Aug 30, 2022
Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/358
Presented By: Reyr Gear, Angler's Coffee, LakeLady Custom Rods, Jackson Hole Fly Company
Sponsors: https://wetflyswing.com/sponsors
JP Ross, founder of JP Ross Fly Rods, shares his story of how he built a fly rod company that has now been around for over 20 years. JP shares some great advice on life and business - the things he learned the hard way and the things that keep him going.
We chat about his podcast, In the Seam - the inspiration behind it, his unique style of podcasting, and the goal as it goes.
We also learn more about Trout Power - an organization dedicated to protect, restore and enhance heritage brook trout populations in the Adirondacks and throughout New York.
Show Notes with JP Ross Fly Rods
05:00 - JP's first fly rod was a Fenwick Eagle
06:30 - JP saved up tens of thousands of dollars to start a fly shop called, Rising Trout Outfitter
07:30 - They started making JP Ross fly rods which were 100 bucks with a case
08:15 - JP teamed up with Kerry Burkheimer - Kerry was on the podcast at WFS 282
09:20 - They designed a rod called K357 which many people used to compete with
18:00 - We chat about the quote from River Runs Through It, "I'm haunted by waters"
24:25 - JP started a podcast called In the Seam - we chat about his style of podcasting
26:20 - His recent episode was with Keith Tidball where they talked about hope in humanity - listen to that episode here
28:00 - We talk about small stream fishing
31:15 - JP and Mark Usyk used to read the Frog and Toad Adventures book a lot as a child
31:30 - Jeff Kimball paints their rod blanks
32:45 - JP makes most of his rods and they're affordable. The Beaver Meadow Adams is only $349.
34:05 - Tom Starmack was recently in episode 353 where we talked about euro nymphing on small streams
34:20 - The Peacemaker is the only euro nymphing rod that you could use to the 10 1/2 - 4 wt
37:40 - He describes what a fallfish looks like
40:10 - Brook trout is a good target in September at JP's area
45:50 - JP talks about why he started and what they have going at Trout Power
57:58 - JP's top 2 flies are small Muddler Minnow and The Usual
1:01:00 - Hal Janssen was recently on the podcast where we dug into stillwater fly fishing
1:11:55 - JP tells us his top favorite movies: Blues Brothers, Smoke in the Bandit, Indiana Jones, Daniel Craig's 007, Guardians of the Galaxy, On Golden Pond
1:13:40 - This American Life is one of JP's favorite podcasts
Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/358