Since 2008, the Fiberglass Manifesto blog has grown into a hub for anglers who want to slow down, feel the rod load, and rediscover what makes fiberglass so unique.

Along the way, Cameron Mortensen has worked with companies like Echo, highlighted boutique builders from Japan to the Drifeless, and proven that fiberglass isn't just nostalgia. It's an innovation

with soul. By the end of this episode, you'll discover what's changed in glass since our last

chat back in 2019, why Trout Routts has become his favorite tool for exploring new water

and how family adventures from Alaska to Beaver Island keep shaping Cameron's approach to fly fishing.

This is the Wet Fly Swing podcast where I show you the best place to travel to for fly fishing,

how to find the best resources and tools to prepare for that big trip,

and what you can do to give back to the fish species we all love.

Today, Cameron Mortensen is going to take us in on fiberglass rods and show us what's changed from the rods of the 1970s and 80s.

We're going to find out what five questions you should be asking before you buy your next fiberglass rod.

Why carrying too many rods on a trip might actually be a good play and how fiberglass can actually connect you with the flyline and your casting even more.

Here he is. Cameron Mortensen, you can find him at fibreglassmanifesto.com.

How you doing, Cameron?

I'm doing great. Thanks for having me on.

Yeah, thanks for putting this together. It's been a little time since our last episode. I went back into the archives. You got to go back to 2019. So pre-COVID, we had you on. Yeah, it's been, it's been a little while. So we're going to get an update from you what's been new in the last, you know, six years in that range. And I talk about fiberglass rods, get a little update on that. I know that's always an evolving kind of thing in fly fishing. And

we're also going to talk about trout routes as well because I think you're doing some good stuff with them. We've been working with trout routes and they're kicking some butt out there now. So this is good. So maybe just gives us a heads up. Now we're kind of right in the middle of summer kind of mid-August as we're talking.

What's what's going on this summer for you?

You know, this year's been a lot of the heads up. Now we're kind of right in the middle of summer, kind of mid-August as we're talking. What's what's going on this summer for you?

You know, this year's been a lot of family. Our daughter wrapped up college, her first year

of college up in Michigan. So flew up there. And we had a great weekend. We had a day in Chicago.

We went to the Ben Quiller concert. We went back to Michigan Saturday night. I think Sunday we packed her up. Monday I went steelheading with Steve Martinez, who's a guide friend up there. And then Tuesday, we unpacked her at my parents' house to leave as much as we could there. And then Wednesday we drove all the way back to

South Carolina. Two weeks later, I was back up in Michigan for my Beaver Island week,

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