fave SH rods..?

[SurfnFish]

Plan on picking up a couple new SH rods for the rivers and streams..what are you liking in the $500 - $600 range?

 

[Stonedfish]

For streamer chucking, I've really been enjoying the G Loomis IMX-Pro V2.
SF

 

[Porter2]

Single Hand or Steelhead rods?
I assume single hand rods.

I have not tried or even seen one yet but have read and heard a couple decent things about the newer Echo Trout X rod. Not to be confused with its trout series. This rod comes in real light weight.
Review from our own…

Review of the Echo Trout X

A review of Echo's delightful new species of fly rod - the Trout X.

pnwflyfishing.com

 

[mcswny]

What type of fishing in rivers in streams? Metolius type fishing or lower d type fishing? D headwaters? Or the fall? Blue lining up in the mountains? Glass or graphite?

 

[SurfnFish]

gave my son my older 4 and 5 wts, so need to replace them for Fall River, upper Metolius, Upper Deschutes, Hosmer...Echo X looks promising

 

[wmelton]

really impressed by my new TFO blue ribbon 5wt

 

[mcswny]

Fall River, upper Metolius, Upper Deschutes

Go glass for these!!

 

[SurfnFish]

Go glass for these!!

hadn't thought of it..from who?

 

[mcswny]

hadn't thought of it..from who?

Depends how much you want to spend…

Steffen, Kabuto, Barclay, Epic or McFarland on the high end. The steffen, Kabuto and epics may be a bit faster, ie slightly closer to graphite.

Glass is such a fun hopper dropper fishing tool. Just thinking about wet wading and fishing golden stones on the upper Met with a glass rod in the summer makes me smile.

 

[Robert Engleheart]

I thought you were a big fan of the Aetos? Got some money burning a hole in your pocket?

 

[Long_Rod_Silvers]

I've got a (still has plastic on the cork) Echo 3, 9' 4wt I'd part ways with if you're interested. By no means a $500-$600 rod, but it holds its own as a dry fly rod. PM me if you're interested.



Oh, PS....favorite SH = Hardy Zephrus 10' 5wt. It speaks my (shitty) casting language quite well.

 

[SurfnFish]

I thought you were a big fan of the Aetos? Got some money burning a hole in your pocket?

yep, fan of 6 wt Aetos as vg price point boat rods family and newbie guests are free to abuse (and they do)
starting with new river rods at my age and likely the last ones I buy...

 

[Robert Engleheart]

Used Scott G

 

[Scottybs]

Winston 590 Bii-t… too old now though

 

[Doublebluff]

There are so many good rods out there! Find one and enjoy it.

 

[Jacob Watrous]

Sage X 691 on sale. They’re still out there.
Orvis Helios 3 6wt also on sale.

Echo Trout X 905

But really, if you’re getting two, I’d do a 6wt and a 4wt. Like a T&T Contact II 10’ 4 if you do more nymphing or a Scott G 904, and then a 6wt.


Edit: Apparently I didn’t finish my thought/sentence.

 

[stillreleasing]

Too many to choose from but if I had to -
Sage X 486-4 if you can find one and like to work with lighter setups.

Also, what everyone else said…

 

[SurfnFish]

Echo Trout X 9' 5 wt on the way, like the reviews, as well as a 20% off coupon from ReelFlyRod online.
thnx for the feedback, appreciated.

 

[mcswny]

This is such a sweet rod, good deal as well.

Used Liv Western Glass 865-3 Rod | Fiberglass Fly Rods For Sale or Trade | Fiberglass Flyrodders

I have a slightly used Western Glass 8'-6" 5wt 3pc. This blank was rolled by CTS for Liv, prior to when CTS stopped doing 3 party blank rolling.

fiberglassflyrodders.com

 

[Brute]

My favorite sh rod is a two piece 5wt Burkie…but it’s not in that price range…