"Tim J." wrote ...
At the fly fishing show in Marlborough, MA this weekend, one of the
vendors was offering a 10% show special on all rods they brought to the
show. One of these was the Orvis Superfine 7'9" 2WT, which I'd been
eyeballing in their catalogs for more than a year. When I picked it up and
put it through a slight amount of casting motion, it called out to me and
I had to buy it. I didn't want to, but it had to be done.

I really wish I could get the wifeus to understand that 'calling'.


For those unfamiliar with the Superfine series, this is a full-flex rod -
very light (1 1/2oz.), and soft and slow with a lot of touch. I don't
expect to be driving a lot of line through it, just spring creek / tail
water fishing, which is mostly what I do these days. When I got home from
the show, it was 50+ degrees and sunny outside, so I loaded up the rod
with my CFO-I reel and some 2WT Wonderline (yeah, yeah - Orvis-boy) and
took it out in the back yard to see how it felt. It was like the rod was
custom made for me. I had a paper plate for a target, and started at
around 25' to get the feel of it. I was able to place the fly (a little
piece of yarn) either on the target or right next to it on just about
every cast. Some of you good casters are probably saying, "So what?!", but
this is good for me.


And some of us crappy casters are saying 'holy crap, that's good'. ;-)


People have asked me what kind of casting style I have, and I reply that I
have none. Anyway, I moved the target another ten feet and tried
again - same good results. I moved the target several more times until it
was about 60' away, and the rod was still keeping up pretty well. If I can
get near the target at 60', that's an exceptional feat for me, and a skill
I seldom need anyway because of the waters I fish.

The rod is balanced quite well with the CFO-I, but I also ordered a BBS-II
that should be here in the next few days, and I'll give that a try, too.
BTW, if anyone is in the market, Orvis has a special on those BBS reels
right now where you get the spare spool free with the purchase of the
reel.

Bottom line is that I think I'm really going to like this rod and I'm
looking forward to having a fish on the other end.

My fishing/BP/general outdoor partner has the Superfine 5 wt. He got it late
last season. I've casted it a couple times, and while I am about as far from
an expert on such things as is imaginable, it sure felt like a sweet rod.


Have fun with the new toy.

--
TL,
Tim
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Dan