1. The Thank You School Bus Drivers poem (below) is the cover of a FABULOUS Thank You Book that will be dropped off for the bus drivers to keep in their meeting room.
Attach the fly reel to the fly rod using only the butt section of the rod if it is two pieces or more. Take the tag end of the backing and run it through the rod guides and attach it to the reel spool or arbor with the appropriately named arbor knot. To do this, first make a basic overhand knot around the line.
Take the end of the fishing line and pass it through the guide holes of the rod. These are the small circles that run the length of the rod. Begin at the tip of the rod and work towards the handle, being careful not to miss any guides. When you reach the reel, wrap the fishing line around the reel spool twice and tie a knot to hold it in place. Use scissors to remove excess line past the knot.