$60 handling fee. L. Lmad928 Active member. The idea here is to measure the swing weight at the middle of where your palm is likely to sit on the grip. Click on any rod to see the full write up. The rod is stout yet smooth for refined performance at short range and enough power to propel large terrestrials through the wind. There is not much swell in the middle of the grip and it tapers just slightly forward. The Zone series pushes the envelope in both performance and price, bringing the latest R&D from Thomas & Thomas to more fly anglers than ever before. The Clearwater is finished in a dark gray color with dark olive guide wraps. Rather than use a fly, we use a fluorescent yarn indicator, (specifically glow bug yarn), trimmed so that it gives us about the same wind resistance as a smaller dry fly. Action: 5.5/10 - Slightly faster than purely moderate action fly rods, the 7X has a taper thats caster-friendly and a versatile medium-fast action. . Feel is good and the rod is very light in hand. The locking ring is easy to grip, but Id prefer a double ring seat as this one looks like it will loosen up more easily than most. The Douglas Sky was both heavier and stiffer, and didnt perform as well, except out long at 60 feet. Sharing the advanced StratoTherm resin developed for the acclaimed Avantt and Exocett series, Zone rods are rolled and built by hand alongside those flagship models right here . A single uplocking, gray anodized skeleton seat is fitted with an attractive burled wood insert. This is one of the worst scores at long distance in our Shootout. This rod is a pleasure to cast, and it has tons of reserve power at long range. Add to cart. Casting Notes: The Shadow is one of the quieter rods in the mid-priced category with low power levels and a subdued rod action. Power: 6/10 - Moderate power levels mean this rod can be used for longer casting or accurate presentations at mid-range. It performed better than any of the sub $300 rods, including the Orvis Clearwater. Our deflection charts have been very popular in past Shootouts, so we are giving you more this year. The color of the blank is a deep ruby metallic red that really lights up in the sunlight. These Shootouts take a lot of time and effort. Here Im getting nice loops and decent accuracy, but Im working a lot harder than with the Avantt or the Helios 3F. Guides start with a hook keeper, then one SiC stripping guide followed with hard chrome snake guides. Action: 6/10 - The AETOS is a fast action rod but not as fast as rods like the BVK and others. Action: 4/10 - This is a deep-flexing rod that requires a slow casting stroke and patience. We knew it would be good when the Pure won an award for the Best New Freshwater Rod at the 2018 IFTD show in July. The stiffness is a bonus at long range. Now that we have dropped our Perfect 4 category, this category gives you our opinions on the best rods and how they stack up. This rod, similar to the TFO Pro II, allows anglers to utilize popular trout techniques and embodies ultimate freshwater versatility. Orvis has totally revamped the Recon series and this is a much different (and better) rod than the original Recon 8-weight. Standard corks are used and the quality is excellent. Good, just not great. Ive fished this Zephrus myself for the past two years, and it has been my go-to rod when Im fishing small dries, emergers and spinners in the surface film. The cork handle is Winstons cigar grip, like the Pure, with the center swell a little forward of the center of the grip and a flare on the bottom end. The F Series, concentrates more on finesse, without sacrificing too much power. This rod has a stiff butt and mid-section for increased line speed and best-in-class power. The stiffness did not allow much feel but the accuracy was surprisingly good. This rod has a slower action than the fast action NRX LP, as well as a stiffer tip. The medium fast action seems just right and Im getting both good feel and good accuracy at the shorter distances. The handle is a western style grip, without much of a swell in the middle but a flare on the lower end to accommodate the uplocking reel seat. The cork handle is a half wells with a long taper at the front, that I found to be comfortable to grip. The serial number of the rod is inscribed on the ferrule of each section a nice touch. Howard is a great angler and knew just what he wanted for the perfect 4-weight. Surprisingly, even using this lower modulus graphite that should be heavier, the overall weight and swing weight are very good compared to our other top 4-weight rods. The best rods in this category are almost always the lightest in swing weight, especially if you are doing a lot of false casting when fishing dry flies. The cork handle is what Sage calls a snub nose half-wells. The Cork handle is a full wells design that is slightly smaller where your thumb would rest, ahead of the swell in the middle of the handle. Scott claims that this gives their rods better strength and we cannot argue with this as we see very few Scott rods broken. If you own a money tree and enough real estate to warehouse dozens of situation-specific fly rods, stop reading now. Just about any rod can turn over a 9-foot leader, but only the best casting rods can turn over a 12 footer at short distances. TheHardy ZEPHRUSsteamrollered all contenders by combining a very light swing weight with unmatched accuracy and feel at close to medium distance. But confirmation arrived when we were able to cast and compare the Pure with all the other top 4-weight rods. The quality of epoxy coatings on the guide wraps was excellent and almost the equal of the T&T rods. The rings should be easy to grip and tighten. Pay in 4 interest-free installments of $149.50 with. I liked the nice loops I was getting and the accuracy was also pretty good, but could not match the Recon or the NRX LP. The best thing I found about the Clearwater is the price. I found the alignment dots handy. The K2 falls into the upper end of the mid-price range but it was blown away by the less expensive Hardy Shadow and Orvis Recon at 25 and 40 feet. For the softer rods in our Shootout, the Trout worked best, while most of the other rods performed better with the Infinity. Scott feels that this gives the rod a smoother one-piece type action, and I agree as this is a very smooth casting rod that gives me a lot of feel at short to mid distances. This isnt a rod that will give you feedback and feel at short range. They inscribe the sliding band with the line size, which is a nice touch. The craftsmanship on the LP is typical Loomis excellence. It is a very smooth rod to cast and was excellent at short and mid-distances, but at the longest distance the Radian, Helios 3F, and Avantt were much better. This is a rod thats pure Sage at a price-point that is tough to beat. Only out long did I feel at a disadvantage to the best rods and I think part of this was due to the lighter Trout line. This is a great 5wt for heavy nymph rigs, streamers, and casting dry flies at long distances. The Expeditor policy on the IMX Pro is $85.00. $50 handling fee. (tie) Loop Q 9 #4 $229.00. Add into the mix the Scott Radian and G-Series, the T&T Avantt, the Sage X, as well as the G. Loomis NRX LP and Asquith, and you have a full array of the best 4-weight rods on the market. The cork handle is a half wells western style grip, with a contrasting darker composite cork at the bottom end, over the flare for the reel seat. Casting Notes: The IMX Pro is a well-known rod series. Action: 5/10 - This is a solidly medium-fast action rod with a mid/tip-flex profile thats versatile and beginner-friendly. Add to Cart. Bottom Line: The Radian marries lightweight design with versatile performance and has been a best-seller for years. Build quality. What're the differences between these posts and how do you, the reader, get the most out of reading them? Scott uses a stack of thinner cork rings on this handle and the quality was excellent. $598.00. One thing I like is that there is a serial number on each rod section. This rod has good power in the butt and mid sections and a softer tip, much like the action on some of our top rated rods. The handle is a half wells western style grip with contrasting dark composite cork rings at both the bottom and top. The black anodized double unlocking skeleton seat has two larger rings that are very easy to grip and tighten. Heavy in hand! We have experimented with the ways to measure this in past Shootouts but we still prefer our tried and true approach using the postal scale since it provides believable and meaningful results. The cork handle is that same snub nose, half wells found on the X and feels very comfortable to me. Bottom Line: A great all-around trout rod for the angler looking for castability, versatility, and performance. We kept the best rod in each category, high priced, medium priced, and inexpensive category handy for comparison. If you have something about the right size and color, you can often force-feed a selective fish by making repeated accurate and delicate presentations that are right in the fishs window. As part of the Expeditor policy, Loomis includes a FedEx call tag so that you dont have to spend any money to send the broken rod back. Where would Blue Ribbon land on the chart? G. Loomis ASQUITH 9 #4 $1000.00. This is still a very good casting rod overall, but it just doesnt come close to matching the scores turned in by the top rods in this Shootout. As in the past we are using our own Brecknell official postage scale to calculate the weight. The blank is finished in natural graphite gray in the Scott tradition, with the blank sanded only lightly so that the tape marks remain. A lot of this can be attributed to the nice action good butt and mid section power combined with a lighter, softer tip, much like the Zephrus. Nothing Ive cast yet is better in terms of feel and accuracy from in close right out to 40 feet. Hardy ZEPHRUS ULTRALITE 89 #4 $679.95. Of course it is six inches shorter too. How about TFO Blue Ribbon series ? Once again we give you a Performance Only chart, which zeros in on the very best performing rods, which is the real meat of our Shootout. The guides are one hook keeper; a single SiC stripper and then all the rest are hard chrome snake guides that are durable but heavy. Line Recommendation: RIO Gold Premier Fly Line. I found the locking rings easy to grip and tighten. And for a rod that is half the cost of the Helios 3F, the overall weight and swing weight are actuallylower! In our important swing weight category, this rod was one of the worst. The Sage X is light in overall weight, butfarheavier the most in swing weight. It is important for any fly line to shoot well, and even clear well, when you have extra line at your feet and a fish is streaking for the horizon. There are matching burgundy wraps on the guides, and the epoxy coatings were very well done. Hardy Demon. Rodis repaired, or sections replaced. While the AETOS is built on a fast action blank, its more forgiving than other rods in its price range and is designed to provide the novice angler with versatility and fast-action performance. But the accuracy was still not as good as the best rods. We set the casting line so that we generally had the wind at our back if possible, or at least off our left shoulder (all of us are right handed). I love the handle design it tapers outward allowing you to quickly get and maintain a good grip on the handle. Many of the best rods are built in one factory in Korea. A Bonnier LLC Company. If you look at the deflection chart, youll see that the Zehprus has one of the stiffest butt and midsections, yet then it progresses to a nice soft tip. In all, this is an extremely attractive rod. Action: 6.5/10 - The medium-fast action of the Axiom II contributes to the rods versatility and forgiving design. This rod wore me out casting long. Only the Loop Q was worse. The Orvis H-3 is clearly one of the best fly rods to ever leave the Orvis shop, but it's not all about the long cast. However, the 8-foot Aetos turned in much higher scores in several categories, including performance at 25 feet, swing weight and light tippet protection. Fenwick-Lifetime warranty. The DXF and both Scott rods were better, while the Zephrus and Pure were in a totally different league. Doing this with 6X or 7X tippet demands a good smooth drag with just the right amount of drag adjustment. Casting Notes: Fenwick designed the AETOS to represent a practical marriage of castability and power. Power: 8.5/10 - Higher power levels make this rod a great choice in wind or large water. Performance at 40 feet: 18.5 points out of 20. It tracked well and the accuracy was good better than the Imperial at long range. The Pure puts in an impressive performance, especially at the shorter distances, and finishes in 2ndplace in both the overall and performance results. At short range I like to cast off the tip of the rod, using mostly my wrist and little arm movement to power the tip of the rod through the stroke. Im getting effortless tight loops, and I had complete confidence on where the fly was going on every cast. The craftsmanship of the K2 was very good. This rod is so soft that I just dont have the power in the butt and mid sections to get good tight back cast loops, or the line speed I need to get the job done. Casting Notes: The Avantt is a medium-fast action fly rod thats built for anglers who need castability and mending capabilities. Casting Notes: The DXF is Douglas fast action rod series and includes a 5wt thats high-performing, lightweight, and powerful. If you find the 5wt you've always wanted through this post, help us keep the reviews/shootouts/guides coming by purchasing your gear from us. Its moderate-fast action is optimized for the 40- to 60-foot shots that most anglers make in most situations, and its unique handle gives anglers different gripping choices. This is an attractive rod, with very good craftsmanship. We simply place each rod horizontally on the scale, read the weight and round it off to one tenth of an ounce. The Helios 3F is a relatively new rod from Orvis and it impressed us with its ability to perform well at all distances. Very nice feel with excellent accuracy at short distances. Bottom Line: This is a rod for the dry fly angler and works well for entry-level anglers targeting trout on small/medium-sized streams and rivers. Here's an example from Echo's website. Usually takes 2-4 weeks. Lastly, the rod sock is superior, and will dry out quickly even if you put your rod away wet. Picking the best 4-weight rod We see fly rods getting better each year, and today it is often only subtle differences that separate one rod from another. The Pure is unquestionably one of the best looking rods in our Shootout, with some of the best craftsmanship. Winston BIIIX 5wt. For this Shootout, we were able to do the casting here on our lawn at the shop. $199.95. A little wiggle helps you to feel this. The wraps are darker green and the epoxy coatings were nicely done. Heres a category that we used in our last 4-weight Shootout, that we deemed important when you are trying to judge the best 4-weight rods, that will often be used with very light 5x, 6x, and 7x tippets. 7 Reviews. Orvis HELIOS 3F 86 #4 $849.00. Orvis Recon 5wt. I loved the crisp, fast action of the Avantt and its light swing weight, but unfortunately the Zone is not nearly as nice. The NRX LP has proven to be an outstanding rod as a 5-weight, winning our 5-weight Shootout several times. Since it is a lot shorter than my preferred 8 foot #4, it ran up some high scores in both overall weight and swing weight. Rods that flex in the tip are fast action rods, rods that flex in the mid-section are moderate action rods, and so on. HardyLifetime warranty to original owner. Im amazed that I can cast off the tip nearly as well as the Zephrus. It is refreshing to see such a nice rod, at such a low price that is made here in the US, in Park Falls, Wisconsin. At $650 I expected it to do better. The feel was also superb, giving me confidence in the direction of my cast. The IMX Pro is one of Loomis newest rods and we have liked it in the larger line sizes, like their 5 and 6 weight rods. But there are a lot of good reasons. Not very good at long range either. Douglas uses a dark green anodized double ring uplocking seat, with an attractive brown wood burl insert. Here is a new rod that has not appeared in any of our previous Shootouts. Thomas and Thomas Avantt. What is a cheap rod like this doing up here with all the far higher priced rods, many of which cost $700more? The Expeditor service fee for the Asquith rods is $250.00 for ground or $275 for 2-day air. The rod also has the power to slug it out with sizeable game, and the fighting butt to tuck in your gut and settle in for the fight. As you have seen, the best rods in this 4-weight Shootout are medium fast or fast action rods with softer tips. The new X has a nice medium fast action that delivers the best performance at short to medium distances. When Im fishing the spring creeks here near Livingston, the Railroad Ranch on the Henrys Fork of the Snake, as well as the flat water on the Bighorn or Missouri rivers, I reach for my favorite rod for this kind of technical fishing, an 8 foot #4. Im really surprised it is so far down in our finishing order as a 4-weight. Its medium action is far slower than the Recon or their H3F, and it didnt perform nearly as well, especially at 25 feet. How well are the guides wrapped and how nice are the coatings? In the performance distance categories it was better at 60 feet than at the closer distances, but the overall weight and swing weight made it a workout to cast. Wow It is super light in hand, and 2. Our answer is a definite yes. Orvis Recon 2 Fly Rod. The best rods certainly need to handle this distance easily, but most anglers are buying a 4-weight rod for fishing at closer distances, which puts the emphasis on 25 to 40 foot casts. I did like the flat, non-glare black finish used on the blank. The Recon is a very pleasant rod to cast wonderfully light in hand, and responsive. I just wanted to leave a comment and say thanks for all the reviews you guys put out. Action: 5/10 - A solid medium/medium-fast action, the taper of this rod is ideal for dry flies and trout fishing. A nice piece of dark hardwood is used for the spacer. Its somewhat embarrassing for a $1000 rod to finish below one that costs only $198.00, but there are some good reasons for this. Orvis Helios 3D Fly Rod. The locking ring is a little harder to grip and tighten than others. This is a fast action rod, a tiny bit stiffer and a tad slower in action than the Helios 3F, but still a very good casting rod. #19. Power: 5/10 - The Shadow has some reserve power that can be taken advantage of by anglers who are in tune with their timing and casting stroke. But if you look at just the three distance performance scores, it would have finished below the top dozen rods! Will they make you a better angler? The casting scores were only fair to good, and in my notes I say that I am getting very little feel or accuracy in close compared to the best rods. Dont make this mistake. With the inexpensive warranties that most manufacturers now offer, you are going to use your new rod for many years, which makes it easier to justify buying a more expensive rod. Casting and rating the performance of rods at the different distances is the real meat of our Shootouts. Im getting nice loops and good control, but at mid-range the 3F and Scott Radian were better. In past Shootouts we tried measuring swing weight in other ways, including calculations for the Moment of Inertia, taking the weight of all 4 sections individually and then plugging these figures into an equation. Casting head to head, the Scott rods and the Helios 3F were both a lot better. R.L. The guide wraps are gray, trimmed with red on the butt section and first ferrule. Perhaps the best example here is our winner, the Hardy Zephrus. The overall craftsmanship is excellent. I liked the full wells cork handle better than the odd grip on the Reaper X. For reels, we again decided to use one of our all-time favorites, the Galvan Torque (T-4), loaded with 100 yards of 20 lb. With your support we can continue to give you more Shootouts and head to head comparisons on tackle and equipment in the future. Better at the longest distances, much like the stiff IMX Pro. Pros This is an exceptionally smooth casting rod, and Im getting nice tight loops and very good accuracy. Equals the DXF but rods like the Recon and Sky were much better. The epoxy coatings are fairly good, but a little heavy. The epoxy coatings over the wraps are nicely done, and I especially like the fact that they inscribe the rod length and weight on the bottom wrap of each section. I normally prefer an 8 foot rod in a 4-weight but when we cast the two rods heads up, and put them on the deflection board, it was obvious that these rods had two different actions. If you look at the performance scores, youll see that the Aetos finished in 11thplace here also. 4. If broken from neglect or any other cause, you must use the Expeditor service. (tie) Waterworks-Lamson SS 9 #4 $399.99. Forty feet was definitely the sweet spot for this rod. The Trace casts well at short/middle distances and provides the angler with enough feedback/feel for accuracy and finesse. However, nearly all manufacturers are charging a handling fee of $25-$100 to repair or replace your broken rod. Rating: 91%. Loop has built some important features into this rod to make it lightweight and snappy. The accuracy suffers too. Heavy, slower action rods never perform well. I was getting far better presentations and accuracy with both the Hardy Zephrus and Winston Pure. 'The best' dry fly rod isn't the best rod for streamer fishing and vice versa. Hardy is using their best Sintrix 440 graphite in this rod, also used in the Zephrus. A real let down after the terrific performance I was getting with the Pure. Carbon XL. The amount of power seems to be about right, and it performed best at the longer distances where I could punch it hard without throwing tailing loops. Casting Notes: The Zone is a versatile freshwater 5wt with the ability to throw a variety of flies from nymphs to dries to small streamers. A black anodized double uplocking seat is used with an attractive wood burl insert. Im surprised that both Sage rods are well down the list, but their performance scores were just not good enough to rate them higher. The Fenwick AETOS, at $179.95 is unquestionably our best performing inexpensive rod. If a rod looks like a million bucks and casts like it too, fly fishermen are going to lust for it. Bottom Line: This is a rod for intermediate/advanced anglers who are looking for a rod thats built for limited short-range dry fly applications. Learn more. You are familiar this term if you play golf. #8. Fly selection is far less important. G. Loomis IMX PRO 86 #4 $495.00. I also liked the 12-inch mark on the butt but I wish they had also given us one at 18 or 20 inches. Ive helped many manufacturers like G. Loomis, Sage, Winston, Loop, Douglas, and Scott with their rod design process. T&T designed this rod to cater to the widest range of anglers and its versatility shows through in its power and action levels. The quality of the cork is not too good either and it used a lot of filler. The reel seat is a black anodized, single uplocking skeleton seat with a dark wood insert. Inexpensive rods built in both Korea and China are surprisingly good. Much of the time Im able to play smaller trout by just stripping line in, but when I hook a big fish that runs hard I want to play it off the reel. There's no other place online that has as many or as comprehensive reviews as you guys, and it really helps. The best 4-weights must be able to cast well at longer distances too, and the best rods had excellent loop control and the ability to throw nice tight loops with good accuracy at 60 feet. Here is a recap of each manufacturers current policy, their latest fees and what we have experienced for repair time required. I did not find that to be the case. Sage R8 Core Fly Rod. 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