There are not many situations when youll be fishing this far with your 4-weight, but Ive certainly had many situations, especially fishing dry flies on larger rivers, like the Missouri, where Ive had to throw it this long yet still get good accuracy and a delicate presentation in order to catch a nice fish. The quality of the cork is not so hot though, and a lot of filler is present. I did not find that to be the case. When Im fishing the spring creeks here near Livingston, the Railroad Ranch on the Henrys Fork of the Snake, as well as the flat water on the Bighorn or Missouri rivers, I reach for my favorite rod for this kind of technical fishing, an 8 foot #4. Now Im getting nice tight loops, and the rod tracks very well with better feel and accuracy. Power: 6/10 - Moderate power levels mean this rod can be used for longer casting or accurate presentations at mid-range. This means you can generate line speed but you can also focus on delicacy at short range. When Orvis introduced the Superfine Glass I fell in love again. In addition it will cost you $15 or more to ship your rod in for repair or have your local dealer do it for you. Action: 6.8/10 - With a strong butt and mid-section, this is a tip-flex rod with a fast-action design. The color of the blank is a deep ruby metallic red that really lights up in the sunlight. Hardy uses a comfortable half wells, western style handle and the quality of the cork is superb. The double uplocking, gray anodized reel skeleton seat uses two rings that are easy to grip and lock up extremely well. Very nice feel with excellent accuracy at short distances. The guide wraps are in blue with some silver trim on the butt. Casting Notes: The Asquith is a powerhouse of modern fly rod innovation with an extremely lightweight rod blank thats gutsy and high-performing. The epoxy coatings on the guides were good for the most part but a little too heavy on some guides. Bottom Line: The X is more refined than Sage rods of old and offers a really high-quality do-it-all freshwater package in the 5wt version. Orvis Recon 2 Fly Rod. This was one of the rods that we felt needed the lighter Trout line. Rating: 100%. Bottom Line: This is a fly rod for dry flies and short distances only. The lack of butt power made it difficult for me to get the delivery or accuracy I was getting with the Zone or DXF. Action: 8.2/10 - The Sonic is a tip-flex rod bordering on extra-fast action. What is the Asquith doing way down near the bottom of this Shootout when it won our recent 8-weight Shootout!? Also right up at the top are the Scott rods, like the Raidan and G series as well as the Orvis Helios 3F. The wraps are done in a dark brown with some silver trim on the butt section as well as in the center of each guide foot wrap, that look nice. The thing that amazes me is how perfect the guide wrapping and epoxy coatings are, compared to other rods. I liked the nice loops I was getting and the accuracy was also pretty good, but could not match the Recon or the NRX LP. Action: 8/10 - The DXF has a stiff (but lightweight) butt and mid-section that leads into a softer tip for efficiency and accuracy at any distance. Power: 9/10 - Orvis optimized the 3D for power at longer distances. 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 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. The guides start with a single SiC stripping guide followed with fairly large diameter but thin wire hard chrome snake guides. This is the best way to examine the action of each rod the faster action rods have tips that bend more, with stiffer butt and mid sections, while the more medium action rods will have softer butt and mid sections and stiffer tips. The epoxy coatings on the guides are top notch. The top three rods were a lot better. The reel seat is a simple gray anodized double uplocking, solid aluminum seat with sliding band. The epoxy coatings were a bit too heavy though, not nearly as nice as what we see on the Hardy rods. Wouldn't it be a better general 5# rod choice than Pro3 with MF action ? Line Recommendation: RIO Gold Premier Fly Line. Bad Ass Glass Quickshot. 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. Power: 8.2/10 - This is a highly powerful 5wt and casts smoothly and effortlessly out to 60-feet. The stiffer clear Maxima butt sections on our leaders achieve this. If you must move now I'd consider the sage sonic (with FB - salt water hardware) and the Orvis recon or the Thomas and Thomas zone. Orvis HELIOS 3F 86 #4 $849.00. 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. No handling fee. Pay in 4 interest-free installments of $149.50 with. 7 Reviews. If you own a money tree and enough real estate to warehouse dozens of situation-specific fly rods, stop reading now. #27. The quality of the cork is superb. I did like the flat, non-glare black finish used on the blank. The blank itself is a deep burgundy color, with dark gray wraps. Learn more. Action: 6/10 - A medium-fast action rod design makes turning over heavy nymph rigs a breeze with this 5wt. (tie) Scott G SERIES 84 #4 $845.00. Rods are either replaced with a new rod or the broken section is replaced. But superior craftsmanship commands a much higher price! I think this is due to the fact that this is a stiffer rod than the other good 4-weights, including Scotts own G-Series. However at long range, it had no guts, and was one of the worst in our Shootout. The double size uplocking ring was easy to grip and tighten. This year SA has come up with an impressive new line series called the Amplitude Smooth. The epoxy coatings on the wraps are a little heavy, but Ive sure seen worse. I liked the use of alignment dots. Chloe has been working in the shop for two summers and now works with us full time. T&T designed this rod to cater to the widest range of anglers and its versatility shows through in its power and action levels. Rating: 91%. One of the big factors here is that this rod is only available in a 9-foot length as a 4-weight. One SiC stripping guide is used and the rest are the best nickel/titanium and flexible snake guides in a gray color which complement the blank. The Asquith is available in only a nine-foot model, and it is stiffer than most of the tested 4-weight rods. The heavy swing weight and stiffness made it impossible for the JXP to compete with the best mid-priced rods like the Orvis Recon, or Hardy Shadow. The Ultralite is a very attractive rod. Nice tight loops and good control. Casting Notes: The Epic Graphite 5wt is one of our favorites. 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. 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. $199.95. I liked the medium fast action, and this was a pleasantly smooth rod to cast, especially at the longer distances. This rod is a pleasure to cast, and it has tons of reserve power at long range. Im getting effortless tight loops, and I had complete confidence on where the fly was going on every cast. With any breeze at all, Im dead. However, if all rods are measured on the same day, the relative numbers will be consistent. 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. The wraps are a dark green to complement the blank and the epoxy coatings are perfect. The Avantt matches the Helios 3D in swing weight and feels nice and light in hand. The Cork handle is a full wells design that is slightly smaller where your thumb would rest, ahead of the swell in the middle of the handle. The new Orvis rods are clearly to be taken seriously. This is a soft rod, with a slower action than the Pure. The Orvis RECON, at $429 wasn't far behind! Bottom Line: If built-in-the-USA quality matters to you and youre in the market for a versatile do-it-all fly rod, the Imperial is a great 5wt. I dont know how Orvis pulls this off, but we like the results. Bottom Line: This is probably one of the better nymph/hopper-dropper rods on the market and is used by many western guides as a boat rod. We simply place each rod horizontally on the scale, read the weight and round it off to one tenth of an ounce. For guides, there is a hook keeper just above the handle, and then one SiC stripping guide followed by hard chrome snake guides. Scott claims that this gives their rods better strength and we cannot argue with this as we see very few Scott rods broken. 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! For lines, we had two on hand, one a standard size SA Amplitude Smooth Trout, and then their half size larger line, the Amplitude Smooth Infinity, both in WF-4-F. For leaders, we used our own Yellowstone Angler hand-tied 12-foot 4x leaders that use a two-foot tippet. Bottom Line: If youre an angler who knows how to adjust your timing and needs a rod for windy scenarios or long distance casting, this is a great rod option. For this reason, we are again using our own Yellowstone Angler Clear Butt leaders in 12-foot 4X. Action: 6/10 - The AETOS is a fast action rod but not as fast as rods like the BVK and others. Here it feels as good as the Scott rods and the Helios 3F.Performance at 60 feet: 9.0 points out of 10. G. Loomis ASQUITH 9 #4 $1000.00. Casting Notes: The Anomaly is a rod that provides the angler with state-of-the-art componentry and a high-performance blank at a moderate price-point. 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. What is a cheap rod like this doing up here with all the far higher priced rods, many of which cost $700more? If you are a Winston fan and like to fish dry flies at shorter distances, this is your rod! The guides start out with two large SiC stripping guides, followed up with fairly large hard chrome snake guides and an oversize tip top. The double uplocking reel seat is plain anodized aluminum dark gray with silver rings and not nearly as attractive as the better skeleton seats with good-looking wood inserts. Its also nice to look down at your rod and appreciate the craftsmanship as well as its performance. Our 8-Weight Fly Reel Shootout, for example, puts most of the 8wt fly reels in existence through a series of tests to determine which reel provides the angler with the most performance features. Action: 6/10 - The IMX Pro 5wt features a mid/tip-flex profile and a rod blank that is a workhorse with a stiff backbone for windy conditions or heavy rigs. It felt like it had less power than most rods which claim to be "medium-fast." Performance at 25 feet: 19.5 points out of 20. The 79 TFO Finesse was far better. For the lighter rods, we used their Amplitude Smooth Trout. According to T&T, the Zone utilizes the same StratoTherm resin as the Avantt and Exocett line of rods, and features anodized aluminum hardware and reel seat (with a blue fiberglass insert), composite reinforced premium cork grips, and titanium stripping guides with zirconium inserts. Then we progressed to the mid-priced rods and finally the least expensive rods. Sometimes the whole rod is replaced. Casting Notes: Distance and power are the name of the game with the Helios 3D. The Shadow and Pure were far better. One thing that killed its performance scores was the very heavy swing weight. #23. The medium fast action seems just right and Im getting both good feel and good accuracy at the shorter distances. #16. I love the way this rod tracks and the accuracy is good too. All line recommendations are for the WF5F version of the line unless otherwise stated. The softness didnt allow me to make good hard backcasts in an effort to form tight loops. (tie) Loop Q 9 #4 $229.00. Thomas And Thomas Zone 1.0 Fly Rod. Casting against the Scott G series it felt about equal, and better than the Asquith. 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 4-weight Q was one of my least favorite rods to cast in our Shootout. $50 handling fee. Bottom Line: Redingtons fast-action Vice allows anglers to maximize line speed capabilities and versatility at the same time. The rod also has the power to slug it out with sizeable game, and the fighting butt to tuck in your gut and settle in for the fight. Usually takes 2-4 weeks. The swell in the middle of the grip is a little more forward than most. If you are getting one of the Ultimate 4-weight outfits, well throw in the SA Amplitude Smooth Trout or Smooth Infinity $99.95 line for free, and also ship it to you for free! This is one fantastic looking rod one of the very best in our Shootout. This rod encourages high line speed and wind-cutting power in technical situations. Fly rod action, on the other hand, is how a fly rod flexes when cast. Makes sense because its the most expensive rod in our buyers guide. The store will not work correctly in the case when cookies are disabled. This is a medium action rod, and slower action rods like this SS have never performed well for us. The heavy swing weight is perhaps the biggest reason the SKY didnt perform so well. And the Fenwick Aetos, that finished at 11th, higher than the middle of the pack, is only $179.95! Here youll find our recommendations in three price ranges: The Ultimate Outfit, Mid Priced Outfit and Best Buy Outfit. I think a hook keeper is very useful on trout rods. Rods are repaired, not replaced. Here is a recap of each manufacturers current policy, their latest fees and what we have experienced for repair time required. Sage MOD. This is an exceptionally smooth casting rod, and Im getting nice tight loops and very good accuracy. The Recon has been one of our favorite rods, and this 4-weight version is terrific. Sage MOD 86 #4 $850.00. I do like the fast action, just not the heavy swing weight, which is far heavier than the Douglas DXF. We have fished all over the world in both fresh and saltwater for a variety of fish, and well be glad to answer all of your questions, to help you choose the perfect rod or outfit. With 4-weight rods, performing well at the two shorter distances is the key to determining the best rods. Now were talking! Casting Notes: The Finesse Trout is a small water rod built specifically for delicacy and finesse with dry flies for Trout. This rod has good power in the butt and mid sections and a softer tip, much like the action on some of our top rated rods. Well come out with you and give you some help to fine tune your casting stroke, or just help you with the basics. Guides start with a hook keeper, then a single titanium SiC stripping guide, followed with our favorite nickel/titanium snake guides that are flexible but unbreakable. Its perhaps a little heavy in swing weight, and this as well as its stiffness, hurt its score at 25 feet. The DXF has been one of our top mid-priced rods, but there was no denying the Hardy Shadow and Orvis Recon were better. Rods are repaired or sections replaced. In Livingston we usually have plenty of wind, so we had to wait until we got some fairly calm days, to do the casting. How about TFO Blue Ribbon series ? Good-looking wood insert spacers that are finished well add to the attractiveness of any rod. 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. Casting Notes: The Avantt is a medium-fast action fly rod thats built for anglers who need castability and mending capabilities. 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. More Like This Nice and light in hand and the softer tip is giving me pretty good feel and accuracy, about as good as the DXF. This is a fast action rod. Thomas and Thomas Contact 10'8" . (tie) Loop OPTI K2 9 #4 $549.00. A hook keeper is used along with a single chrome SiC stripping guide. It is trimmed top and bottom with contrasting, composite cork rings. The Ultralite has a proportionally stiffer tip than the Zephrus, and much softer butt and mid section. The wraps and coatings on the guides are close to perfect. $35 handling fee. Id like to see Howard Croston re-design this rod with a softer tip. And now I look in your power action matrix, and I see that you guys agree, as it scored less power and less action than the great majority of the rods in the list. A moderate action rod with low power levels is best for dry flies at close range. We stand by our methodology however, and by far most of the anglers that take the time to give us their feedback on these Shootouts generally agree with our results. Performance at 25 feet: 17.5 points out of 20. The action seems about right and Im getting nice loops. I loved the crisp, fast action of the Avantt and its light swing weight, but unfortunately the Zone is not nearly as nice. This had a negative effect on its scores, trying to compete with the best 8 foot and 86 rods. Since most anglers fish at shorter distances with a 4-weight rod, we decided to put less emphasis on the longest distance, decreasing the points available to 10 points. 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. Tough for me to hit the longest distance, and if there was any breeze I couldnt hit within ten feet of where I need the fly to go! If you look at the deflection chart, youll see that the Zehprus has one of the stiffest butt and midsections, yet then it progresses to a nice soft tip. The light swing weight made casting effortless, and Im getting excellent accuracy combined with delicate presentations. Action: 7/10 - This rod is a tip-flex rod but on the deeper-flexing side of fast-action. Action: 5/10 - This is a solidly medium-fast action rod with a mid/tip-flex profile thats versatile and beginner-friendly. The blank itself is unsanded natural graphite gray, much like the Scott rods, leaving the tape marks visible. 5. Overall a very good performance. Heads up the Recon and Shadow were far better. Heavy, slower action rods never perform well. I was getting far better presentations and accuracy with both the Hardy Zephrus and Winston Pure. At one point it was our Best inexpensive rod until the Fenwick Aetos muscled it aside. Heavier in hand than some of the best rods and Im not getting as much feel or accuracy as the G Series. 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. The Orvis Recon features silver snake and stripping guides with anodized aluminum down-locking reel seat. A gray graphite insert is used that goes well with the blank. In all, one of the best guide set ups weve seen. The swing weight was fairly light, but not quite as good as either the Hardy rods or the Orvis rods. Power: 6.7/10 - The X is a powerful rod when you need it to be and the reserve power is easily accessed with the right fly line. 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. Join Our Weekly Newsletter: For ex I was looking at the Scott Flex, and on their website they label it's flex profile as "fast." That's a lot. We kept the best rod in each category, high priced, medium priced, and inexpensive category handy for comparison. Below are all the 4-weight rods in the order they finished. At long range, the lack of power now becomes evident. The rings on the seat were fairly large and easy to tighten, giving a secure lock up. The wraps are darker green and the epoxy coatings were nicely done. Add to Cart. The brown dull coating of the blank and the red wraps provide an original look. JavaScript seems to be disabled in your browser. The lock rings were a little harder than most to grip and tighten. R.L. The rods delicate action encourages feedback and feel at short distances and places flies gently on target in small water scenarios. Power: 6/10 - The Zone is a powerful rod yet maintains castability and versatility. This one is simple The least expensive rods get the highest points. But there was no way to deny that this rod performs well at shorter distances. The cork handle is a half wells design, with a thinner swell than most that seemed very comfortable to me. Casting Notes: The Flex is a beautiful combination of versatility, castability, and a medium-fast action for power when you need it. That it's supposed to be a tip flex rod but with less backbone to it than other fast rods? Rating: 100%. For the softer rods in our Shootout, the Trout worked best, while most of the other rods performed better with the Infinity. First we try to determine what we felt were the best performing rods. The best Korean built rods now rival what is produced here in the US. For broken rods that are not registered to the original owners, most companies are going to charge you $150 or more for repairs. It can be tied in sizes 1/0 - 10. The handle is a comfortable full wells design, and the quality of the cork was very good. Category changes that improve the accuracy of the results in our latest 4-weight Shootout. Although we thought that the Winston 8 foot Pure was a fantastic 4-weight, the Nimbus didnt get us too excited. The quality of cork is pretty good, but not in the same class as Avantt. We are just trying to call it like we see it, in an unbiased manner. Usually takes 1-2 weeks. The result feels impressively crisp and light, so it lets experts hit new benchmarks and welcomes newbies with a forgiving sweet spot. A black anodized double uplocking skeleton seat is used with an unusual x-pattern design and a laminated wood insert. Keep in mind that what you will read here are only our opinions. 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. Im surprised that both Sage rods are well down the list, but their performance scores were just not good enough to rate them higher. To read their comments, simply click on their photo above at the beginning of our Shootout. Performance at 25 feet: 19.2 points out of 20. Scott feels that this gives the rod a smoother one-piece type action, and I agree as this is a very smooth casting rod that gives me a lot of feel at short to mid distances. Add to Cart. For this we downgraded the craftsmanship a half a point. Im convinced that the key to catching more trout, (and especially larger trout), is casting accuracy. The guides are one hook keeper; a single SiC stripper and then all the rest are hard chrome snake guides that are durable but heavy. 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