A little wiggle helps you to feel this. Ive always liked the smooth lines, as they dont make so much noise running through the guides. Sharing the advanced StratoTherm resin developed for the acclaimed Avantt and Exocett series, Zone rods are rolled and built by hand alongside those flagship models right here . Perhaps the best example here is our winner, the Hardy Zephrus. I could really notice the heavy swing weight in my hand. Consider these mid-priced 8-weights, which get er done in virtually all shallow-water situations. Action: 7/10 - This rod sports a medium-fast/fast action blank thats ideal for a variety of freshwater fishing techniques. The rods rated 9.5 rods had a $50 fee. This is a comfortable grip and the quality of the cork is superb. 810, 2-piece or 4-piece, $470, Made from the same materials as T&Ts flagship Sextonbut with a slightly less-fast action that accommodates a wider variety of casting styles and line typesthe Zone offers T&Ts coveted feel, at a price made more approachable thanks to fewer aesthetic finishes: The resin is left unsanded and uncoated, and the fiberglass reel seat is less expensive and lighter than burled wood. Action: 5/10 - A solid medium/medium-fast action, the taper of this rod is ideal for dry flies and trout fishing. Thomas and Thomas just introduced a very light presentation rod called the Paradigm, which complements their outstanding Avantt. (tie) Scott G SERIES 84 #4 $845.00. Better than the Radian and Helios 3F in close. 5. Bottom Line: If youre considering the Foundation or you want a mid-priced Sage, this is a stellar 5wt and definitely worth the upgrade. Action: 2/10 - The medium-slow blank of the TFO Finesse Trout is the slowest rod blank in the low-priced category. Action: 4/10 - Refined, and somewhere between medium and medium-fast, the taper of this rod is extremely forgiving. Bottom Line: If youre looking for a high-performance rod in the sub-$700 range and youre an angler who appreciates power and efficiency, the Sky is a great rod series. 2022 Redington Butterstick Fiberglass Fly Rod. Wow It is hard to believe that this mid-priced Hardy finished up with the top rods! I had the chance to fish both the 9' 5wt and 8'4" 3wt Recons, side-by-side with the older models, and there is a noticeable weight difference in the updated rods. Then the dark green finish just sparkles. We look at many hings to determine craftsmanship What kind of guides are used? The blank is graphite gray and follows Scotts practice of sanding the blank only lightly and allowing the tape marks to remain. I dont know how Orvis pulls this off, but we like the results. 9 and 10, 4-piece, $549, Designed to trim seconds off your shot time, this rod features a particularly powerful tip that increases line speed and dampens the vibrations that reduce accuracy. Ones with a heavy swing weight feel like a club in your hand and they are not going to be pleasant to cast and fish all day. Bottom Line: This is a fly rod for dry flies and short distances only. When you pick up this rod, youll first notice how light it is in swing weight. Thomas and Thomas Zone. Bottom Line: If youre looking for a rod design thats optimized for distance casting, versatility, and chucking double nymph rigs, the Crux is one of the best in its price range. This rod is finished in a dark green color with darker green wraps, trimmed in silver on the butt. The action is much slower, this being more of a medium action rod. New Fishing Gear for February: Inshore Edition, Turning Recycled Plastic into Performance Gear, Protect the Blue Key West: Remote Control, Protect the Blue Islamorada: The Bones Brigade, Florida Approves Mandatory Venting Tool Use, Stricter Bottomfish Regulations Approved in Florida. Click on any of the charts above to see more charts. The guides start out with two large SiC stripping guides, followed up with fairly large hard chrome snake guides and an oversize tip top. Take tricky undulating currents, and then add in a little wind, and getting a fly right in the fishs window with that drag-free drift becomes quite the challenging task. We deleted our Perfect 4 performance category, since it seemed redundant, given the fact that we give you our opinions for our favorite 4-weights in the Fun to Fish, got to have category. Fundamentally, because there are so many gear options in fly fishing, shootout-style blog posts help anglers determine 'the best of' a particular selected subcategory. Performance at 40 feet: 17.5 points out of 20. Bottom Line: If youre looking for a 5wt with boosted power levels and increased line speed capabilities, this rod is a great option. But this power and the stiffer tip hurt the performance in close, where it is similar to the Avantt but not nearly as good as the Zephrus, Pure or Helios 3F. Guides start with a hook keeper, then one SiC stripping guide followed with hard chrome snake guides. I wish that we could have tested an 86 Aetos, but this rod is only available in an 8 foot #4. Everyone else should buy an 8-weight, simply the most versatile number in the lineup. 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. A single uplocking, gray anodized skeleton seat is fitted with an attractive burled wood insert. Better as I get more line in the air, but still not nearly as good as the NRX LP or the DXF. I found the locking rings easy to grip and tighten. Winston PURE 8 #4 $850.00. The wraps and coatings on the guides are close to perfect. We simply place each rod horizontally on the scale, read the weight and round it off to one tenth of an ounce. TFO FINESSE TROUT 89 #4 $229.95. These are very light, and will flex but never break. From 25 to the 40-foot mark, these lines were just magical, and stretching the distance out to 60 feet was easier than with a standard belly line. Light Tippet Protection 20 points available. D deceiverbob Well-known member Messages 1,112 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 blank is finished in natural graphite gray in the Scott tradition, with the blank sanded only lightly so that the tape marks remain. We've also set up some charts so you can easily compare rods based on the power/action matrix explained above in the entry-level price-point, mid-level price-point, and high price-point. The Expeditor service fee for the Asquith rods is $250.00 for ground or $275 for 2-day air. The feel is perhaps not quite as good, but the accuracy is excellent. *Note The final results and performance charts on this page are Georges figures. For the lighter rods, we used their Amplitude Smooth Trout. No handling fee. Power: 7/10 - The power levels on this rod are pretty great. Thread starter Lmad928; Start date Jan 1, 2021; Prev. Not so good in close. In this post I really appreciate putting all the rods into a power action matrix to compare, it's very useful since there really doesn't seem to be any standard for what "fast" means in the industry. The cork handle is a half wells western style grip, with a contrasting darker composite cork at the bottom end, over the flare for the reel seat. Orvis has totally revamped the Recon series and this is a much different (and better) rod than the original Recon 8-weight. Reel seats should lock up easily and hold firmly, without having any tendency to come loose. Wraps are a darker red, (almost black), trimmed in brighter red on the butt. First we try to determine what we felt were the best performing rods. Rods that flex in the tip are fast action rods, rods that flex in the mid-section are moderate action rods, and so on. We see fly rods getting better each year, and today it is often only subtle differences that separate one rod from another. The 7X is a real pleasure to cast and is expertly designed with the best of contemporary fly rod technology. The 4-weight Asquith was one of the stiffer rods in our Shootout and this hurt its scores at the shortest distance of 25 feet. 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. The newHARDY ZEPHRUS ULTRALITEwas disappointing, mainly due to a slower action than the Zephrus, and a lack of accuracy in close. Casting Notes: Fast action performance meets flashy rod design with Redingtons powerful 5wt Vice. Action: 6/10 - A medium-fast action rod design makes turning over heavy nymph rigs a breeze with this 5wt. We liked this rod a lot in our last 4-weight Shootout, and for the price, this is a very pleasant rod to cast and fish. If you've done any fly fishing reading online you've probably seen the words 'shootout', 'buyer's guide', and 'review' a lot. The Avantt tied the Pure for the only perfect scores in Craftsmanship. Site is running on IP address 64.91.249.91, host name cloudvpsserver.hosting.atekweb.com (Lansing United States) ping response time 17ms Good ping.. Last updated on 2023/02/26 The Ultralite is a very attractive rod. Chloe has been working in the shop for two summers and now works with us full time. The best 4-weight rods are superb at the short to medium distances, such as the Zephrus, the Pure, the Scott G-Series and the Orvis Helios 3F. The quality of the cork is not so hot though, and a lot of filler is present. In fishing to wary trout, I often set my false casts up short and to the side of the fish, and then shoot a little line in on that last cast. We think that the best are the flexible nickel/titanium single foot and snake guides, but these are much more expensive than the heaver, hard chrome versions. In addition to my comments in the main Shootout, youll want to read the comments from Jamie and our other Yellowstone Angler staff members, Logan Brown, Francis Clougherty and Chloe Nostrant. (tie) Thomas & Thomas ZONE 86 #4 $495.00. Now it tracks perfectly and Im getting nice tight loops. With the Infinity it cast better long, and I would have scored it closer to 9 at long range. If you look at the performance scores, youll see that the Aetos finished in 11thplace here also. Performance at 60 feet: 9.3 points out of 10. We've cast almost every mid-priced saltwater fly rod on the market including the new Recon 2 Rods (check out the review of the 5wt here and the 8wt here) and many others. Bad Ass Glass Quickshot. Like many of the other 9-foot rods in our Shootout, it was at a disadvantage in weight to the shorter 8 and 8 foot rods. #3. Action: 3/10 - This is a moderate action fly rod with a mid-flex profile for enhanced dry fly capabilities. The ability of this rod to track precisely combined with its ability to form beautiful tight loops allowed it to perform almost as well as the best rods at long range. Good butt power also helps me land fish in a minimal amount of time. It also lost a huge number of points in the price and warranty categories that it couldnt pick up in the casting distance performance categories. Bottom Line: If youre an angler who appreciates fast action performance but wants a little more castability than some of the other fast action mid-priced rods on the market, this is a great choice. Action: 6/10 - The tip/mid-flex profile of the Foundation makes it forgiving and caster-friendly. While the AETOS is built on a fast action blank, its more forgiving than other rods in its price range and is designed to provide the novice angler with versatility and fast-action performance. G. Loomis IMX PRO 86 #4 $495.00. The action seems about right and Im getting nice loops. #8. The guides start with a single SiC stripping guide followed with fairly large diameter but thin wire hard chrome snake guides. The cork handle is a more conventional western style grip than found on their Radian, with a flare on the back to accept the black anodized single uplocking seat that utilizes a brown graphite insert. The best Korean built rods now rival what is produced here in the US. Power: 4.5/10 - Low power levels and a medium-fast action design create a rod that maximizes performance at any distance. Id gladly pay another few dollars to have one. It has been several years now since our last 4-weight Shootout, as we have concentrated on both 5-weight and 8-weight rods. Performance at 40 feet: 18.5 points out of 20. Out long the overall softness of the rod is a handicap. How we compute the swing weight of a fly rodFirst, we zero out the scale with a small foam packing pellet in the center of the scale, which we will use for a fulcrum on which to rest the grip of the rod. The one thing that I have never liked much on the Reaper is the shape of the handle. The stiffness and slower action hurt its scores in a lot of categories. Now Im getting nice tight loops, and the rod tracks very well with better feel and accuracy. What gives? 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 result is often that the cheap outfit is mothballed, sold on e-bay or handed down to one of the kids. Fly rod action, on the other hand, is how a fly rod flexes when cast. 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. Add into the mix the Scott Radian and G-Series, the T&T Avantt, the Sage X, as well as the G. Loomis NRX LP and Asquith, and you have a full array of the best 4-weight rods on the market. Hardys half wells cork handle is used, similar to the Zephrus. This is an attractive rod, with very good craftsmanship. Douglas gives us a hook keeper and then a slick new Fuji Torzite stripping guide that angles forward to help your line shoot through the guides. Usually takes 1-2 weeks. Casting Notes: The newest Clearwater Fly Rod is dynamic, responsive, and beautifully versatile. The Q was not nearly as good as their new Opti K2. Good, just not nearly as precise but the Zephrus and Pure. The quality of the standard size cork rings was very good. The best rods in this category are almost always the lightest in swing weight, especially if you are doing a lot of false casting when fishing dry flies. Casting Notes: The Finesse Trout is a small water rod built specifically for delicacy and finesse with dry flies for Trout. The epoxy coatings are excellent as is the overall craftsmanship, which we have come to expect from Scott. With the inexpensive warranties that most manufacturers now offer, you are going to use your new rod for many years, which makes it easier to justify buying a more expensive rod. Power: 5.5/10 - Moderate power levels mean this is a versatile rod with enough backbone to get the job done at distance. In all, one of the best guide set ups weve seen. Our advice is that if you feel one of the top rated, expensive rods works best for you, go for it. 1. Their T&T Zone performs well in the mid-priced class. The reel seat is an uplocking black anodized skeleton seat with a dark gray graphite insert, (pretty plain looking but it works well). I like a lot of things about this rod. A flare on the bottom end of the grip accommodates the uplocking seat. If the rod is broken because of a defect, or while fishing, replacement is free. The softer tip on this rod gave me good feel and decent accuracy at close range and the amount of butt and mid-section power seems about right for a 4-weight rod. Syndicate P2 Pipeline. The action of these two rods is very different. Finally, we trace the outline of the bend of the rod, first in pencil and then in different colored sharpies. $25 handling fee. Sage X. Winston Air 4wt. #15. For broken rods that are not registered to the original owners, most companies are going to charge you $150 or more for repairs. The Helios 3F and G Series Scott were also slighty better at mid-distance. The stiffness hurt, and it was hard for me to cast off the tip of the rod. The epoxy coatings are pretty good but a little heavy. Im convinced that the key to catching more trout, (and especially larger trout), is casting accuracy. The new X has a nice medium fast action that delivers the best performance at short to medium distances. Keep in mind that what you will read here are only our opinions. 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. And, if it does, help us by purchasing your next 5wt from us. The swing weight of the rod is the weight you feel out ahead of your hand, holding the rod horizontally. Join Our Weekly Newsletter: Designed to chuck heavy, three-inch articulated streamers at meaty freshwater bass and pike, this rod (particularly in the 1-piece version) gained a cult following among redfish guides who love its action for inshore flats: The stiffer tip increases feel by loading the rod lower down, where proprietary Conduit Core material replaces heavier wraps of graphite for a lighter, more responsive build. Im getting nicely controlled loops and good presentations. Rods are repaired, not replaced except for broken sections. I just didnt care for the moderate action that was a lot slower than the X. Scott Sector Fly Rod. 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. But the Avantt and Helios 3F are far better. We found most rods performed better with the Amplitude Smooth Infinity, which is a half line size heavier. Thomas And Thomas Zone 1.0 Fly Rod. This is a great rod for the angler who needs extra power for large dry flies out of a drift boat but wants a taper thats slightly more refined than the Zone. That might be the answer, but then it would likely be more of a 3-weight rod than a 4-weight. . Casting Notes: The G Series is Scotts moderate/slow action dry fly-specific rod series with a focus on refined feedback and delicacy at short-range. R.L. With a blazing light swing weight and a forgiving action, this 5wt is one of the best all-around rods on the market. The accuracy was not good either. Both the Zephrus and Pure were far lighter in hand, and far better in performance at 40 feet. Now the lack of butt power becomes evident and it is hard for me to get any decent accuracy. Shipping isfrom their US warehouse, usually takes 2 weeks. No other rods were as good. The guides start out with a small hook keeper, then a single SiC stripper, followed with black, hard chrome single-foot guides. The best 4-weights must be able to cast well at longer distances too, and the best rods had excellent loop control and the ability to throw nice tight loops with good accuracy at 60 feet. 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. Still not so good with very little feel or accuracy. I think a hook keeper is very useful on trout rods. If you are thinking about buying a fly rod, we suggest reading one of our Shootouts for the line size rod you want. Performance at 60 feet: 9.0 points out of 10. Much of the time Im able to play smaller trout by just stripping line in, but when I hook a big fish that runs hard I want to play it off the reel. And since we are in Montana, there is no sales tax.Once you get your new rod or outfit, do some casting on the lawn, and if you feel it is not just what you want, (and has not been fished), well allow you to return it to us for a full refund, less the shipping charges. The Expeditor policy on the IMX Pro is $85.00. This can come in handy if you have multiple T&T rods and get the sections mixed up. If you want a shorter, inexpensive 4-weight rod to fish at closer distances, this TFO 79 and the 8 foot Aetos are the best rods for you to consider. The one thing that was a negative is the heavier swing weight. 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. In our 2018, 8-weight Shootout the Q finished in the middle of the pack, but the 8-weight had a swing weight that was pretty good, while here as a 4-weight, the swing weight was one of the worst. Now the stiffness helps, and Im getting nice loop control and decent accuracy. A half wells cork handle is used, but the size is a little small in diameter as I noted. I think that this can be attributed to the slower action of this rod compared to the Zephrus. The Zone series pushes the envelope in both performance and price, bringing the latest R&D from Thomas & Thomas to more fly anglers than ever before. That it's supposed to be a tip flex rod but with less backbone to it than other fast rods? A gray graphite insert is used that goes well with the blank. Performance at 40 feet: 19.2 points out of 20. The blank itself is a deep burgundy color, with dark gray wraps. Howard is a great angler and knew just what he wanted for the perfect 4-weight. Unfortunately like a few other rods, it is only available in a 9-foot model as a 4-weight, and this hurt its performance scores a bit. Nothing beats this rod at 40 feet. Performance at 40 feet: 19.5 points out of 20. Im getting nice loops but the Scott rods were better. Performance at 40 feet 20 points available. We have found that the only good way to pin down these subtle differences is to have at least a half dozen of the contending rods with the line stripped out and sitting there in front of you on the lawn, so that you can take a few casts with one rod, lay it down and pick up another rod, and make a few casts at the same distance, make some notes and then move on to another rod or the next distance. Here the lack of butt power hurts a bit but it was better than the Shadow out long and matched the Scott G-Series. But this also means they have a heavy swing weight. The epoxy coatings over the wraps were a little heavy, but Ive seen worse. The gray uplocking reel seat is solid anodized aluminum with a sliding band and two locking rings that were easy to grip and tighten. Swing weight was light but not as good as the Zephrus or Pure. To read each staff members casting notes and performance finishing order, please click on their photo above. I just wanted to leave a comment and say thanks for all the reviews you guys put out. Both offer terrific performance at half the price of the best rods in our Shootout. At short distances like 25 feet, you dont have much line out of the tip of the rod, so the best leaders must flex like an extension of your fly line. Slower action rods with a heavy swing weight are not much fun to cast and as youll see the performance figures for this rod are dismal. Performance at 60 feet 10 points available. The final change in our performance categories is putting a lower value of 10 points on the longest distance 60 feet. The guide wraps are a dark green to complement the rod. No other rod maker does this better. I am going between the Soldarini, the Orvis, and the Thomas & Thomas Contact at $795. It is important for any fly line to shoot well, and even clear well, when you have extra line at your feet and a fish is streaking for the horizon. But in looking closely at the Hardy Zephrus, Ultralite, and the Douglas SKY, they are also definitely near the top end of the craftsmanship ladder. Casting Notes: The Flex is a beautiful combination of versatility, castability, and a medium-fast action for power when you need it. $598.00. Both feel and accuracy are poor. The 8 foot Pure had a much heavier swing weight, and would not be as much fun to false cast all day as this 8 footer. The best rods certainly need to handle this distance easily, but most anglers are buying a 4-weight rod for fishing at closer distances, which puts the emphasis on 25 to 40 foot casts. Now the good butt power helps and Im getting very nice loops, good control and excellent accuracy equal to the Avantt and even better than the Zephrus. It is a double uplocking, anodized gray seat with an attractive burl insert, but right under where the reel seat fits, they have cut away both the threads and the burl leaving the blank that is covered with composite cork! The quality of the cork was much better too, but still not in the class of what we found on the Recon or Shadow. Nice tight loops and good control. Tippet materials are getting stronger every year, and today we end up fishing 6x, 6.5X, and 7x fluorocarbon a lot of the time, trying to get that perfect drift to entice a big fish to sip in a fly. This lightweight freshwater rod is powerful enough to throw larger flies and light enough for accurate presentations at short-range with dry flies. The Radian has a faster action than the G Series, with more power in the butt and mid section that allow it to cast better at the longest distance. Im having trouble casting off the tip well and this is hurting the accuracy. #16. 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