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It is important to note that there are many companies making great rods. And while they are constantly trying new technologies and methods in order to gain competitive advantage, some of these "advancements" are not necessarily resulting in a better product.
We will be featuring different manufacturers from time
to time so be sure to check back in.
Temple Fork TiCr
These are a great rod for tossing big pike flies.Lefty Kreh designed
this series for performance. Fast, powerful and smooth, these rods will
deliver a fly with distance and accuracy limited only by the angler’s
skills.
Lefty Kreh's Signature TiCr Series Fly Rods by Temple Fork Outfitters
The proprietary use of titanium and chromium dampens shock and helps protect the rod from errant flies. Hardware includes oversized super-hard titanium oxide stripper guides, premium grade cork, and matte black finished blanks with silver appointments and logos. The powerful 14 weight includes a cork fore grip. Each rod features unique color-coded (by rod weight) alignment dots. Fighting butts and full wells grips are optional on the 6 weight and standard on 7 weights and up. 4, 5, & 6 (lt) weight rods have 2 stripping guards and rods with fighting butts have 3 stripping guards.
MSRP for these rods is $229 usd for a 9wt,9ft
Sage
VT2 Series
VT2 Series rods are designed for maximum versatility, smooth performance and great value. Throughout the entire line, sage has created a taper and action that best fits each specific line weight. VT2 Series rods provide a light, sensitive feel and an incredibly smooth power curve for faster line speed and easier casting. They also feature a gorgeous "blue ribbon" blue finish, titanium anodized aluminum reel seat hardware and British-made, hard chrome-plated guides.
FLi Series
These fine FLi rods sell in the $500 range and are simply great fly rods. Designed with the analysis methods developed for G5 Technology, the FLi Series rods combine a fast-action taper with an smooth power curve. Which means you’ll be able to generate high line speed and still feel the rod loading for maximum power transfer and efficiency. FLi Series rods are built with a wider-diameter, thin-walled blank construction for fast recovery and lighter weight, and feature resin-impregnated wood reel seat inserts, Britishmade snake guides and high-grade Portuguese cork grips. These fine rods sell in the $500 range.
Launch SERIES
The launch looks like a great entry level rod in the $250 range. The three
years spent developing G5 Technology demonstrated that the key to better
casting is the ability to feel the rod load. Launch Series rods off a
progressive power curve and an extremely high strength-to-weight ratio.
Loosely translated, that means Launch Series rods provide connection or
feel, allowing anglers of all abilities to cast better and more easily.
And because they’re Sage rods, every Launch Series rod is hand built
on Bainbridge Island with wood reel seat inserts, chromeplated snake guides
and high-grade Portuguese cork grips.
TCR Series
Technical Casting Rod (TCR) Series rods push the boundaries of fast-action tapers and high line speed, while maintaining the all-important fishability. To be clear, these rods are not for the casual angler. The TCR Series is designed for skilled casters facing the most demanding conditions-where technical precision, distance and the ability to cut through wind are at a premium.
Fenwick HMG
When Fenwick engineers designed the HMG years ago, they knew they hit a home run. They had designed a rod with a faster action, casting accuracy and lighter weight than anyone had ever experienced before. And now, the rod that began the high modulus graphite revolution is back. The new HMG has all the qualities we loved about the original with a few improvements to meet the demands of today's more sophisticated angler. A higher modulus graphite blank gives you the feel necessary to make easy, disturbance-free laydowns, and the backbone needed to power bulky flies into stiff winds. The traditional Fenwick grip combines with a gloss brown finish on the blank and the walnut reel seat to give the rod the classic Fenwick look that anglers have loved for so long. Double-foot snake guides and a ceramic stripping guide let you shoot line effortlessly and quietly. The rods come complete with Cordura®-covered PVC rod tubes with a center divider to keep tip and butt sections separated and protected. A complete selection of lengths and line weights lets you match a Fenwick HMG rod to your specific fishing situations.
The HMG comes in a 9', 9wt, 2pc that is ideal for pike fishing. It retails for approximately $180, and is a good bargain at that price.
St.Croix Legend Elite
Designed specifically for tossing bid streamers, the Legend Elite may be the best pike rod St.Croix has ever made.
Premium, high-modulus, high-strain SCV graphite blanks with carbon-matte scrim. Top-shelf components and featuring St. Croix's stunning slim-profile ferrule technology. Serious power with no sacrifice of feel. The Legend Elite Fly comes integrated poly curve and advanced reinforcing technology. This premium rod sells for around $500 usd. Check out the St.Croix site for more info.
Powell
The new Edge Series is a new concept fast action fly rod built for the technical caster and fisherman, as well as for those who enjoy performance and style.
This rod is not for everyone. In fact, it's designed for the angler who is a little rougher on their equipment than most, but still requires the booming casts for big water and wind, coupled with the need to present a fly with the utmost delicacy for spring creeks. These rods will handle any condition that mother-nature presents. This rod uses the new P6 “Strand Tech” high modulus graphite technology. Simply put this new technology enables the manufacturer to apply necessary material in the predictable spots where failure can occur most and minimize it with no additional weight because of the way in which the material is positioned. This also gives the rod an incredible feel and balance. In addition, this new technology will enable the rod to dampen much quicker and minimize vibration without loosing sensitivity.
The components are of the highest quality with the latest technology. Up-locking nickel silver reel seat and Amboyna wood insert on trout rods. The saltwater rods have an all-aluminum mortised barrel; twin knurled up-locking nut with recessed O-rings configuration and fighting butt. The snake guides are Recoil guides made of a nickel titanium memory alloy that are flexible, yet hard enough for the toughest conditions and won’t corrode in any environment. These guides will return to their normal shape after repeated deformations that can occur while traveling, banging around in boats or dropped on rocks. In addition, the stripping guides are made of the same nickel titanium alloy. These beauties will run you about $600.00. Worth every penny I'm sure;)