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1. What does the cross section of a "standard" bamboo fly rod look like?
2. Which of these is not a standard fly rod handle?
3. What is the line called that connects the fly line to the reel?
4. The Federation of Fly Fishing guide (FFFg) rule #17389-c states: all bamboo fly rods must have the line guides held on by red thread only.
5. Fly rods use three types of guides, the tip guide is at the top of the rod, the stripping guide is at the bottom, what are all the middle guides called?
6. What rod building material was used by rod makers after bamboo, but before graphite?
7. Which of these is not a standard type of reel seat used on fly rods?
8. Let's say you have a fly line that is WF-5-F. The "5" is the line's weight, the second "F" stands for floating. What does the "WF" stand for?
9. If you can "crack-a-whip", then you can cast a fly rod.
10. There are many types of cast you can use with a fly rod. There is the roll cast, flip cast, reach cast, drop cast, forward cast and many others. Which of these is another way to use your fly rod?
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