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What is the best fly rod for general fishing on rivers and streams?
orvis? sage? loomis? which one?
i’m thinking of getting a 5 or 6 weight fly rod … one that is packable maybe a 4 piece
The best fly rod is the one that works for you and you budget.
Orvis makes a full line-up of rods ranging from the Clearwater starting at $169 to the ZG Helios – upwards of $755. They are 4 piece rods. The nice thing about Orvis is that you can choose the action of the rod – they make their rods from full flex (trout bum series) to mid-flex and tip flex in all their other series, and are covered by a 25 year warrantee.
Loonis flyrods are generally fast action. You can spend $660 for a GLX, $300 for a GL3 (which is old technology ) or now they have a new series for beginners called the Neptune – for $215 all are 4 piece rods
Sage makes great fly rods – Introductory rods include the Sage Launch ( I bought one of these for my daughter) which is a medium fast action rod and not too expensive and casts well at $250 and the Sage Flight which is a fast action introductory rod for $280.
You can step up to a Z-Axis for for about $630
All are 4 piece rods
There are others to consider that are not as expensive
Echo makes a great casting rod (called the Carbon) for under $200 that is terrific, check out www.kmdtackle.com for a great deal on it.
St. Croix makes some nice value series rods as well, the Triumph series is not bad for $120, but in my opinion, most St. Croix fly rods have a “clunky” feel to them.
Redington (owned by Sage) makes a decent rod for money as well.
If I were to spend your money, here’s what I would get:
Unlimited budget: Orvis Zero Gravity Helios
Under $300: Sage Launch
Under $200: Echo Carbon
Under: $150: I’d spend an extra $20 on an Orvis Clearwater
Under $100: Cabela’s Traditional 2, or I’d spend an extra $20 for a
Ross Worldwide Essence Flystart rod.
Sage Z-Axis Fly Rod – Leland Fly Fishing Outfitters
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