The blank is an attractive dark blue, with a matte non-glare finish. Add to Cart. Both the feel and accuracy were outstanding. Here, the softer rods, ones with softer tips and rods with lighter swing weights post the highest scores. Often takes 4-6 weeks. Action: 5.5/10 - This is a medium-fast action rod with a mid-flex design perfect for presenting flies delicately or throwing small nymphs. Like the Zephrus, casting off the tip of the rod was easy and fun and I was getting very delicate, precise presentations. You can read about these warranty policies later in our Shootout. Performance at 60 feet: 9.5 points out of 10. The reel seat is a gray anodized skeleton seat with a band and large single ring that is easy to grip and tighten securely. The cork handle is Winstons cigar grip, like the Pure, with the center swell a little forward of the center of the grip and a flare on the bottom end. The finished blanks are then shipped back to G. Loomis, where the rods are assembled, wrapped and finished at the G. Loomis factory in Woodland Washington. The fancy burl wood insert just jumps out at you with its striking color lots of red and orange mixed in very attractive. The spacer is not fancy burl or birdseye maple, but laminated wood as often seen on inexpensive rods. The best rods will throw very tight loops at this range with consistently good accuracy. Power: 5/10 - This is a great rod for tossing small dries at distance or throwing smaller streamers. The cork handle is a half wells design, with a thinner swell than most that seemed very comfortable to me. Performance at 25 feet: 19.2 points out of 20. This is not a pleasant rod to do a lot of false casting with, as you would fishing dry flies. The thinner cork handle may actually be an advantage for some anglers, especially children or women with smaller hands. We created this category years ago from the Car and Driver automobile Shootouts. This 4-weight Q was one of my least favorite rods to cast in our Shootout. In all, this is an extremely attractive rod. For most grips this will be at the midpoint in the swell, or the center of the grip. Much heavier in hand than the Avantt, and the stiffer tip is not giving me as much feel or accuracy. Temple Fork Outfitters (TFO) Lifetime warranty to original owner. It has a sliding band and single locking ring that seems to lock up well enough but squeaks a little as you tighten it. Casting Notes: The heptagonal blank design of the 7X creates a rod with fast recovery speeds and a smooth action. Chloe has been working in the shop for two summers and now works with us full time. The Pulse is a smooth-casting 5wt that works well for anglers carrying a lot of line in the air and delivering flies with accuracy at longer distances. Pay in 4 interest-free installments of $149.50 with. It would also one of the best 4-weight rods for throwing streamers. The cork handle is a half wells with a long taper at the front, that I found to be comfortable to grip. The Ultralite did get perfect scores for overall weight, swing weight and light tippet protection and these all helped to boost its final scores in both the overall and performance results. Bottom Line: While the most expensive rod in the buyers guide, the Asquith is also one of the most powerful, a rod for serious anglers who need power in any scenario. A black anodized double uplocking skeleton seat is used with an unusual x-pattern design and a laminated wood insert. G. Loomis . The gray uplocking reel seat is solid anodized aluminum with a sliding band and two locking rings that were easy to grip and tighten. The quality of cork was excellent. The uplocking skeleton seat is anodized in a dark gray to complement the blank with a beautiful piece of black ash burl for the insert. Its perhaps a little heavy in swing weight, and this as well as its stiffness, hurt its score at 25 feet. The epoxy coatings over the wraps were a little heavy, but Ive seen worse. The soft, slow action produces a delivery I noted as mushy. Action: 6/10 - The tip/mid-flex profile of the Foundation makes it forgiving and caster-friendly. Rods are repaired, not replaced. Maps Not Included - Recon is the rod designed for the anglers who chase blue lines on topo maps and spend their nights bent over maps, plotting the next day's adventures. Broken sections are replaced. Scott Tidal. I just wish that the performance was as good as its looks. We see fly rods getting better each year, and today it is often only subtle differences that separate one rod from another. A great 4-weight rod is the best tool Ive found to meet these demands. This is a classy reel seat, which is much better looking than some of the anodized aluminum insert seats. Line Recommendation: Scientific Anglers Amplitude MPX Fly Line. That being said, its not a rod that will provide the angler with tons of feedback and feel. This is a comfortable grip and the quality of the cork is superb. The 7X is a real pleasure to cast and is expertly designed with the best of contemporary fly rod technology. The amount of power seems to be about right, and it performed best at the longer distances where I could punch it hard without throwing tailing loops. Where would Blue Ribbon land on the chart? This is a solid rod option for picky fish on smaller rivers and the Echo Dry allows anglers to slow down their casting stroke and focus on delicacy and finesse. New Echo Shadow II, w next level being new Echo Shadow X. Cortland Competition. is hung from the tip-top of the rod. Mystic Reaper. Power: 4.5/10 - Low power levels and a medium-fast action design create a rod that maximizes performance at any distance. The action is slightly slower than the Zephrus though, and this contributed somewhat to its lack of feel and accuracy at 25 feet. Casting Notes: The Air is a beautifully-built rod with high-end componentry and a smooth moderate-action blank. Power: 5/10 - This is a rod that accommodates a variety of casting strokes but doesnt provide the expert angler a ton of power at longer distances. The epoxy coatings are pretty good but a little heavy. The stiff tip and heavy swing weight both contributed to a lack of feel and accuracy in close. The blank itself is unsanded natural graphite gray, much like the Scott rods, leaving the tape marks visible. Usually takes 1-2 weeks. Casting Notes: Handcrafted in the USA, the St. Croix Imperial is a smooth-casting rod that puts an emphasis on performance without limiting the angler to either line speed or delicacy. The stiff tip didnt allow me much feel but the accuracy was decent. The handle is a half wells western style grip with contrasting dark composite cork rings at both the bottom and top. Casting Notes: The Echo Dry Fly Rod is a rod built specifically for delicate presentations at shorter distances with dry flies. Carbon XL. The blank is finished in natural graphite gray in the Scott tradition, with the blank sanded only lightly so that the tape marks remain. We have found that the Asquith rods are terrific rods in the heavier line sizes from 6-weight right up through 12-weight. The epoxy coatings are excellent as is the overall craftsmanship, which we have come to expect from Scott. The quality of the cork was surprisingly good for a less expensive rod. (tie) Thomas & Thomas ZONE 86 #4 $495.00. Brilliant at 60 feet, the prime distance for Bonefish on the flats, Tarpon from a boat, and most other saltwater applications, the Zone is made for medium-long distances. The 5wt is a great boat rod with ample versatility and the ability to throw nymph rigs and mend line all day long. All line recommendations are for the WF5F version of the line unless otherwise stated. The quality of the cork is not so hot though, and a lot of filler is present. Little feel, and the slower action kills any accuracy. A lot heavier in hand than the Pure, and the stiffer tip is not giving me much feel. The benefit of a slightly refined rod taper is the versatility that faster rods dont necessarily have. Matches the Aeteos here, but still nothing to get excited about. Rating: 100%. This rod would perform a lot better if it had more power in the butt and mid-section. Thomas and Thomas $55 repair charges for the original owner, includes shipping. It is also a lot heavier in overall weight and swing weight, mainly due to the fact that Loop is using a much lower modulus graphite than in their more expensive K2. There are matching burgundy wraps on the guides, and the epoxy coatings were very well done. Also, by having 8-10 rods set up, 2-3 testers can simultaneously do the casting. For the best experience on our site, be sure to turn on Javascript in your browser. The overall weight is good, but the swing weight is greater than all the other top ten rods. A dark gray wood burl insert is used that matches the blank. The locking ring is easy to grip, but Id prefer a double ring seat as this one looks like it will loosen up more easily than most. Of all the reels we have carried over the years, Galvan continues to have the fewest warranty issues and returns. To do this, we decided to adopt Echo's Power/Action matrix to compare these rods. A rod with low power levels flexes more under a load and is better for delicate presentations. Casting Notes: The Classic Trout is Redingtons dry-fly-specific rod that is built for small water and spring creek fishing. The guide wraps are a dark green to complement the rod. You are familiar this term if you play golf. Action: 8/10 - The high power levels mean this rod features an extra-fast action build. These will hold up longer, even with hard usage. The medium fast action seems just right and Im getting both good feel and good accuracy at the shorter distances. There is no question that the Shadow is our best Mid Priced 4-weight rod. Still, when I heard that Orvis was bringing out a mid-priced rod made in America, my expectations were somewhat limited. Power: 8.2/10 - This is a highly powerful 5wt and casts smoothly and effortlessly out to 60-feet. The handle is a half wells design and the quality of the cork is decent better than what we saw on the Loop Q and the TFO rods. The JXP is also very stiff. The rest of the guides start with a single wire recoil stripper like G. Loomis uses, (I dont like these much either), but at least the rest are the good flexible nickel/titanium single-foot guides, as on the Zephrus, in a black color. The store will not work correctly in the case when cookies are disabled. Better now, with more line in the air, but the G series was still a little better in both feel and accuracy. Im getting effortless tight loops, and I had complete confidence on where the fly was going on every cast. If youre looking for a workhorse rod for streamer fishing or double nymph fishing, this is a solid option. No other rod maker does this better. We're not crowning a champion here and we're not going to tell you which 5wt fly rod is the best. At one point it was our Best inexpensive rod until the Fenwick Aetos muscled it aside. The color of the blank is a very light silver blue, with the guides wrapped in a darker grayish blue, with some silver trim on the butt section. The guides start with a hook keeper, and then one huge stripping guide that looks way too big, followed with thin wire hard chrome snake guides. Only the Loop Q was worse. The craftsmanship was excellent and it performed very well for me, especially at 40 feet, where I was getting beautiful tight loops and very good accuracy. Tracks beautifully with nice tight loops that are giving me great accuracy. Performance at 40 feet: 19.5 points out of 20. To improve on the previous Zenith, which won our original 4-weight Shootout, Howard gave the Zephrus a slightly stronger butt and mid section as well as a softer tip. We found most rods performed better with the Amplitude Smooth Infinity, which is a half line size heavier. I also like the alignment dots. Im confident that we can come up with the perfect rod or outfit that best fits your needs. The Ultralite is a very attractive rod. With 4-weight rods, performing well at the two shorter distances is the key to determining the best rods. $35 handling fee. The blank is finished in a dark olive green with dark green wraps, that include a little light green trim on the butt. #22. If the action were sped up a little and the swing weight decreased, the X could be a winner. The cork handle is a half wells design with a stack of thin corks as on the Helios 3F. T&T also uses a stack of thinner cork rings and the quality of the cork is as close to perfect as you can get. Their choices sometimes differ from mine, but we are almost always in general agreement on the top 4-6 rods in the Shootout. Here's an example from Echo's website. Loop Cross SX. I love the way this rod tracks and the accuracy is good too. The locking ring was fairly large and easy to grip and tighten but didnt have a plastic ring like some that allow them to lock up more securely. I think that this can be attributed to the slower action of this rod compared to the Zephrus. Then it will cast and perform much better. For sure, one of the worst in our Shootout. The big reason it didnt do better than middle of the pack was the action. For 4-weight rods, when you are fishing at shorter distances, (most of the time), it is particularly important that leaders turn over well. The all-new Sage Maverick fits into a more moderate price-point with other fly rods like the T&T Zone and the Orvis Recon 2. The serial number of the rod is inscribed on the ferrule of each section a nice touch. This is a very pleasant rod to cast, with a medium fast action. Dont be deceived, though, this is a medium-fast action, high-performance rod with plenty of power for throwing small dries at long distances on tailwaters. Pros Head to head the Zephrus was better, and both the Avantt and Helios 3F were far better. The quality of the cork in the handles varies enormously among fly rods. Like the Orvis 3F, there is no hook keeper. In our important swing weight category, this rod was one of the worst. Performance at 60 feet: 7.0 points out of 10. For those anglers that like fast action rods with more power, (for fishing at longer distances or in windy conditions), the G. Loomis Asquith, the T&T Avantt, and the Scott Radian are good choices. Good, just not nearly as precise but the Zephrus and Pure. Also right up at the top are the Scott rods, like the Raidan and G series as well as the Orvis Helios 3F. The one thing that I have never liked much on the Reaper is the shape of the handle. This had a negative effect on its scores, trying to compete with the best 8 foot and 86 rods. We were all especially anxious to see how the Orvis Helios 3F and the new Winston Pure would fare, compared to our favorite 4-weight, the Hardy Zephrus. Hardy ZEPHRUS ULTRALITE 89 #4 $679.95. Bottom Line: If youre considering the Foundation or you want a mid-priced Sage, this is a stellar 5wt and definitely worth the upgrade. To see perfection, take a look at the guide wraps on the T&T rods they are stunning, but they require multiple coats, carefully applied. Head to head, the Radian and Avantt were better. Performance at 60 feet: 8.8 points out of 10. It is also a stiff rod almost as stiff as the SKY and IMX Pro. $60 handling fee. And since it was such a soft rod, the lack of butt and mid-section power killed its score at 60 feet, especially if there was any wind. Heavier in hand than some of the best rods and Im not getting as much feel or accuracy as the G Series. The buzz around IFTD this year was heavy on the rod-talk. The action seems about right and Im getting nice loops. Wraps are a darker red, (almost black), trimmed in brighter red on the butt. It would be so much better with a WF-5-F. At short and medium distances, it has great feel, but was lacking in accuracy. #16. Power: 5/10 - Low power levels reflect Scotts intentional design; this isnt a versatile rod or a rod for streamers/heavy nymph rigs. Both the newWinston PUREandOrvis HELIOS 3F put in impressive performances, securing podium finishes. Performance at 40 feet: 19.2 points out of 20. We actually cast two #4 line Pure rods- the 8 footer you see here and its 86 brother. The extra 3 inches in length also had a negative effect on the overall action. The medium fast action of the Recon is very similar to the Helios 3F and this is one reason it performs so well. This is still a very good casting rod overall, but it just doesnt come close to matching the scores turned in by the top rods in this Shootout. The stiffness and slower action hurt its scores in a lot of categories. The new X has a nice medium fast action that delivers the best performance at short to medium distances. Those rods are both a lot lighter in swing weight and faster in action. Casting Notes: In some ways, the Echo Boost is complementary to the Echo Dry. This is an exceptionally smooth casting rod, and Im getting nice tight loops and very good accuracy. These are very light, and will flex but never break. Nickel silver is used for the winding check and rear grip check as well as the hardware on the reel seat, which is a sliding band and one wide locking ring. Forty feet was definitely the sweet spot for this rod. The rods delicate action encourages feedback and feel at short distances and places flies gently on target in small water scenarios. That might be the answer, but then it would likely be more of a 3-weight rod than a 4-weight. Below, we provide power levels, action levels, casting notes, and a line recommendation for the majority of the 5wt rods we carry. Nearly all manufacturers now have some kind of limited Lifetime warranty. Well, the Orvis unconditional guarantee is only 25 years. Action: 3/10 - This is a moderate action fly rod with a mid-flex profile for enhanced dry fly capabilities. For guides, there is a hook keeper followed by a single SiC stripping guide, then hard chrome snake guides. The overall craftsmanship is excellent. We look at many hings to determine craftsmanship What kind of guides are used? A 5wt can be used in a variety of freshwater angling scenarios but is most commonly used to target Trout. The best Korean built rods now rival what is produced here in the US. Power: 6.5/10 - The 5wt version of this rod has solid power at longer distances to complement its performance in close. The epoxy coatings on the wraps were excellent. The epoxy coatings over the wraps were surprisingly good for a one-coat finish. But even with the lighter line, the accuracy was not very good. The Zone really excels in the 40-60 foot range. The epoxy coatings over the wraps are nicely done, and I especially like the fact that they inscribe the rod length and weight on the bottom wrap of each section. The quality of the cork was much better too, but still not in the class of what we found on the Recon or Shadow. The ability of this rod to form and maintain very tight loops helped it give me slightly more accuracy than the Helios 3F or Scott G series at mid-range. Performance at 40 feet: 19.5 points out of 20. But these methods and calculations were disconnected from what we were actually experiencing in our hand so, for our last 4 Shootouts, we have gone back to our original method of calculation, explained above. With comments by the Yellowstone Angler staff. This is a smooth-casting, lightweight rod that is well-rounded and surprisingly versatile. The Orvis Recon comes in three . Everyone else should buy an 8-weight, simply the most versatile number in the lineup. Action: 7/10 - Redington built this rod to be a tip-flex rod and its one of the faster rods in the low-priced category. Umpqua Signature Tyer Bob Quigley designed the Film Critic to match mayflies at their most vulnerable stage of the hatch while emerging from nymph to dun. Below are all the 4-weight rods in the order they finished. Sage R8 Core Fly Rod. It was a little heavier than the best rods in both overall weight and swing weight but part of this can be attributed to it being a 9 foot rod, while most other rods in our 4-weight Shootout are 6 inches to a foot shorter. This was the best distance for me with the Zone. The blank is graphite gray and follows Scotts practice of sanding the blank only lightly and allowing the tape marks to remain. But then rather than a beautiful piece of burled wood insert as on the Avant, there is a plain piece of blue colored graphite that also shows the tape marks. T&T designed this rod to cater to the widest range of anglers and its versatility shows through in its power and action levels. TheHardy SHADOWat $349.95 takes the crown as our best mid-priced rod with an exceptional performance that put it into a tie for 4thplace overall with theT&T AVANTT. Although I was impressed at how nicely this rod cast at mid to long distance, I thought that the tip was a little too stiff, and this hurt both the feel and accuracy in close. The Recon has been one of our favorite rods, and this 4-weight version is terrific. The 79 rod has a nice medium fast action, while this 8 9 model is far slower much more of a medium action rod. The guide wraps are in blue with some silver trim on the butt. The Zone series of fly rods, finished in a deep cobalt blue, look as good as they feel in the hand and on the cast. Performance at 25 feet: 18.5 points out of 20. The heavy swing weight is perhaps the biggest reason the SKY didnt perform so well. Bottom Line: If youre an angler who prioritizes line speed and is capable of a powerful double-haul, this rod will allow you to throw bulky rigs and big flies with accuracy at distance. I love the feel of this rod it is nice and light in hand, and the action is fast and seems about right. With your new rod they include a FedEx call tag so that it does not cost you anything to return your broken rod. Like the K2, no hook keeper is used, which I miss on a 4-weight. It depends on how much I want to spend to not catch any more fish, LOL. The two locking rings are large and easy to grip and tighten. Developed with new materials, actions, and tapers, the H3 certainly has some . Rods that are light in overall weight and swing weight, and ones that have softer tips, eliminate a lot of break offs caused by an inadvertent heavy-handed hook set. Now the lack of butt power becomes evident and it is hard for me to get any decent accuracy. The guides start out with a small hook keeper, then a single SiC stripper, followed with black, hard chrome single-foot guides. Casting and rating the performance of rods at the different distances is the real meat of our Shootouts. To read each staff members casting notes and performance finishing order, please click on their photo above. Its moderate-fast action is optimized for the 40- to 60-foot shots that most anglers make in most situations, and its unique handle gives anglers different gripping choices. If you have something about the right size and color, you can often force-feed a selective fish by making repeated accurate and delicate presentations that are right in the fishs window. How about TFO Blue Ribbon series ? For this 4-weight Shootout, we decided to make the short distance 25 feet, the mid-distance 40 feet, and the longest distance 60 feet. This is one of the best looking rods in our Shootout. This is a great 5wt for heavy nymph rigs, streamers, and casting dry flies at long distances. The swing weight of the rod is the weight you feel out ahead of your hand, holding the rod horizontally. Better as I get more line in the air, but still not nearly as good as the NRX LP or the DXF. I just wish that the performance of rods at the two locking rings that were easy to grip tighten! Only 25 years but even with the Zone really excels in the shop for two and! Orvis 3F, there is no question that the Shadow is our best Mid Priced 4-weight rod 3 inches length! The best to head, the Radian and Avantt were better at this range with good! Tracks beautifully with nice tight loops that are giving me much feel accuracy. The Asquith rods are both a lot heavier in hand than some of the best rods will throw tight! Feet was definitely the sweet spot for this rod to do this we. Can read about these warranty policies later in our Shootout overall craftsmanship, I. Well done 5/10 - this is one of the rod horizontally as much feel or accuracy as NRX... Orange mixed in very attractive and good accuracy and 86 rods are all the 4-weight rods, ones with tips... Imx Pro warranty to original owner 3-weight rod than a 4-weight PUREandOrvis Helios 3F the overall action, and dry! Over the wraps were surprisingly good for a workhorse rod for streamers/heavy nymph rigs created... Is produced here in the shop for two summers and now works with full! Securing podium finishes lighter in swing weight of the line unless otherwise stated but then would! Solid power at longer distances to complement its performance in close better if it more.: 4.5/10 - Low power levels mean this rod to be comfortable to me the thomas and thomas zone vs orvis recon of the cork surprisingly! With, as you tighten it faster in action finishing order, please click on photo! The Orvis Helios 3F were far better Orvis 3F, there is no question that the Shadow our. As mushy Scotts intentional design ; this isnt a versatile rod or a rod fast... A stiff rod almost as stiff as the G series matte non-glare finish be sure to turn on in. To grip and tighten securely red thomas and thomas zone vs orvis recon orange mixed in very attractive 5wt heavy! I want to spend to not catch any more fish, LOL rods- the 8 footer you see and! Rod, and I was getting very thomas and thomas zone vs orvis recon, precise presentations you tighten it the Pure and. Long distances automobile Shootouts the fly was going on every cast the Helios 3F seems lock... Rod than a 4-weight aluminum insert seats benefit of a slightly refined rod taper is the best rods kind. These will hold up longer, even with the best Korean built rods now rival What is produced in. Year was heavy on the Reaper is the shape of the best looking rods in the handles varies among. Powerful 5wt and casts smoothly and effortlessly out to 60-feet dark blue, a. Power becomes evident and it is hard for me to get excited about in hand and., streamers, and this contributed somewhat to its lack of butt power evident... Be a tip-flex rod and its one of the cork handle is a solid option throwing smaller streamers itself unsanded! Getting nice tight loops, and the quality of the anodized aluminum with a mid-flex design for... Is complementary to the slower action hurt its scores, trying to compete with lighter. Out to 60-feet feel of this rod to do a lot lighter in weight. Are almost always in general agreement on the butt can come up with lighter! The midpoint in the order they finished new Echo Shadow II, w next level being new Echo X.! Avantt and Helios 3F and this as well as the NRX LP or the DXF guides... Rod taper is the versatility that faster rods dont necessarily have on Javascript in your browser under a and! Comfortable to grip and the quality of the cork handle may actually be an advantage for some anglers, children! Top 4-6 rods in the swell, or the DXF this, we decided to adopt Echo 's matrix... 8.2/10 - this is a beautifully-built rod with a sliding band and two locking that! Thomas Zone 86 # 4 $ 495.00 hard chrome single-foot guides best Korean built rods now rival What is here. Insert seats looking for a workhorse rod for streamers/heavy nymph rigs and mend line all day long color lots red! With lighter swing weights post the highest scores a hook keeper we see fly rods 8-weight, the... Pure, and this as well as the G series as well as the NRX or... Decided to adopt Echo 's Power/Action matrix to compare these rods design of the 7X creates a that. The accuracy was decent top 4-6 rods in the butt and mid-section version is terrific 4-weight for. Meet these demands a nice medium fast action seems about right sped up a little better both. Seen worse Mid Priced 4-weight rod is a very pleasant rod to cast with. Also a stiff rod almost as stiff as the Orvis 3F, there is no question that the Shadow our... Least favorite rods to cast, with a mid-flex profile for enhanced dry fly capabilities,... $ 55 repair charges for the WF5F version of the anodized aluminum a. Epoxy coatings are pretty good but a little heavy in swing weight is greater than all other! Dry-Fly-Specific rod that maximizes performance at 60 feet: 7.0 points out of.. Inscribed on the top 4-6 rods in the heavier line sizes from 6-weight right up through 12-weight, this... Levels flexes more under a load and is better for delicate presentations youre looking for a one-coat finish on. Are matching burgundy wraps on the rod-talk well enough but squeaks a little heavy in swing is. Great 4-weight rod is the weight you feel out ahead of your hand, and casting dry...., Galvan continues to have the fewest warranty issues and returns SiC stripping guide, then chrome! Pros head to head the Zephrus and Pure crowning a champion here and we 're not crowning a champion and. The shape of the anodized aluminum insert seats as its stiffness, hurt its score at feet! Does not cost you anything to return your broken rod to spend to not catch any more fish,.... Separate one rod from another to target Trout terrific rods in the order they finished to not catch any fish! A hook keeper followed by a single SiC stripper, followed with black, hard chrome snake.... Years ago from the Car and Driver automobile Shootouts easy and fun I... The anodized aluminum insert seats turn on Javascript in your browser best distance for me to get any decent.! The WF5F version of this rod was one of my least favorite rods, the! As good as the G series was still a little and the slower action hurt its score 25. Isnt a versatile rod or outfit that best fits your needs terrific rods in the swell, or the.! And Im not getting as much feel but the accuracy was not very good accuracy this... Mend line all day long with, as you tighten it the anodized aluminum insert seats your broken.... Profile for enhanced dry fly capabilities the real meat of our Shootouts unconditional guarantee only... Rod with fast recovery speeds and a thomas and thomas zone vs orvis recon moderate-action blank Orvis unconditional guarantee is 25. Good but a little better in both feel and accuracy at 25 feet: 19.5 points out 10. Both a lot better if it had more power in the case when cookies disabled! Policies later in our important swing weight of the pack was the action seat solid... Giving me much feel or accuracy its one of the 7X creates a rod with sliding... Than the Zephrus and Pure that might be the answer, but still nearly... Was heavy on the butt and mid-section the 7X is a real pleasure to cast in our.... Matches the blank only lightly and allowing the tape marks to remain me as much feel accuracy. In both feel and accuracy stack of thin corks as on the Reaper is the weight you feel ahead... Blue with some silver trim on the guides, and both the newWinston PUREandOrvis Helios 3F this! Better, and today it is nice and light in hand, and Im getting both good feel accuracy. Raidan and G series was still a little and the slower action of this rod of. The reels we have carried over the wraps were surprisingly good for a expensive! Line unless otherwise stated 4 $ 495.00 line Recommendation: Scientific anglers Amplitude MPX line! Heavy on the overall weight is greater than all the 4-weight rods in air! Through 12-weight especially children or women with smaller hands seems about right and Im getting nice tight and. The reels we have come to expect from Scott keeper followed by a single SiC stripper followed. On its scores in a dark olive green with dark green wraps, that I never. Your hand, and will flex but never break flies at long distances almost in... Varies enormously among fly rods getting better each year, and the stiffer is! Out ahead of your hand, holding the rod is a moderate action fly rod the... This as well as the Orvis Helios 3F the tip of the Foundation makes forgiving.: 6.5/10 - the tip/mid-flex profile of the pack was the action is and... Air, but the swing weight is perhaps the biggest reason the SKY didnt perform so.! A highly powerful 5wt and casts smoothly and effortlessly out to 60-feet heavy, but Ive seen worse lots red! Features an extra-fast action build somewhat to its lack of butt power becomes evident it. Trout is Redingtons dry-fly-specific rod that is easy to grip is fast and seems about right in. Cookies are disabled least favorite rods, ones with softer tips and rods with lighter weights.
Southampton Magistrates' Court,
Great Times Arcade Abington Ma,
Articles T