Guides start out with a hook keeper above the handle, a single SIC stripping guide and the rest hard chrome snake guides. Surprisingly, this is often true. We look at many things to determine craftsmanship What types of guides are used? This is a very pleasant rod for fishing dries, where you are doing a lot of false casting. Good feel and accuracy in close despite a heavier swing weight than the Zephrus. Mid-range is the H3Fs best distance and here it is wonderful. Just take a photo of the sections, showing the broken section (s) and Douglas will ship you a replacement section within a week. One thing that youll see is that the rod manufacturers today are giving us rods that do not differ that much in flex. But we are seeing some terrific rods in both performance and craftsmanship coming from Korea. It is certainly one of the best mid-priced rods in the Shootout. The best 5-weight rods need to have excellent loop control and the ability to throw very tight loops, especially if you have some wind to contend with. The best presentations are somewhat a factor of the fly line used. 2. The handle is a comfortable half wells and the diameter is just right. louisianafly Member. Now, the lack of power and backbone hurts. We have found that these hand-tied leaders, with stiffer Clear Maxima butt sections, turn over better and give greater accuracy than any of the knotless leaders on the market. They both utilize a light shooting texture that delivers longer casts. Other repairs usually take 4-8 weeks. The rod is 9 foot for a 4 weight and 4 piece. This is another rod that has a strong butt and mid-section but a softer and more flexible tip. Once we did all the casting to compare the two rods, it was obvious that the SKY G was a lighter rod in swing weight, and performed better at short to medium distances, where we gave it perfect scores. Rod is unregistered and includes original Scott tube and rod sleeve. The same is pretty much true of the power rods, where three rods scored 19.5 or better at 25 feet. New rods must be registered at time of purchase. Also, by having 8-10 rods set up, 2-3 testers can simultaneously do the casting in the same positions. With a WF-5-F line, the T-5 has a capacity of 100-115 yards of 20 lb. Only at long range did we find it lacking in power compared to the Meridian. As in the past, we again use the Scientific Anglers Amplitude lines in WF-5-F. For the lighter and more flexible presentation rods, we picked the Amplitude Trout line, which is a standard sized line that handles better with the lighter rods. Sage Lifetime warranty to original owner. When used in the top half of the rod, this creates a thin diameter tip section with excellent swing weight, but more importantly helps the rod to recover and dampen quickly. Nice loops and decent performance at mid-range, but the top rods were substantially better. Winston, Sage, Scott, G. Loomis and Orvis. These Amplitude lines utilize SAs AST Plus slickness additive for superior shooting ability and increased durability. Just about any rod will turn over a 9-foot leader easily. Weve gotten to know the Zephrus well over the past few years and it has consistently been a great performing rod, winning our 2019 4-weight Shootout, and placing 3rd in our last 5-weight Shootout. He didnt want to get more specific and give away their secrets, but these changes allow Douglas to build the new SKY G with less material, resulting in a much lighter and stronger rod. A small hook keeper is used. item 3 Scott Radian 10' 5wt Fly Rod 4pc Scott Radian 10' 5wt Fly Rod 4pc. Some of our comments are going to be negative, but you wont find our reviews like ours in any of the fly-fishing magazines. Looking back at past specs from the NRX LP, the new NRX+ LP is slightly lighter in overall weight but substantially lighter in swing weight. Loomis has built some of the toughest rods weve ever fished and it takes a lot to break one. Winston gives us two new rods, the Winston Air and their beefy Alpha+. In general, youll find the best craftsmanship on rods made here in the US, like rods from Thomas & Thomas, R.L. Casting accuracy is one of the biggest factors we use in rating these rods, and at short distances accuracy and feel are critical components in obtaining the top scores. All of us were excited to see the new G. Loomis NRX+ trout rods; especially since their outstanding predecessor the NRX LP won top spot in our last three consecutive 5-weight Shootouts. I just could not get the nice tight loops and better accuracy I was getting with the top 5 Presentation Rods. For the slightly stiffer power rods, we stepped up to Scientific Anglers half line size heavier Amplitude MPX. So, often the cheap outfit is mothballed, sold on e-bay or handed down to one of the kids. I'm waiting for a 8'8" four . X-Core technology and ARC design help the Flex remain caster-friendly, durable, and lightweight. 5wt fly rods are (by far) the most popular rod model in contemporary fly fishing. The Scott 9ft. Non-original owner $150 per section. On the new NRX+ LP, Steve applied what G. Loomis calls Multi-Taper Design, a manufacturing process that removes material from areas where a rod is least likely to break, and adds material to prevent breakage where its most likely to happen. There is no hook keeper. The Loomis Asquith places 1st in Performance Only but losses a lot of points in the overall results for its high Price and higher Warranty costs. When casting this rod, the improvement in recovery and dampening was dramatic! The G Series rod is slightly heavier than the Radian in both overall and swing weight but far heavier than the SKY G and NRX+ LP. Like all the other 9-footers, the fast action nature of the 906-4 doesn't make this rod tricky to cast. For Helios 3, new Recon (2020) and the new Clearwater rods, Orvis has introduced a new section replacement program with a 5-business day turnaround. This would be a great option for indicators, swinging soft hackles, light tippets, and tightline fishing. After winning the Best Freshwater Fly Rod at IFTD in Denver in mid-October we were excited to cast this new Sage LL. Protective rod case. In our casting trials, we first tried to identify the best performing rods in the highest price category. But we were all impressed at how well the SKY G performed at 70 feet as well. The rods that scored above 19.3 or better here are the ones to consider. As in the past, we are using our own Brecknell official postage scale to calculate these weights. Was fished one day. Wave. Anglers use 5-weight fly rods not just for trout, but also for bass, bluegills, perch, whitefish, carp and even catfish! We have found that the new 5-weight rods are getting better and better each year. $25 handling fee on current rods. Compare this to the SKY G (in lt. blue), which has a fast action with a much stiffer butt and mid section than the LL, but also a much softer tip. Rods with heavier swing weights and those with stiffer tips dont fare nearly as well. All graphite rods are wrapped in tape before being baked in an oven, but then most other manufacturers sand off the tape marks and end up with a totally smooth blank. I felt that it gave me a little more feel and accuracy at 25 feet than did the LP+. These hold up longer, even with hard usage. Then we read (and note) the weight indicated by the scale. In past Shootouts we tried measuring swing weight in other ways, including calculations for the Moment of Inertia, taking the weight of all 4 sections individually and then plugging these figures into an equation. The blank is sanded only very lightly, and then finished so that you can see the tape marks. In general, the best rods are in the higher price brackets, and are usually worth it, even if you have to save up to buy the one you really want. Looking at the figures for swing weight, the Shadow is heavier than our top five presentation rods. On my own 5-weight rods, Im normally using a 12-foot leader, with tippets from 4x to 6x, fishing dry flies. Short to mid-distances are the sweet spot for this rod. Scott says this gives the G series a very smooth one-piece like flex and contributes to the smoothness in casting. Watching Howard cast, the only guy Ive seen that could match him drilling long tight loops is perhaps Steve Rajeff. The cork handle is Winstons familiar cigar style, with the swell slightly forward of the middle. $700.00 $32.05 shipping or Best Offer 24 watching Scott Centric Fly Rod 9' 6wt FB - 906/4FB (excellent condition) $455.00 4 bids $26.35 shipping 3d 19h Scott fly rod 2 Wt. It tracks beautifully and is giving me very good accuracy and feel. Im not getting quite as much feel as with the SKY G though. Scott Fly Rod Tidal 9 foot 6 weight 4 piece rod--Great Rod for Streamer fishing! This new Platinum G2 is a huge improvement over the old Platinum far lighter and with a faster action that seems just right. This is a test that anyone can duplicate. The wraps are a complementary dark green to match the blank and the epoxy coatings are very nicely done. The Centric is a normalizer for the Scott company, a versatile freshwater rod designed to cover the full range of fast action rod applications: big water, wind, large or multiple flies and wind-resistant streamers, all with exquisite casting feel and the all-around fishability of a rod that anglers will reach for without caveat. Sage slt 389-4 sold. These are light but have proven to be extremely reliable and never break. We think that the best guides above the stripping guide are the flexible nickel/titanium single foot and snake guides, but these are much more expensive than the heaver, hard chrome versions. Scott put the feel in fast action rods. This is a category that we have previously used in 6-weight Shootouts, but have newly applied it to the Power 5-weight Rods. item 1 Scott G series 9ft 5wt 4 piece fly rod Scott G series 9ft 5wt 4 piece fly rod. $75 handling fee. Howard is a terrific angler and one of the best Ive fished with. A few rods built in Korea like the Hardy Zephrus, the Douglas SKY G, andthe Loop 7X are just as good, also getting a score of 9.5. Scott's Radian excelled at this, perhaps more than any other rod on the market, a fact Scott was proud to highlight. Look at the deflection board and youll see that this is one of the softest rods in our Shootout, but the tip is much slower than the SKY G or LP+. Lots of people are using 5-weight rods for nymph fishing, often using a strike indicator, along with a combination of two nymphs and possibly some split shot or tungsten putty. Fast action. Ive often had a fish grab a halfway submerged fly in the surface film, when I havent been watching closely enough, and bolt off before I could react, snapping my 6x tippet. The Aetos is another good-looking rod, finished in a deep midnight blue with brown wraps that include some nice silver trim wraps on the butt section. You call in and they charge your credit card $100 but you get a brand new rod in 3-4 days. W/ Sock. We also have some impressive light new rods from Taylor the Truth and Anomaly, which are light in weight and performed very well. Our deflection charts have been so popular that we are giving you more in this Shootout. The Shadow seems like it is running out of gas at this distance. Orvis Recon 10ft 4wt - This is the fastest action on the mid-priced rod. We are continually impressed at how much rod building craftsmanship has improved over the years. SALE Home Scott Fly Rods. We debated on whether to use the newer Winston Pure or the Air in our presentation rod category, but in casting the two rods, we felt that the Air gave us slightly better performance. Casting long distances and punching out line are a breeze with the S4. The best rods will throw very tight loops at this range with consistent accuracy, and will feel totally solid with the line tracking precisely. Guides start with a hook keeper, then a single SIC stripping guide, followed with black, hard chrome one-foot guides the rest of the way, but not the good flexible ones found on the Zephrus. The G. Loomis Asquith was by far the lightest rod in the swing weight category and put in an impressive performance, especially at medium to long distances. Reasonable price. 8 4pc 5/6 wt. The lack of butt and mid-section power hurt a lot at long range. Because of the cost, we downgraded the Asquith to 8 points. The Scott Radian 6 wt preformed great when casting streamers from a boat. Sage 8'9'' 3 wt 4 pc. Id gladly trade off the delicacy for more accuracy. Nice and delicate but the tip felt too slow to give me really good accuracy as I was getting with the top four rods. The finish is a bright medium olive, with darker brown wraps. The S4 rods are very light in the hand, which makes casting all day a pleasure. 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