Rod recommendations?

Seeking brand/model/retailer suggestions for 4-piece, 5 wt, 9 ft rods.
Plan to buy 2 and give them as gifts. Budget is around $200 each for
rods alone, or $300 each for rod/reel/line combos.

Recipients are advanced beginners. Rough handling is expected.
Primarily will be used in backcountry on small streams, mountain
lakes. Will be mostly fishing dries, dries with droppers, and BH
nymphs, sizes #16-20.

My research to date is pointing to Sage, TFO, Redington as
possibilities. But I don't see a clear choice.

Suggestions would be much appreciated. TIA.

Jim

On Nov 21, 4:08*pm, JimG wrote:

My research to date is pointing to Sage, TFO, Redington as
possibilities. *But I don't see a clear choice.

TFO is too prone to breakage, which they typically replace quickly but
if you're in the backcountry it's a PITA.

I'm partial to the entry level Sage rods myself. Regardless the dude
here will treat you straight and give you the latest poop. www.ezflyfish.com

"Wayne Knight" wrote


TFO is too prone to breakage, which they typically replace quickly but
if you're in the backcountry it's a PITA.

I'm partial to the entry level Sage rods myself. Regardless the dude
here will treat you straight and give you the latest poop.
www.ezflyfish.com



Um, I have two TFOs ( 3 and 6 wts ) and have broken both without working at
it too hard ... maybe you're right


And you can add the fact that when asked what rod you have, the holy word,
"Sage," will impress more people than the other names G

On Nov 21, 4:39*pm, "Larry L" wrote:

And you can add the fact that when asked what rod you have, the holy word,
"Sage," *will impress more people *than the other names G

I have never met anyone with any experience fly fishing that was
impressed with only the brand of a fly rod on a stream

"Wayne Knight" wrote


I have never met anyone with any experience fly fishing that was
impressed with only the brand of a fly rod on a stream





I was trying to make a little joke.

Larry L ( who owns a Sage or two, some Scotts, an Orvis, a Loomis, TFOs, an
E.C.Powell cane, a Stefen custom built and several others .... many of which
were bought at least in part because of their brand name being 'impressive.'
I can laugh at my own folly on this 'fancy brand' subject ... and do :-)


I now covet a Burkheimer sp I picked up at TroutHunter last summer ...
only really IN people will be impressed by that name G

Larry L wrote:

And you can add the fact that when asked what rod you have, the holy word,
"Sage," will impress more people than the other names G



Although this is commonly supposed, no sensible or experienced
fly-fisherman is likely to be impressed by the brand names of the tackle
in use by another angler.

It is nice to have first class gear, and such gear can be expensive, but
the general behaviour and skill of the angler concerned is what makes
him an angler, not the gear he carries.

It is not possible to impress a fish anyway...........

TL
MC

On Fri, 21 Nov 2008 21:39:17 GMT, "Larry L"
wrote:


And you can add the fact that when asked what rod you have, the holy word,
"Sage," will impress more people than the other names G


I received a custom Sage rod as a gift 25 years ago. The name does
carry an impact. Yeah, yeah, I know, the fish don't care. But I got
your point.

Jim

On Fri, 21 Nov 2008 13:28:17 -0800 (PST), Wayne Knight
wrote:


I'm partial to the entry level Sage rods myself. Regardless the dude
here will treat you straight and give you the latest poop. www.ezflyfish.com


Wayne -

I've been looking at the Launch series. Is that the entry level rod
you had in mind?

Jim

On Nov 22, 12:00*am, JimG wrote:

I've been looking at the Launch series. *Is that the entry level rod
you had in mind?

Jim:

Sorry, I've been away casting and blasting down south.

Yes the Launch is what I had in mind. Good luck.

Wayne

JimG wrote:
Seeking brand/model/retailer suggestions for 4-piece, 5 wt, 9 ft rods.
Plan to buy 2 and give them as gifts. Budget is around $200 each for
rods alone, or $300 each for rod/reel/line combos.

Recipients are advanced beginners. Rough handling is expected.
Primarily will be used in backcountry on small streams, mountain
lakes. Will be mostly fishing dries, dries with droppers, and BH
nymphs, sizes #16-20.

My research to date is pointing to Sage, TFO, Redington as
possibilities. But I don't see a clear choice.

Suggestions would be much appreciated. TIA.

Jim

Suggest looking at TFO TiCr 5wt 9'. Decent rod for the money. Dead hit
on price point. $25 full replacement lifetime warranty.

Several OK reels in that price range, but a couple of friends of mine
use Ross Flystart reels and Lee Wulff Triangle Taper line. They like it.