Echo 10wt E3S vs. Boost Blue & Prime

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Hi, my favorite rod, my Echo E3S-ti 10wt bit the dust. It is also discontinued. Echo says, per their newest warranty, that I need to pay 50% of the price of a new rod to get a replacement.

I think I've narrowed it down to the Boost Blue and the Prime. I have nowhere near me to cast these rods and would feel "wrong" anyway to walk into a fly shop to cast them knowing I wouldn't be buying one there.

Has anyone here cast the 10 wt E3S and the Boost Blue and/or Prime for big flies? I definitely don't want to go slower than the E3S but am hoping for something comparable to it. How does the casting compare and what about the size of the full wells grip? The E3S grip is a perfect diameter for my hand, so it doesn't fatigue. Thanks!
 
I have two of these rods in 10 wght.
Possibly my favorite rods. Often wondered what could replace them. Hopefully never cross that bridge.
What happened to your rod?
 
I love my Boost Blue 8wt. It's superior to the Thomas & Thomas Solar that I broke and replaced it with (repair would have cost more than the Boost Blue and taken several months). I use it for salt & rivers and it casts a full sink with weighted flies quite well.
 
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I have an 8 weight Boost Blue that I've used for sight fishing for bones in Hawaii. It's a really sweet stick. Gonna buy a 12 weight for CXI
 
I have (and have cast extensively) all 3 of those rods, and while the E3s is my favorite of those 3, I also have a 10wt EPR and it is my go-to before the previous 3 mentioned.
The EPR isn't as "tippy" as the Boost Blue and it's not as "soft" as the Prime. IMO, the EPR casts and feels like an E3s dialed up about 115% - similar butt/tip power and feel, just slightly beefier. As a bonus, the handle is very comfortable when blind-casting big junk all day.
 
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