POLL: What Is Your Favorite Fly Rod?

POLL:
I am curious what your favorite fly rod is? What are you fishin' with these
days?
If everyone could please post your favorite Fly Rod Brand--try to limit your
answer to 2 rods only--and feel free to post any other comments.

I will start,
I prefer Orvis fly rods in general, particularly the T3 Series. There is no
words, it's just bliss for me.
Most of my gear is from Orvis, it's good stuff!
If I had to choose a second, I think it would be RL Winston Boron IIx.

--Richard Lee Merritt
www.RichardLeeMerritt.com

Richard POLL:
Richard I am curious what your favorite fly rod is?

Winston WT 5wt 8'6"

Can't say that I'm an experienced gear *hore, but that rod seems to be
the favorite of some experienced Winston fans as well:

http://www.winstonrods.com/forum/vie...um=5&Topic=805

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"Richard Lee Merritt" wrote in message
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POLL:
I am curious what your favorite fly rod is? What are you fishin' with
these days?
If everyone could please post your favorite Fly Rod Brand--try to limit
your answer to 2 rods only--and feel free to post any other comments.

I will start,
I prefer Orvis fly rods in general, particularly the T3 Series. There is
no words, it's just bliss for me.
Most of my gear is from Orvis, it's good stuff!
If I had to choose a second, I think it would be RL Winston Boron IIx.

--Richard Lee Merritt
www.RichardLeeMerritt.com

Well Richard...that is a very hard question to answer because the paramaters
are so wide. If you mean *trout* rod...it's a Sage XP 590-4.

But here near the coast of Maine we do as much (or more) salt Striper
fishing than we do trout...and for that it's an old (1st Generation) Sage
RPLX (no i or Xi2) 990-3.

For Bass and Bonefish a Scott STS 907-3. So the answers to your question
would generate perhaps a bit more concensus if the paramaters get narrowed a
bit.

Dave M

Those interested in the "best" rod issue might also want to take a
look at this (probably not up to date, but still interesting):

http://www.flyfisherman.com/poll_res..._id=6966012040

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On Sat, 21 Jan 2006 09:59:23 GMT, "Richard Lee Merritt"
wrote:

POLL:
I am curious what your favorite fly rod is?

Why?

What are you fishin' with these days?

If everyone could please post your favorite Fly Rod Brand--try to limit your
answer to 2 rods only

Then I'll be REAL helpful and limit my answer to 0 rods...

--and feel free to post any other comments.

In that case....with you being a writer and all, not to mention one with
a vast 18 months or so of FFing under your belt, is there any chance you
are trying to cobble together a "gimme," not to mention approach vendors
with the story/information, hoping for freebies?

I will start,

Well, it's a start, I suppose...

I prefer Orvis fly rods in general, particularly the T3 Series. There is no
words,

Must be a tough thing for a writer...always remember, words and grammar,
um, is your friends...and BTW, Orvis makes more than 2 rods only,
particularly (and in general) in the T3 series...only...

it's just bliss for me.
Most of my gear is from Orvis, it's good stuff!
If I had to choose a second, I think it would be RL Winston Boron IIx.

Oh, lordy, lordy...

Write away. I prefer the ADG Titan 8' 4 wt for my trout fishing in PA.
Thing is as slow and gentle as a ferrari on nitrous. Just wish I had
an 8'6" 4wt.
For carp and stripers its my Sage RPL 9'6" 8 wt. Gonna get a work out
this Summer in Omaha.

And now, we turn the book writing over to Messr Knight who will tell
you about his favorite rod (30-year timeline with daily increments
attached).

Frank Reid

"Frank Reid" wrote in message
oups.com...

And now, we turn the book writing over to Messr Knight who will tell
you about his favorite rod (30-year timeline with daily increments
attached).

Sorry 30 years ago I was in Bait Casters, Deep Sea rigs and bass boats.

but the abridged version would be

T&T Heritage 8' 4wt
Winston 81/2 5wt WT
Sage 389LL

I just bought a sage SLT 4 weight as a christmas present to myself that I am
sure will become my favorite, I also made a 6'6" 3 weight that I use for for
the small runs that hold those beautiful brooke trout that I love to fish
for so much.

On 21 Jan 2006 07:04:47 -0800, "Frank Reid"
wrote:

Write away.

JFTR, I've nothing against a writer asking questions for a piece (or
even a peace) as long as they are up front:

"I'm a writer, aspiring writer, Lefty "DA MAN!!" Kreh and I'm old,
arthritic, and tired - if I have to do one more muthaflockin
"sportsman's show," I'm gonna eat my .38, so can ya help a fella out
here doing a story on how the meniscus retards the rod loading when
quadruple-hauling Gink over the gunwales...you stupid idiot.... Here's
how you can help me out: whatever. Please know that you will, won't,
might be, I'll ask first quoted, and if it is published, I'll post the
details (oh, please, dear mother-of-mercy, let it be published - baby
needs a new Salem Boronoboofiberphite SuperSupremo XYZ Ltd. II...)."

TC,
R

Richard Lee Merritt wrote:
POLL:
I am curious what your favorite fly rod is? ...

If I were to reply, the fly rod I'm using at the moment,
that wouldn't be as smartassed as it sounds. There are
many variables, sitting in a canoe or standing, wide open
casting or heavy cover, calm day or wind blowin' like hell,
fishing size 24 midges or heaving half a ton of deer hair
etc. etc.

So you see it's not really practical to have but one or
two favorites.

In no particular order:

In a canoe fishing for bluegill: Winston IM6 9' 3wt
Standing in a gale fishing for trout: Sage 590-4 RPL
Standing in a wide open stream fishing for trout: Sage 490-4 LL
Crawling on my belly fishing for brookies: Winston IM6 7.5' 3wt

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Ken Fortenberry