06-24-2021, 07:25 PM
Mildog's answer is better than my first one. My first fly rod was one just like that - or similar - I don't recall if mine had a reversible handle, but it was a collapsible steel rod. It was exceedingly awkward to cast, and if it got bent a wee bit too far, the rod would kink and be ruined forever. That was in the early 1960s. I remember how hard I scrimped to be able to buy a real "glass" fly rod. It came in a packaged set with a reel and level line, in 9-weight. I used it with big poppers for bass and it was orders of magnitude easier to cast than the steel one.