercial glass, heavy equipment and auto glass. If it has glass I probably work on it haha. The plus side is I get to scout out a lot of places to fish while on the road to and from jobs!
Thanks
Sam from KY

Hi everyone, I'm a wildlife biologist that is trying to incorporate some occasional fish work into the job. I just recently became obsessed with small stream fishing in the Lake Almanor area this past year due to Covid and an injury. Been exploring new rod options for small fish and streams and this forum has a wealth of information, so thanks!

Afternoon all, thought it appropriate to introduce myself:

Recent inductee into the fly fishing fraternity- 6 months, plus minus. Thus far it's been an awesome journey that's taken me to some pretty awesome places- pretty shocked it took me 26 years to get into it, but that's life.

I'm a commerce graduate who decided to go back to varsity to do a 4-year degree in Plant and Soil Sciences that will hopefully be complete at the end of this year. Currently living in RSA, but looking to move come year end. Work wise, I currently run an indigenous nursery.

Chuffed to be a part of this,
Alex

Good morning!

I'm a system developer from Drammen, Norway with main focus on infrastructure as code, designing and implementing services both in Azure and on HyperV. Been fishing since I could walk, fly fishing since juvenile and a lover of glass since I bought my first Scott F703/3 a couple decades ago =) I fish daily for brown trout and since lock-down in march 2020 I started lunch-fishing as well =)

Been a member here for a long time. Never posted my occupation. I work in physical therapy and rehabilitation.

Cheers.

Im retired from the fishing industry in California, I spent around 30 years as a party boat deckhand out the SF Bay Area, primarily salmon fishing, I also worked at several Bay Area fishing tackle stores.....8 years ago, my wife and I left Ca, for Oregon and its better fishing. I now mostly fish Trout, and I collect antique and vintage fishing tackle, including Fenwick glass rods

Heavy commercial/industrial hvac service technician here. Spend most of my time keeping things running all over SC, I always keep 1-2 rods in the van, and a big box of flies, as there’s always the opportunity to leave early, utilize a lunch break, or make a pit stop on the way home to find a fish to touch.

Industrial / Clinical Microbiologist by training, doing a mix of commercial / business analysis, systems engineering, surface chemistry, immunology & molecular biology.

Making blood and saliva tests for whatever.

Welcome. The plug on the butt end of rod? You can always post in the “rods wanted” forum (more than just rods) or check rod building supply sites, but at least one of my Fenwicks has a shaped piece of cork epoxied in.

Hi, I have worked at the same company since 1984. We specialize in high end custom fabrication and architectural specialties include lighting in the commercial construction industry, theme parks, institutional way finding including universities and medical campuses. Everything from one off sculptural elements to engineering, fabrication and installation of way finding systems for entire towns. Besides fishing, making and restoring things and learning are my hobbies. I have been a Project Manager for the last 20 years but have Design and Fabrication oversight on all my projects primarily because I was the original (only) fabricator when we started the company.

Hey all - lurker for a while, first-time poster. I got back into fly fishing over the last few years after spending many years spin fishing, and caught the glass bug last year. I work in HR for a hedge fund in NYC and live in northern NJ.

I'm a retired DOT safety officer. I am enjoying not living behind a steering wheel, and getting to have late breakfasts and coffee with my wife. We live near the Great Smoky Mountains N.P. My fly vest and favorite Wonderod and Fenwick live in the truck toolbox or in the Subaru now.

My journey with glass rods has been fun. My dad started with bamboo and switched to glass in the 1950s. When he was in school in the 1930s and sold Grit newspapers, one of the prizes was a cheap (his words) bamboo fly rod. His mom wasn't sure about that, but his dad said he could choose it. That started him down a one way path to fly fishing. When he switched to glass, I got to ask him to borrow one of his Wonderods, which I still use. I've caught a sight of fish on it, and I still smile every time I pull its sock out of the tube. Of course, I am easily entertained...

I tried graphite and boron, nothing wrong with them, but I think I just smile more when I'm swinging glass.