Looking for a slower 5wt.

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I'm looking for a medium/slow 5wt. Have a 2pc 8' 6" St. Croix Premier
now and it doesn't fit my casting style that well always feel rushed.
I'm going to check some out and wanted to get some suggestions on what
to look for. I don't have that big of a budget ($200 or less) but
figured I could save some time if I tried rods that fit into the
slower side of action. I have cast a superfine and that was perfect
for me more relaxed, but those seem hard to find and the "trout bum"
series is out of my range. Any help appreciated,

I would never fish one of these personally but the Cabela's Three Forks rods
or the Temple Fork Finese series of rods are well within your price range
and offer slower action and some folks seem to like them. Personally I would
either try to stick a few more pennies away or look to the used market for
the older whorvis rods, sage LL or sp series or the Winston IM6. Sage has
just dropped another rod series and the SLT series will be discounted but
not down to $200.

"Wayne Knight" wrote in message
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Personally I would either try to stick a few more pennies away or look to
the used market for the older whorvis rods

Speaking of which there are two orvis mid flex five weight rods with buy it
now price of 109.99 and 129.99 on ebay.

On Tue, 4 Sep 2007 20:37:35 -0400, "Wayne Knight"
wrote:


"Wayne Knight" wrote in message
news
Personally I would either try to stick a few more pennies away or look to
the used market for the older whorvis rods

Speaking of which there are two orvis mid flex five weight rods with buy it
now price of 109.99 and 129.99 on ebay.

Yep, there are a lot of Orvis Clearwaters on sale right now. If you
liked the Superfines, you'd probably be happy with the mid flex
Clearwaters. A little faster, but not much.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Orvis-Clearwater...QQcmdZViewItem

http://cgi.ebay.com/Orvis-Clearwater...QQcmdZViewItem

And don't knock yourself out over not being able to afford the new
Trout Bum rods. I've got a couple of friends who are Superfine
affectionadoes and they both feel the redesigned Superfine Trout Bum
rods suck.


g.c.

Wayne Knight wrote:
wrote:
I'm looking for a medium/slow 5wt. Have a 2pc 8' 6" St. Croix Premier
now and it doesn't fit my casting style that well always feel rushed.
I'm going to check some out and wanted to get some suggestions on what
to look for. I don't have that big of a budget ($200 or less) but
figured I could save some time if I tried rods that fit into the
slower side of action. I have cast a superfine and that was perfect
for me more relaxed, but those seem hard to find and the "trout bum"
series is out of my range. Any help appreciated,

I would never fish one of these personally but the Cabela's Three Forks rods
or the Temple Fork Finese series of rods are well within your price range
and offer slower action and some folks seem to like them. Personally I would
either try to stick a few more pennies away or look to the used market for
the older whorvis rods, sage LL or sp series or the Winston IM6. Sage has
just dropped another rod series and the SLT series will be discounted but
not down to $200.

I agree with Wayne but you're not going to find a vintage Sage LL
in your price range. Last I looked on eBay they were going for close
to $500. In addition to the Cabela's and the TFO in the lower price
range you'll want to try the Echo Classic from Tim Rajeff's Echo line:

http://www.echoflyfishing.com/echo_small.php

I've tried this one in the 5wt and it's a decent rod for $140. It's
not a great rod by any means, but for $140 it's decent.

--
Ken Fortenberry

On Wed, 05 Sep 2007 00:42:27 GMT, Ken Fortenberry
wrote:

Wayne Knight wrote:
wrote:
I'm looking for a medium/slow 5wt. Have a 2pc 8' 6" St. Croix Premier
now and it doesn't fit my casting style that well always feel rushed.
I'm going to check some out and wanted to get some suggestions on what
to look for. I don't have that big of a budget ($200 or less) but
figured I could save some time if I tried rods that fit into the
slower side of action. I have cast a superfine and that was perfect
for me more relaxed, but those seem hard to find and the "trout bum"
series is out of my range. Any help appreciated,

I would never fish one of these personally but the Cabela's Three Forks rods
or the Temple Fork Finese series of rods are well within your price range
and offer slower action and some folks seem to like them. Personally I would
either try to stick a few more pennies away or look to the used market for
the older whorvis rods, sage LL or sp series or the Winston IM6. Sage has
just dropped another rod series and the SLT series will be discounted but
not down to $200.

I agree with Wayne but you're not going to find a vintage Sage LL
in your price range. Last I looked on eBay they were going for close
to $500. In addition to the Cabela's and the TFO in the lower price
range you'll want to try the Echo Classic from Tim Rajeff's Echo line:

http://www.echoflyfishing.com/echo_small.php

I've tried this one in the 5wt and it's a decent rod for $140. It's
not a great rod by any means, but for $140 it's decent.


For shame, for shame! Neither of you suggested an old fishable 'boo or
'glass. Heck, any number of decent old rods could be had for under
$200USD.

TC,
R

wrote:
On Wed, 05 Sep 2007 00:42:27 GMT, Ken Fortenberry
wrote:


Wayne Knight wrote:

wrote:

I'm looking for a medium/slow 5wt. Have a 2pc 8' 6" St. Croix Premier
now and it doesn't fit my casting style that well always feel rushed.
I'm going to check some out and wanted to get some suggestions on what
to look for. I don't have that big of a budget ($200 or less) but
figured I could save some time if I tried rods that fit into the
slower side of action. I have cast a superfine and that was perfect
for me more relaxed, but those seem hard to find and the "trout bum"
series is out of my range. Any help appreciated,

I would never fish one of these personally but the Cabela's Three Forks rods
or the Temple Fork Finese series of rods are well within your price range
and offer slower action and some folks seem to like them. Personally I would
either try to stick a few more pennies away or look to the used market for
the older whorvis rods, sage LL or sp series or the Winston IM6. Sage has
just dropped another rod series and the SLT series will be discounted but
not down to $200.

I agree with Wayne but you're not going to find a vintage Sage LL
in your price range. Last I looked on eBay they were going for close
to $500. In addition to the Cabela's and the TFO in the lower price
range you'll want to try the Echo Classic from Tim Rajeff's Echo line:

http://www.echoflyfishing.com/echo_small.php

I've tried this one in the 5wt and it's a decent rod for $140. It's
not a great rod by any means, but for $140 it's decent.



For shame, for shame! Neither of you suggested an old fishable 'boo or
'glass. Heck, any number of decent old rods could be had for under
$200USD.

TC,
R

the old loomis gl3 was a soft rod and around 200 bucks as i recall. i
had one i liked a lot, but it took flight from the roof of my car one
night after a late evening of fishing the blue ridge with wally and an
old fella from chicago named joel... vodka was an accomplice as i recall.

On Sep 4, 8:34?pm, jeff wrote:
wrote:
On Wed, 05 Sep 2007 00:42:27 GMT, Ken Fortenberry
wrote:

Wayne Knight wrote:

wrote:

I'm looking for a medium/slow 5wt. Have a 2pc 8' 6" St. Croix Premier
now and it doesn't fit my casting style that well always feel rushed.
I'm going to check some out and wanted to get some suggestions on what
to look for. I don't have that big of a budget ($200 or less) but
figured I could save some time if I tried rods that fit into the
slower side of action. I have cast a superfine and that was perfect
for me more relaxed, but those seem hard to find and the "trout bum"
series is out of my range. Any help appreciated,

I would never fish one of these personally but the Cabela's Three Forks rods
or the Temple Fork Finese series of rods are well within your price range
and offer slower action and some folks seem to like them. Personally I would
either try to stick a few more pennies away or look to the used market for
the older whorvis rods, sage LL or sp series or the Winston IM6. Sage has
just dropped another rod series and the SLT series will be discounted but
not down to $200.

I agree with Wayne but you're not going to find a vintage Sage LL
in your price range. Last I looked on eBay they were going for close
to $500. In addition to the Cabela's and the TFO in the lower price
range you'll want to try the Echo Classic from Tim Rajeff's Echo line:

http://www.echoflyfishing.com/echo_small.php

I've tried this one in the 5wt and it's a decent rod for $140. It's
not a great rod by any means, but for $140 it's decent.

For shame, for shame! Neither of you suggested an old fishable 'boo or
'glass. Heck, any number of decent old rods could be had for under
$200USD.

TC,
R

the old loomis gl3 was a soft rod and around 200 bucks as i recall. i
had one i liked a lot, but it took flight from the roof of my car one
night after a late evening of fishing the blue ridge with wally and an
old fella from chicago named joel... vodka was an accomplice as i recall.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Olg fella?
Itr wes gin!
Joel

On Sep 4, 8:34?pm, jeff wrote:
wrote:
On Wed, 05 Sep 2007 00:42:27 GMT, Ken Fortenberry
wrote:

Wayne Knight wrote:

wrote:

I'm looking for a medium/slow 5wt. Have a 2pc 8' 6" St. Croix Premier
now and it doesn't fit my casting style that well always feel rushed.
I'm going to check some out and wanted to get some suggestions on what
to look for. I don't have that big of a budget ($200 or less) but
figured I could save some time if I tried rods that fit into the
slower side of action. I have cast a superfine and that was perfect
for me more relaxed, but those seem hard to find and the "trout bum"
series is out of my range. Any help appreciated,

I would never fish one of these personally but the Cabela's Three Forks rods
or the Temple Fork Finese series of rods are well within your price range
and offer slower action and some folks seem to like them. Personally I would
either try to stick a few more pennies away or look to the used market for
the older whorvis rods, sage LL or sp series or the Winston IM6. Sage has
just dropped another rod series and the SLT series will be discounted but
not down to $200.

I agree with Wayne but you're not going to find a vintage Sage LL
in your price range. Last I looked on eBay they were going for close
to $500. In addition to the Cabela's and the TFO in the lower price
range you'll want to try the Echo Classic from Tim Rajeff's Echo line:

http://www.echoflyfishing.com/echo_small.php

I've tried this one in the 5wt and it's a decent rod for $140. It's
not a great rod by any means, but for $140 it's decent.

For shame, for shame! Neither of you suggested an old fishable 'boo or
'glass. Heck, any number of decent old rods could be had for under
$200USD.

TC,
R

the old loomis gl3 was a soft rod and around 200 bucks as i recall. i
had one i liked a lot, but it took flight from the roof of my car one
night after a late evening of fishing the blue ridge with wally and an
old fella from chicago named joel... vodka was an accomplice as i recall.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

"Old fella?"
It was gin!
Joel

Joel *DFD* wrote:

the old loomis gl3 was a soft rod and around 200 bucks as i recall. i
had one i liked a lot, but it took flight from the roof of my car one
night after a late evening of fishing the blue ridge with wally and an
old fella from chicago named joel... vodka was an accomplice as i recall.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -


"Old fella?"
It was gin!
Joel


there you are! i've missed you. what's been happening with you?
getting out of the city with big shoulders?

jeff

On Sep 5, 9:28?pm, jeff wrote:
Joel *DFD* wrote:

the old loomis gl3 was a soft rod and around 200 bucks as i recall. i
had one i liked a lot, but it took flight from the roof of my car one
night after a late evening of fishing the blue ridge with wally and an
old fella from chicago named joel... vodka was an accomplice as i recall.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

"Old fella?"
It was gin!
Joel

there you are! i've missed you. what's been happening with you?
getting out of the city with big shoulders?

jeff

Just got back from Wyoming. Fished 5 days with Dave PA. We had a
great time.
Very fine trip. Caught some beautiful big trout. Dave slayed them on
the Madison
River. I couldn't even make a TR because it's so unbelievable.
Fished the Wisconsin river with Wolf and George Clevland about 6 or 7
weeks
ago. Wasn't as good as it was when you were there. On Sunday, before
I returned home, George and I fished the Praire River for those
beautiful Brookies just like you get in North Carolina. We caught
lots.
Still feeling pretty good for an "old fella" of 70 years and still
enjoying a good Martini..
Maybe you'll make the Penns Clave next spring. I'm planning on being
there.
Hope to see you then.
Joel