Sage One Elite Review

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Sage takes its award winning ONE, One better. It's an interesting task, to take a fly rod which has been called the best ever made and make it better. Apparently Sage rod designer Jerry Siem felt like a challenge because he's done just that. Before...

Winston Boron 3 Plus Fly Rods

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Winston is putting the Peddle to the metal with the new B3 Plus. Winston has built its reputation on finesse. When you think about perfect presentations and silky smooth actions, you think of Winston, and rightly so. This year they're breaking out with something...

Saturday Shoutout / Deeter on Rod Reviews

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If you ever plan to buy a fly rod you should read this first. I've written my share of rod reviews. I've recommended rods I love and tried to be clear about the virtues and shortcomings of each. I've been praised, blasted, questioned and on occasion...

Rod Review: Echo Shadow II

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When it comes to fly rods, having a quality, versatile 10-footer in my quiver has been essential to my fishing tactics. For a few years I was actively involved in competitive fly fishing and participated in events that were sanctioned by Trout Legend and followed the...

Choosing  A Premium Fly Rod

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By James Buice The waggle. We all do it. When you walk into a fly shop looking for that new rod (and yes folks, don’t even think about buying a rod before you cast it), the first thing you do after picking a prospective candidate from the...