• Winner of Field & Stream Best 8wt Saltwater rods of 2023.
• Winner of Yellowstone Anglers 5wt Shootout “Best Overall Rod” with 30 plus 5wt rods tested.
• Distinctly effortless casting and increased sensitivity on some of the industries lightest blanks and swing weights in it’s class.
• REC Titanium shape memory Cerecoil stripper guides with zirconia inserts, REC Titanium recoil guides.
• A skeletonized aluminum reel seat, double uplocking rings with nylon bushings and burled blackwood inserts.
• Moderate-fast action, multi-modulus blanks constructed with G-Tec platelets over a glare-resistant platinum color with G-Armour coating.
• AAAA flor-grade cork.
• Section alignment dots featuring rod line weight.
• Packaged with powder coated aluminum tube and plush moisture wicking rod sock.
• Limited lifetime warranty on all Douglas Fly Rods.

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About the rod designer - FRED CONTAOI

As a 10-year-old on the pacific coast of California, Fred Contaoi would tie flies and share them with his fly fishing teachers.  In his high school years, he learned how to build fishing rods. At 19 he went to work for Lamiglas in sales and design. He went on to be a guide in Alaska and fished on the FLW Pro Bass tour for 5 years. He now serves as Rod Designer for Douglas Outdoors. 

Fly Fishing Journeys caught up with Fred and learned about the fly rod design process. The podcast finishes with an explanation of the differences between each series of Douglas fly rods.

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