New Fly Rod 8 Weight Recommendations

[Art Salmons]

I am looking to buy an 8-weight 9-foot fly rod for fresh water fishing
for Bass, Stripers, and maybe an Alaska trip in 2006. I have two Sage
RPL rods in 5 weight, one 4 weight and one 3 weight. I'm not stuck or
set to buy a Sage rod and really only want to spend $250.00. The rod
will end up with a Flylogic 890 reel on it.

I would like recommendations. So far my friends have made
recommendations for a St Croix, Loomis G2 or Sage Discovery rod. I
would like to hear the recommendations from this group.

Thanks, Art

[Wayne Knight]

"Peter Charles" > wrote in message
...
>
> T&T Vector
>

has the price dropped below $250?

[daytripper]

On 16 Sep 2004 17:51:11 -0700, (Art Salmons) wrote:

>I am looking to buy an 8-weight 9-foot fly rod for fresh water fishing
>for Bass, Stripers, and maybe an Alaska trip in 2006. I have two Sage
>RPL rods in 5 weight, one 4 weight and one 3 weight. I'm not stuck or
>set to buy a Sage rod and really only want to spend $250.00. The rod
>will end up with a Flylogic 890 reel on it.
>
>I would like recommendations. So far my friends have made
>recommendations for a St Croix, Loomis G2 or Sage Discovery rod. I
>would like to hear the recommendations from this group.
>

#1 recommendation: make it a five piece so you won't have to worry about
getting it on and off airplanes.

#2 recommendation: I adore my Winston 9/8 BL-5.

/daytripper (For $250 you'd have to really REALLY lucky on eBay ;-)

[daytripper]

On 16 Sep 2004 17:51:11 -0700, (Art Salmons) wrote:

>I am looking to buy an 8-weight 9-foot fly rod for fresh water fishing
>for Bass, Stripers, and maybe an Alaska trip in 2006. I have two Sage
>RPL rods in 5 weight, one 4 weight and one 3 weight. I'm not stuck or
>set to buy a Sage rod and really only want to spend $250.00. The rod
>will end up with a Flylogic 890 reel on it.
>
>I would like recommendations. So far my friends have made
>recommendations for a St Croix, Loomis G2 or Sage Discovery rod. I
>would like to hear the recommendations from this group.
>

#1 recommendation: make it a five piece so you won't have to worry about
getting it on and off airplanes.

#2 recommendation: I adore my Winston 9/8 BL-5.

/daytripper (For $250 you'd have to really REALLY lucky on eBay ;-)

[bugcaster]

"Art Salmons" > wrote in message
om...
>I am looking to buy an 8-weight 9-foot fly rod for fresh water fishing
> for Bass, Stripers, and maybe an Alaska trip in 2006. I have two Sage
> RPL rods in 5 weight, one 4 weight and one 3 weight. I'm not stuck or
> set to buy a Sage rod and really only want to spend $250.00. The rod
> will end up with a Flylogic 890 reel on it.
>
> I would like recommendations. So far my friends have made
> recommendations for a St Croix, Loomis G2 or Sage Discovery rod. I
> would like to hear the recommendations from this group.
>
> Thanks, Art

Check out the Powell rod site, my $80 8 weight arrived today, and it will do
just fine for the price.

[bugcaster]

"Art Salmons" > wrote in message
om...
>I am looking to buy an 8-weight 9-foot fly rod for fresh water fishing
> for Bass, Stripers, and maybe an Alaska trip in 2006. I have two Sage
> RPL rods in 5 weight, one 4 weight and one 3 weight. I'm not stuck or
> set to buy a Sage rod and really only want to spend $250.00. The rod
> will end up with a Flylogic 890 reel on it.
>
> I would like recommendations. So far my friends have made
> recommendations for a St Croix, Loomis G2 or Sage Discovery rod. I
> would like to hear the recommendations from this group.
>
> Thanks, Art

Check out the Powell rod site, my $80 8 weight arrived today, and it will do
just fine for the price.

[L. C. Clower]

Temple Fork
Pro (medium fast, mid flex)
TiCr (fast, tip flex)
TiCrX (even faster)

HTH L.C.

"bugcaster" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Art Salmons" > wrote in message
> om...
> >I am looking to buy an 8-weight 9-foot fly rod for fresh water fishing
> > for Bass, Stripers, and maybe an Alaska trip in 2006. I have two Sage
> > RPL rods in 5 weight, one 4 weight and one 3 weight. I'm not stuck or
> > set to buy a Sage rod and really only want to spend $250.00. The rod
> > will end up with a Flylogic 890 reel on it.
> >
> > I would like recommendations. So far my friends have made
> > recommendations for a St Croix, Loomis G2 or Sage Discovery rod. I
> > would like to hear the recommendations from this group.
> >
> > Thanks, Art
>
> Check out the Powell rod site, my $80 8 weight arrived today, and it will
do
> just fine for the price.
>
>

[L. C. Clower]

Temple Fork
Pro (medium fast, mid flex)
TiCr (fast, tip flex)
TiCrX (even faster)

HTH L.C.

"bugcaster" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Art Salmons" > wrote in message
> om...
> >I am looking to buy an 8-weight 9-foot fly rod for fresh water fishing
> > for Bass, Stripers, and maybe an Alaska trip in 2006. I have two Sage
> > RPL rods in 5 weight, one 4 weight and one 3 weight. I'm not stuck or
> > set to buy a Sage rod and really only want to spend $250.00. The rod
> > will end up with a Flylogic 890 reel on it.
> >
> > I would like recommendations. So far my friends have made
> > recommendations for a St Croix, Loomis G2 or Sage Discovery rod. I
> > would like to hear the recommendations from this group.
> >
> > Thanks, Art
>
> Check out the Powell rod site, my $80 8 weight arrived today, and it will
do
> just fine for the price.
>
>

[tim_s]

(Art Salmons) wrote in message >...
> I am looking to buy an 8-weight 9-foot fly rod for fresh water fishing
> for Bass, Stripers, and maybe an Alaska trip in 2006. I have two Sage
> RPL rods in 5 weight, one 4 weight and one 3 weight. I'm not stuck or
> set to buy a Sage rod and really only want to spend $250.00. The rod
> will end up with a Flylogic 890 reel on it.
>
> I would like recommendations. So far my friends have made
> recommendations for a St Croix, Loomis G2 or Sage Discovery rod. I
> would like to hear the recommendations from this group.
>
> Thanks, Art


for well under that price i bought a pre-Lefty TFO 4 piece 9WT for
stripers, and i love it.....casts very well, great price

i would imagine that since lefty came aboard, they've only gotten
better....the owner, rick pope, is great to deal with, i have heard
great things about their customer service as well

[tim_s]

(Art Salmons) wrote in message >...
> I am looking to buy an 8-weight 9-foot fly rod for fresh water fishing
> for Bass, Stripers, and maybe an Alaska trip in 2006. I have two Sage
> RPL rods in 5 weight, one 4 weight and one 3 weight. I'm not stuck or
> set to buy a Sage rod and really only want to spend $250.00. The rod
> will end up with a Flylogic 890 reel on it.
>
> I would like recommendations. So far my friends have made
> recommendations for a St Croix, Loomis G2 or Sage Discovery rod. I
> would like to hear the recommendations from this group.
>
> Thanks, Art


for well under that price i bought a pre-Lefty TFO 4 piece 9WT for
stripers, and i love it.....casts very well, great price

i would imagine that since lefty came aboard, they've only gotten
better....the owner, rick pope, is great to deal with, i have heard
great things about their customer service as well

[Goat]

>daytripper wrote:

>#1 recommendation: make it a five piece so you won't have to worry about
>getting it on and off airplanes.

I have never owned a rod of more than two pieces. ( well my Dad broke
one of my rods once but I am not counting that one ) I don't travel
much either.

I have always thought, that many connections would effect the rods
action. Does it?

Don't get me wrong. If I was dragging my rod on a plane I would not
want it to leave my sight. Lose my pants...Fine. Lose my rod....I'm
****ed off! But what the hell do I know I have never been on a plane.
But if I was going to be traveling I would buy a multi piece rod in
hopes that it would be in tact when I got ???? / Home.
So what do you think about multi piece vs. action. Is it noticeable?

[Goat]

>daytripper wrote:

>#1 recommendation: make it a five piece so you won't have to worry about
>getting it on and off airplanes.

I have never owned a rod of more than two pieces. ( well my Dad broke
one of my rods once but I am not counting that one ) I don't travel
much either.

I have always thought, that many connections would effect the rods
action. Does it?

Don't get me wrong. If I was dragging my rod on a plane I would not
want it to leave my sight. Lose my pants...Fine. Lose my rod....I'm
****ed off! But what the hell do I know I have never been on a plane.
But if I was going to be traveling I would buy a multi piece rod in
hopes that it would be in tact when I got ???? / Home.
So what do you think about multi piece vs. action. Is it noticeable?

[slenon]

I recommend the TFO TiCr 8wt. For the money, nohing better.

--
Stev Lenon 91B20 '68-'69
When the dawn came up like thunder

http://web.tampabay.rr.com/stevglo/index.html/slhomepage92kword.htm

[slenon]

I recommend the TFO TiCr 8wt. For the money, nohing better.

--
Stev Lenon 91B20 '68-'69
When the dawn came up like thunder

http://web.tampabay.rr.com/stevglo/index.html/slhomepage92kword.htm

[Kevin Davis]

"Peter Charles" > wrote in message
...
> On Fri, 17 Sep 2004 13:39:13 GMT, (Goat) wrote:
>
> >>daytripper wrote:
> >
> >>#1 recommendation: make it a five piece so you won't have to worry about
> >>getting it on and off airplanes.
> >
> >I have never owned a rod of more than two pieces. ( well my Dad broke
> >one of my rods once but I am not counting that one ) I don't travel
> >much either.
> >
> >I have always thought, that many connections would effect the rods
> >action. Does it?
> >
> >Don't get me wrong. If I was dragging my rod on a plane I would not
> >want it to leave my sight. Lose my pants...Fine. Lose my rod....I'm
> >****ed off! But what the hell do I know I have never been on a plane.
> >But if I was going to be traveling I would buy a multi piece rod in
> >hopes that it would be in tact when I got ???? / Home.
> >So what do you think about multi piece vs. action. Is it noticeable?
>
> Currently have 17 rods (I think) and only one is two piece -- it's
> bamboo. The rest range from three to seven. If the ferrules are well
> made, then you won't notice any performance degredation.
>
> Though some people don't like them, spigot ferrules are the best for
> travel rods. They don't create flat spots in the blank -- important
> when there are as many as six joints. My cheap Caeblas Stowaway 7 is
> one of the best six weights I've owned - seven pieces and spigot
> ferruled.
>
> Spigots cost more to make plus some less knowledgeable members of the
> fishing public wreck their first spigot ferruled rod by tyring to
> force the ends of the blanks to meet. One fellow on another board has
> apparently wrecked his brand new, $600+ USD, spigot ferruled, spey rod
> by jamming the sections together so tight (in order to make the blank
> ends meet) that he had to use pliers to pull the sections apart. Put
> these two aspects together and it's understandable why many
> manufacturers steer away from them. However, you'll find some premium
> rod companies stick by them -- Hardy, Winston, Scott, CND, even Daiwa
> of Scotland produces it's Whisker line with spigots.
>
> Peter
>
> turn mailhot into hotmail to reply
>
> Visit The Streamer Page at
http://www.mountaincable.net/~pcharles/streamers/index.html

[Kevin Davis]

"Peter Charles" > wrote in message
...
> On Fri, 17 Sep 2004 13:39:13 GMT, (Goat) wrote:
>
> >>daytripper wrote:
> >
> >>#1 recommendation: make it a five piece so you won't have to worry about
> >>getting it on and off airplanes.
> >
> >I have never owned a rod of more than two pieces. ( well my Dad broke
> >one of my rods once but I am not counting that one ) I don't travel
> >much either.
> >
> >I have always thought, that many connections would effect the rods
> >action. Does it?
> >
> >Don't get me wrong. If I was dragging my rod on a plane I would not
> >want it to leave my sight. Lose my pants...Fine. Lose my rod....I'm
> >****ed off! But what the hell do I know I have never been on a plane.
> >But if I was going to be traveling I would buy a multi piece rod in
> >hopes that it would be in tact when I got ???? / Home.
> >So what do you think about multi piece vs. action. Is it noticeable?
>
> Currently have 17 rods (I think) and only one is two piece -- it's
> bamboo. The rest range from three to seven. If the ferrules are well
> made, then you won't notice any performance degredation.
>
> Though some people don't like them, spigot ferrules are the best for
> travel rods. They don't create flat spots in the blank -- important
> when there are as many as six joints. My cheap Caeblas Stowaway 7 is
> one of the best six weights I've owned - seven pieces and spigot
> ferruled.
>
> Spigots cost more to make plus some less knowledgeable members of the
> fishing public wreck their first spigot ferruled rod by tyring to
> force the ends of the blanks to meet. One fellow on another board has
> apparently wrecked his brand new, $600+ USD, spigot ferruled, spey rod
> by jamming the sections together so tight (in order to make the blank
> ends meet) that he had to use pliers to pull the sections apart. Put
> these two aspects together and it's understandable why many
> manufacturers steer away from them. However, you'll find some premium
> rod companies stick by them -- Hardy, Winston, Scott, CND, even Daiwa
> of Scotland produces it's Whisker line with spigots.
>
> Peter
>
> turn mailhot into hotmail to reply
>
> Visit The Streamer Page at
http://www.mountaincable.net/~pcharles/streamers/index.html

[daytripper]

On Fri, 17 Sep 2004 13:39:13 GMT, (Goat) wrote:

>>daytripper wrote:
>
>>#1 recommendation: make it a five piece so you won't have to worry about
>>getting it on and off airplanes.
>
>I have never owned a rod of more than two pieces. ( well my Dad broke
>one of my rods once but I am not counting that one ) I don't travel
>much either.
>
>I have always thought, that many connections would effect the rods
>action. Does it?
>
>Don't get me wrong. If I was dragging my rod on a plane I would not
>want it to leave my sight. Lose my pants...Fine. Lose my rod....I'm
>****ed off! But what the hell do I know I have never been on a plane.
>But if I was going to be traveling I would buy a multi piece rod in
>hopes that it would be in tact when I got ???? / Home.
>So what do you think about multi piece vs. action. Is it noticeable?

I have three 9 foot 8 weights: a Powell IM6-equivalent 2pc, a Sage RPL 2pc,
and the BL5. The BL5 is the nicest, smoothest yet most powerful to cast of the
bunch, which is why I said it is a sweet rod.

Yeah, it cost a fabulous amount (right around $600 when I bought it four years
ago) but wtf, I deserved it ;-) and I was getting tired of being paranoid
about getting rods onto airplanes...

/daytripper (now I just get paranoid about my bags making the trip ;-)

[daytripper]

On Fri, 17 Sep 2004 13:39:13 GMT, (Goat) wrote:

>>daytripper wrote:
>
>>#1 recommendation: make it a five piece so you won't have to worry about
>>getting it on and off airplanes.
>
>I have never owned a rod of more than two pieces. ( well my Dad broke
>one of my rods once but I am not counting that one ) I don't travel
>much either.
>
>I have always thought, that many connections would effect the rods
>action. Does it?
>
>Don't get me wrong. If I was dragging my rod on a plane I would not
>want it to leave my sight. Lose my pants...Fine. Lose my rod....I'm
>****ed off! But what the hell do I know I have never been on a plane.
>But if I was going to be traveling I would buy a multi piece rod in
>hopes that it would be in tact when I got ???? / Home.
>So what do you think about multi piece vs. action. Is it noticeable?

I have three 9 foot 8 weights: a Powell IM6-equivalent 2pc, a Sage RPL 2pc,
and the BL5. The BL5 is the nicest, smoothest yet most powerful to cast of the
bunch, which is why I said it is a sweet rod.

Yeah, it cost a fabulous amount (right around $600 when I bought it four years
ago) but wtf, I deserved it ;-) and I was getting tired of being paranoid
about getting rods onto airplanes...

/daytripper (now I just get paranoid about my bags making the trip ;-)

[JR]

Peter Charles wrote:
>
> Though some people don't like them, spigot ferrules are the best for
> travel rods. They don't create flat spots in the blank -- important
> when there are as many as six joints. My cheap Caeblas Stowaway 7 is
> one of the best six weights I've owned - seven pieces and spigot
> ferruled.

I got the idea somewhere that Cabela's 7-piece rods have switched and no
long have spigot ferrules. Is that true?

I like spigot ferrules but think that for rods with 5 or more joints the
very thin spigots connecting the top-most pieces are overly delicate. I
broke the top spigot three times on an otherwise wonderful 7-piece Hardy
Stowaway 6wt. To much trouble. Traded it away.

JR
(who kinda misses that rod)

[JR]

Peter Charles wrote:
>
> Though some people don't like them, spigot ferrules are the best for
> travel rods. They don't create flat spots in the blank -- important
> when there are as many as six joints. My cheap Caeblas Stowaway 7 is
> one of the best six weights I've owned - seven pieces and spigot
> ferruled.

I got the idea somewhere that Cabela's 7-piece rods have switched and no
long have spigot ferrules. Is that true?

I like spigot ferrules but think that for rods with 5 or more joints the
very thin spigots connecting the top-most pieces are overly delicate. I
broke the top spigot three times on an otherwise wonderful 7-piece Hardy
Stowaway 6wt. To much trouble. Traded it away.

JR
(who kinda misses that rod)

[Sierra fisher]

I think that the best deal around has to be the Powell rod for $79.95. I
blieve that you can return it in 30 days for a full refund if you're not
staisfied. Thier web site. www.powellco.com

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"Art Salmons" > wrote in message
om...
> I am looking to buy an 8-weight 9-foot fly rod for fresh water fishing
> for Bass, Stripers, and maybe an Alaska trip in 2006. I have two Sage
> RPL rods in 5 weight, one 4 weight and one 3 weight. I'm not stuck or
> set to buy a Sage rod and really only want to spend $250.00. The rod
> will end up with a Flylogic 890 reel on it.
>
> I would like recommendations. So far my friends have made
> recommendations for a St Croix, Loomis G2 or Sage Discovery rod. I
> would like to hear the recommendations from this group.
>
> Thanks, Art

[Sierra fisher]

I think that the best deal around has to be the Powell rod for $79.95. I
blieve that you can return it in 30 days for a full refund if you're not
staisfied. Thier web site. www.powellco.com

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"Art Salmons" > wrote in message
om...
> I am looking to buy an 8-weight 9-foot fly rod for fresh water fishing
> for Bass, Stripers, and maybe an Alaska trip in 2006. I have two Sage
> RPL rods in 5 weight, one 4 weight and one 3 weight. I'm not stuck or
> set to buy a Sage rod and really only want to spend $250.00. The rod
> will end up with a Flylogic 890 reel on it.
>
> I would like recommendations. So far my friends have made
> recommendations for a St Croix, Loomis G2 or Sage Discovery rod. I
> would like to hear the recommendations from this group.
>
> Thanks, Art

[Art Salmons]

"slenon" > wrote in message >...
> I recommend the TFO TiCr 8wt. For the money, nohing better.

Thanks to everyone that responded. I ended up buying an Orvis 908 TTL
for a decent price as they are them closing them out. I'm not a big
fan of Orvis but this one has a much faster action then the ones I
tried before. I liked it so I bought it and I believe it's going to
work for me. I also love the 25 year warranty.

I broke the tip on a 5 weight Sage discovery rod in the mid 90's and
they fixed it for free and my dealer loaned me a rod until it came
back. I've owned all Sage rods since then and I like the action on the
RPL rods. I also have a Sage 3 piece 4 weight LL and I don't like the
action and I'll be selling it soon. I've used it once for fishing in
almost 10 year and have practiced with it serveral times. I just
don't`like the action of it but it has a very sensitive tip. In
Colorado I always seemed to grab the Sage 590 RPL when I was going
fishing. I really liked this rod when belly boating at Spinney Res.
and catching big trout. I have a Gunnison G2 on it and the setup just
works great for me.

We will see long term what I end up thinking of the Orvis TTL. I also
bought a couple Flylogic Fly reels based on recommendations from my
old fishing buddies. These two friends just returned from Alaska and
said their Flylogic reels worked flawlessly on lots of big fish and
the disc drags were smooth as silk. For less then $100 each I thought
I would give them a try. I will post a review after I use them for
awhile.

Art

[Art Salmons]

"slenon" > wrote in message >...
> I recommend the TFO TiCr 8wt. For the money, nohing better.

Thanks to everyone that responded. I ended up buying an Orvis 908 TTL
for a decent price as they are them closing them out. I'm not a big
fan of Orvis but this one has a much faster action then the ones I
tried before. I liked it so I bought it and I believe it's going to
work for me. I also love the 25 year warranty.

I broke the tip on a 5 weight Sage discovery rod in the mid 90's and
they fixed it for free and my dealer loaned me a rod until it came
back. I've owned all Sage rods since then and I like the action on the
RPL rods. I also have a Sage 3 piece 4 weight LL and I don't like the
action and I'll be selling it soon. I've used it once for fishing in
almost 10 year and have practiced with it serveral times. I just
don't`like the action of it but it has a very sensitive tip. In
Colorado I always seemed to grab the Sage 590 RPL when I was going
fishing. I really liked this rod when belly boating at Spinney Res.
and catching big trout. I have a Gunnison G2 on it and the setup just
works great for me.

We will see long term what I end up thinking of the Orvis TTL. I also
bought a couple Flylogic Fly reels based on recommendations from my
old fishing buddies. These two friends just returned from Alaska and
said their Flylogic reels worked flawlessly on lots of big fish and
the disc drags were smooth as silk. For less then $100 each I thought
I would give them a try. I will post a review after I use them for
awhile.

Art

[Art Salmons]

"slenon" > wrote in message >...
> I recommend the TFO TiCr 8wt. For the money, nohing better.

Thanks to everyone that responded. I ended up buying an Orvis 908 TTL
for a decent price as they are them closing them out. I'm not a big
fan of Orvis but this one has a much faster action then the ones I
tried before. I liked it so I bought it and I believe it's going to
work for me. I also love the 25 year warranty.

I broke the tip on a 5 weight Sage discovery rod in the mid 90's and
they fixed it for free and my dealer loaned me a rod until it came
back. I've owned all Sage rods since then and I like the action on the
RPL rods. I also have a Sage 3 piece 4 weight LL and I don't like the
action and I'll be selling it soon. I've used it once for fishing in
almost 10 year and have practiced with it serveral times. I just
don't`like the action of it but it has a very sensitive tip. In
Colorado I always seemed to grab the Sage 590 RPL when I was going
fishing. I really liked this rod when belly boating at Spinney Res.
and catching big trout. I have a Gunnison G2 on it and the setup just
works great for me.

We will see long term what I end up thinking of the Orvis TTL. I also
bought a couple Flylogic Fly reels based on recommendations from my
old fishing buddies. These two friends just returned from Alaska and
said their Flylogic reels worked flawlessly on lots of big fish and
the disc drags were smooth as silk. For less then $100 each I thought
I would give them a try. I will post a review after I use them for
awhile.

Art

[Art Salmons]

When I wrote this I was out of town. The rod I bought is a Orvis
Trident TLS 908. It's a 2 piece 9'0" rod in 8 weight in flex tip 9.5.

I am really surprised at the lack of information about Flylogic reels
and rods. The company has been in business for 10 years. I have
friends that use the reels in Coloardo and Alaska and are excellent
fly fisherman. They can buy whatever they want in the way of equipment
and they recommended the reels to me. They did this knowing I use Ross
Gunnison and Orvis battenkill disc drag reels. The Flylogic reels I
bought are really well made and have smooth powerful drags.

I don't work or have and affiliation with Flylogic but as I try to do
research on them their is little information about them on the web. I
also find it interesting that they almost never show up on Ebay by
individual sellers. There is one fly shop that has them up there and
it's located in Idaho where the company is located.

I will write a full review as i start to use them myself.

Thanks, Art


> We will see long term what I end up thinking of the Orvis Trident TLS 908. I also > bought a couple Flylogic Fly reels based on recommendations from my
> old fishing buddies. These two friends just returned from Alaska and
> said their Flylogic reels worked flawlessly on lots of big fish and
> the disc drags were smooth as silk. For less then $100 each I thought
> I would give them a try. I will post a review after I use them for
> awhile.
>
> Art

[katie star]

"bugcaster" > wrote in message >...
> "Art Salmons" > wrote in message
> om...
> >I am looking to buy an 8-weight 9-foot fly rod for fresh water fishing
> > for Bass, Stripers, and maybe an Alaska trip in 2006. I have two Sage
> > RPL rods in 5 weight, one 4 weight and one 3 weight. I'm not stuck or
> > set to buy a Sage rod and really only want to spend $250.00. The rod
> > will end up with a Flylogic 890 reel on it.
> >
> > I would like recommendations. So far my friends have made
> > recommendations for a St Croix, Loomis G2 or Sage Discovery rod. I
> > would like to hear the recommendations from this group.
> >
> > Thanks, Art
>
> Check out the Powell rod site, my $80 8 weight arrived today, and it will do
> just fine for the price.

I would recommend against Powell. I assume it would be similiar to a
TFO series 1, but replacement for a Powell is $50 while for Tfo it is
only $25.

[katie star]

"bugcaster" > wrote in message >...
> "Art Salmons" > wrote in message
> om...
> >I am looking to buy an 8-weight 9-foot fly rod for fresh water fishing
> > for Bass, Stripers, and maybe an Alaska trip in 2006. I have two Sage
> > RPL rods in 5 weight, one 4 weight and one 3 weight. I'm not stuck or
> > set to buy a Sage rod and really only want to spend $250.00. The rod
> > will end up with a Flylogic 890 reel on it.
> >
> > I would like recommendations. So far my friends have made
> > recommendations for a St Croix, Loomis G2 or Sage Discovery rod. I
> > would like to hear the recommendations from this group.
> >
> > Thanks, Art
>
> Check out the Powell rod site, my $80 8 weight arrived today, and it will do
> just fine for the price.

I would recommend against Powell. I assume it would be similiar to a
TFO series 1, but replacement for a Powell is $50 while for Tfo it is
only $25.