"Tom" wrote in message
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I would like to purchase a good 5wt backpackable rod and have been looking
at the Orvis Frequent Flyer and the Cabela Stowaway. Can anyone give me
any
recommendation as to which is the best and also are there anyother small
packable rods that I should be considering.

Tom, this type question comes up all too often on this and other fly fishing
mediums. The Cabelas rod has come up frequently, some of us (myself
included) think they are crap, many more seem to love them and a few others
are ambivalent. I have never tried the Orvis Frequent Flyer so I can not
comment directly. For my tastes, and style the best rods to me are the long
discontinued T&T heritage series followed the Winston IM6/WT, while someone
else might pick a Sage/Loomis/Scott/Temple Fork series of rod.

There is no "best", the choice will depend upon your casting likes/dislikes,
wallet, and other subjective/objective factors. Only you can answer what is
best for you, and you can only do that by trying them out. There are a large
number of rods in all price ranges, the problem with Cabelas for most of the
US is you have to order them blind, even though you can return it almost no
questions asked, there is a hassle factor involved.

But since you asked, and if money is not an object, I like the Sage SLT
series of 5 piece rods.