This is getting a little off topic, but speaking of fly rods, many years ago there was a small rod building shop in Carnation owned by a gentleman named Jerry Fleming. His brand was Totem Traders, which produced both fly and gear rods.

He had a great guarantee, if you didn't like the rod you had purchased, you could return it for any reason.

One day he got a complaint from one of his customers, that said the fly rod he bought wasn't any good and he wanted to return it.

Jerry asked him what was wrong?

It doesn't cast a number 8 nightcrawler worth a damn, was the reply.

When I was growing up in SE Oregon, the standard rig for crick fishing was
an 8-1/2 to 9 foot fly rod which we used dew worms, grasshoppers and salmon eggs
for bait. Many used telescopic metal rods, that wouldn't cast a fly very well but was great for bait fishing little cricks.