On the road today with some new fly fishing friends from the local Senior Activities Center, heading for Bainbridge Island. The Center has the best fly fishing program, lots of day trips and weekend trips, plus other cool stuff. And once a week a group gets together for a morning of fly tying.
Today we're heading to Sage Manufacturing, one of the premier fly rod manufacturers in the country, maybe the world. Years ago I learned how to cast a fly rod from one of the Sage reps, using Sage gear, and never forgot what a great introduction that was to the sport.
But first, lunch. We suggested the Streamliner Diner. We used to love this place but haven't been there in years. They fit half at the counter with a perfect view of the cooks, half at a corner table with a perfect view of downtown Bainbridge. Half the group ordered breakfast, half had lunch. Great food, fun place to eat (especially at the counter).
The Sage tour was fun, and we saw every step of the process, from cutting the graphite sheets to form the rod pieces, to the final coat of epoxy to protect the silkscreened logo.
I think we all wanted the R&D engineer's job: besides designing all the rods, he spends half the year fly fishing, to make sure everything works the way he designed them.
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