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[ Return to Contents | Post a Reply | Post a new message ] fly rods Posted by George on Oct 12 2004 OK BlueMoose you sucked me in :)! I too have done this for a long time, having grown up fishing with a cheap bamboo rod beginning about age 3-4. Didn't fly cast with it then tho, just garden hackles til about age 10-12. So for about the last 50+ years I've fished all sorts of ways with fly fishing being one of my favorites. Have owned, built or fished all manner of rods. So naming any "one best" fly rod, after thinking about it a while, will be difficult if not impossible. If I were to fish big water exclusively where casting distance can make a difference I may opt for something in the Sage XP. I would never spend retail for one but they can be built for half or less of what one would spend retail. That brings up building your own... No reason not to- particularly for the higher end stuff and they aren't that difficult either and you don't really need any equipment!! One of the nicest most effortless fly casting rods I've built recently (as a gift) was based on an 8 1/2 ft, 5 wgt H&H clearance blank- total cost was something less than $70 and that was with a pretty nice reel seat to boot! I've built many very nice rods from clearance sale (dropping line for "new and improved??") blanks. I built my current workhorse rod on a 9 1/2 ft, 7 wgt Winston blank (also a clearance sale item). Very smooth, long casting rod. Have never owned a Scott but they seem to be pretty good casters at least for my style. The two St. Croix rods I have are both decent rods with the heavier model (8wgt) a little sluggish at the limits of line haul and casting especially with a sink tip- but does well if kept reasonable. It also seems to be a very tough rod- I've abused it too many times and it hasn't failed. Anyway, good topic and I'm not sure that any one will catch more fish than any other- and some are at best a little nicer to cast and fish and may afford a little better feel or cause less fatigue but--- how much better or nicer for the difference in $$?? Who knows. Previous: Fly Rod Comparison BlueMoose Oct 11 2004 Next: Great Post BlueMoose Oct 12 2004 Message Thread:
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