Now I’m getting nice loop control and accuracy is better, matching what I was getting with the Taylor rods. The Truth uses a skeleton black anodized single up-locking reel seat with a thin nylon ring against the sliding band to provide a secure lock up. Equals the H3F and NRX+ but not quite as good as the Asquith or Radian. They are fast, but anything but "club like" and abysmal like they say in this review. You are more than welcome to post this on Reddit, I personally don't have a login. I sent an e-mail to the editor(?) On the Truth they are trimmed with light gray. In casting this new NRX+ rod, the improvement in recovery and dampening was dramatic! The cork handles are similar also, and are a slim full wells with a nice swell in the middle and just a bit of flare on either end. I’m confident that we can come up with the perfect rod or outfit that best fits your needs. ._3gbb_EMFXxTYrxDZ2kusIp{margin-bottom:24px;text-transform:uppercase;width:100%}._3gbb_EMFXxTYrxDZ2kusIp:last-child{margin-bottom:10px} Since day one there have been people who do not agree with our reviews which we welcome with discussion. 2020 Five Weight Shootout by the Yellowstone Angler. A black anodized aluminum single up-locking seat is fitted, that seems to lock up well on a reel. It matched the Zone and DXF in close. This rod has a medium fast action. No problem in getting the distance, but the Zone and DXF were better at long range. They claim that the new design is both lighter and stronger than conventional circular blank construction. Clutch is a company I've come to like quite a bit. If you would prefer the Amplitude Trout or Amplitude MPX, which are normally $129.95, we’ll upgrade you for an additional $50.00. Knowing the new NRX+ is even tougher than the old NRX is great news! I also own 5wt, 7wt and 9wt BVKs along with a 7wt Mangrove. I like the non-glare flat black finish on the blank. The Recon was better here. The new NRX+ rods are now an attractive deep steel gray color with darker midnight blue wraps, trimmed in lighter blue and silver on the butt. The Truth also uses Nano-resin technology. The Asquith is an amazing rod from G. Loomis, and as you’ll see, it clobbered all the other Power rods in the Performance Only results. I love searching out the best of the best, for various things that interest me. It is a skeleton anodized black aluminum, single up-lock seat with one wide locking ring, which is faced with nylon to provide a secure lock up. Every year, people take this Yellowstone shootout stuff as gospel. One contrasting rubber/cork ring is used at the top of the grip. I matched it for distance with the Sage X Rod and it hung in there. There are no other rods in our Shootout that are as smooth, dampen as quickly, or track as well as the new NRX+ rods. The NRX+ is giving me beautiful tight loops and very good accuracy. It's no coincidence. I love fishing a 7 but it’s been a long time since I had one I thought was just right. Shimano has developed a special graphite tape, called infinity tape, which is wrapped on the mandrel on a 45-degree axis. Alignment dots are provided on each section. With a massive selection, free shipping, two locations, & some of Colorado's best guides we strive for the best customer experience possible. Find the best five weight rods here. Now all that swing weight catches up and I can’t get the tight loops or accuracy I was getting with the top seven rods. The medium fast action is much like what we saw in the X, but this is an even heavier rod than the X in both overall weight and swing weight. The reel seat is a silver anodized single up-locking seat with a blue colored graphite spacer and engraved sliding ring. The epoxy coatings were excellent. The guide set up is one hook keeper, then a single SIC-style stripping guide followed up with the best flexible nickel/titanium one-foot guides in a dark finish. If you cannot find or cast the rods that interest you, we are here to help. A gorgeous burled wood insert is used. With the heavy swing weight, casting long is going to wear you out! A black anodized double up-locking skeleton seat is used with an unusual but attractive X pattern design and a laminated wood insert. Both the Fenlite and Recon were a lot better. Here is our choice for the best mid-priced Power 5-weight rod! The Alpha+ is a new rod for Winston, so we wanted to get it into our 5-weight Shootout. Here is another rod we had in our last 5-weight Shootout. The blank itself has an attractive flat blue finish with slightly lighter blue wraps. Out long, the NRX+ matches the perfect score of the Asquith. This rod costs $795, so they are not doing themselves any favors by ranking it so low. The reel seat is a black anodized single up-locking version with a nylon-faced ring that gives a very secure lock up. We felt that having a 6-weight Shootout that included only a dozen of what we feel are the very best rods on the market would make a lot of sense. This is much closer to a medium action rod. The BVKs are fantastic rods and so are the Mangroves. The first thing we did in this test was to limit the test to just weight-forward 5-weight lines. We then asked every line manufacturer we could find to send us lines, a… The insert looks to be a black synthetic material – no fancy wood spacer like we found on the Radian or Asquith. Out long it was also one of the best Power Rods in the Shootout. It’s almost unbelievable how well this rod tracks and forms perfect, tight loops, giving me the utmost in accuracy. All that power helps here but I’m still not getting very good accuracy. This new Fenwick rod uses much higher modulus graphite than the Aetos, called Powerlux 1000 from 3M. I’m getting nice loop control and good accuracy at mid-range. I think it's time these assholes get called out publicly for the BS they post as a real contest. An example of this would be our 2011 5-weight shoot-out; we had never once carried Hardy (mainly because the Hardy rods we had cast were horrible). The stiffer tip on this rod hurt both feel and accuracy. I was impressed with the long, tight loops I was getting with the 3D and these provided very good accuracy. The Echo Trout produced the best scores at short and medium distances. My experience with their rods is the exact opposite of what this "review" says. Everyone has preferences, so the most you can hope for in any review is part of a picture. The guides start with a hook keeper, then one SIC style stripper, followed with hard chrome snake guides. I liked the alignment dots used on each section. Thanks again and we hope to have your support in the future. I would love more thorough and unbiased reviews as additional data points from other folks. The accuracy is not so hot either but still better than the BVK and Winston Alpha+. Sage uses a hook keeper and then a single SIC stripper, followed with hard chrome snake guides. The blank itself is natural graphite gray, and is sanded only lightly so you can still see the tape marks similar to the Scott rods. But they also offer a Fast Action 5-weight that has a fighting butt for the same price. I like Yellowstone anglers reviews, but I don't make purchases based on them. ._3-SW6hQX6gXK9G4FM74obr{display:inline-block;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:16px;height:16px;font-size:16px;line-height:16px} If they are doing what you say, they are doing it very poorly. We hear they are working on some new high-end rods, with the latest in materials now and we’ll be excited to see them. Multiple coatings are the key here, and no one does this as well as T&T. A green graphite insert is used that complements the color of the rod nicely. Look at the list of the winners, and look at what they carry. Most of this is due to the BVK’s heavy overall weight and swing weight. At first you think it is black, but Sage says it is a very dark green they call Black Spruce. Both the DXF and Fenlite were better. This year, they crossed the line. As if it's actually something to measure rods by. A gray anodized double up-locking seat is used but I found the rings a little hard to grip and tighten. The single up-locking reel seat is just gorgeous and uses Winston’s own nickel/silver hardware. It is still heavy in hand, but now it performs as well as the Sage X and T&T Zone. Alignment dots are used on each rod section. 8-Weight Reel Shootout (25 reels tested by yellowstoneangler.com ) CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE The Truth returns to equilibrium much faster than the Anomaly. This is a medium fast action rod that is a little heavier in hand and in swing weight than the best rods but about equal to the similarly priced Fenwick Fenlite. Never been a fan of this annual report because it's just an obvious marketing thing. This is also a great looking rod, with the same high quality cork handle as we see on the Helios 3 rods and a fancy reel seat. When used in the top half of the rod, this creates a thin diameter tip section with excellent swing weight, but more importantly helps the rod to recover and dampen quickly. The rest of the guides are the finest, flexible, nickel/titanium one-foot guides that you will never break. Here it placed closer to the bottom mainly due to the better technology and lighter weight we are seeing in the newest rods. The only drawbacks are: 1. The components are similar and the craftsmanship was very good but not equal to the best rods that scored 9.5 or better. For guides no hook keeper is used, then a relatively small SIC guide for a stripper followed with hard chrome snake guides. In swing weight it was heavier than the $99 Echo base! The bottom line is that the 7X performance was disappointing. If you actually read the new 5 weight shootout you would find a company that we have never carried in our shop (Loop) placing number 2 over all. In order to strike out at our review they attempt to discredit us with the same argument, Yellowstone Angler is getting paid for these reviews or they only give high remarks to the companies they carry. This makes the blank much stronger under a “lifting load” with less overall material used. Now it will carry some nice loops and the accuracy is a lot better. The one gripe I have is with the weight. The overall weights were the same but interestingly the 3D we tested had a slightly lower (better) swing weight. There is no hook keeper on this rod. Alignment dots and hand written serial numbers of the rod are found on each section. Another nice addition are the fish measuring marks, at both 12 and 20 inches on the butt section. .s5ap8yh1b4ZfwxvHizW3f{color:var(--newCommunityTheme-metaText);padding-top:5px}.s5ap8yh1b4ZfwxvHizW3f._19JhaP1slDQqu2XgT3vVS0{color:#ea0027} The insert is epoxy-impregnated wood in a deep brown color. I for one do not buy into rod reviews like theirs. Now I’m getting good loops and better accuracy. ._2YJDRz5rCYQfu8YdgB_neb{overflow:hidden;position:relative}._2YJDRz5rCYQfu8YdgB_neb:before{background-image:url(https://www.redditstatic.com/desktop2x/img/reddit_pattern.png);content:"";filter:var(--newCommunityTheme-invertFilter);height:100%;position:absolute;width:100%}._37WD6iicVS6vGN0RomNTwh{padding:0 12px 12px;position:relative} Both the Helios 3 rods and the Avantt were far better out long. It was also one of the better rods in our 8-weight Shootout, placing 6th overall. They are lighter, stronger, and dampen better than anything G. Loomis has given us in the past. Heavier rods are never too pleasant to cast when compared to lighter rods. From my perspective and for my casting stroke, their analysis is solid. Steve Rajeff, head rod designer at G. Loomis, designed the tapers and mandrels for the Asquith, but then the blanks are built at the Shimano factory in Japan using their Spiral-X technology. The epoxy coatings over the wraps are perhaps a little heavy in spots but better than what we have seen in the past. This rod has a medium fast action but I found it to be a little heavier than the best rods in swing weight, mainly due to the lower modulus graphite they are using in the Recon. He replied: One thing I have learned from being involved with this businesses; it's hard to convince people who already have a preconceived notion of something that they are in fact wrong in believing a certain way. This is another rod that is very well dampened. The Imperial was their mid-priced rod, and we had this in our 2019 4-weight Shootout, where it finished just below the middle of the pack. The Zone is T&T’s mid-priced addition to our 5-weight Shootout. The cork rings are a stack of very high quality, thin cork rings, similar to what we found on the Paradigm. A gray graphite insert is used with the 7X inscription in white. One final gripe I have with the BVK is that TFO provides only a cloth bag and no hard case. These are nice light rods, in overall weight and also in swing weight. The best thing about this rod is its appearance and craftsmanship. Bruises are often caused by having a lead eye bugger, beadhead fly, or split shot slam into the rod while you are casting. The NRX+ and Asquith tracked dramatically better with superior accuracy, as did the Radian and Avantt. Still pretty good out long. Loomis uses a stack of very high quality thin cork rings with one rubber/cork ring at the bottom of the flare. I’m getting nice loops and pretty good accuracy that equals the Zone and DXF at mid-range. But again, these are Power Rods and are not expected to be nearly as good as the Presentation Rods in close. The past few years, I've started to notice a pattern. As ‘Euro-Nymphing’ has grown in popularity here in the states over the past few years, longer 10’ and even 10’6’’ and 11’ rods have become increasingly popular as well. The performance was best at both 25 and 45 feet but not nearly as good as the Helios 3 rods at long range. The guide set up starts with a hook keeper and the stripping guide is one of the new titanium frame guides with a very thin SIC ring. The NRX rods were great rods, but these new NRX+ rods are even better. The Zone craftsmanship is very good and the performance was decent too, matching the DXF. We quickly concluded, however, that we needed to get some of the less expensive and mid-priced rods into this shootout, as we have done in the past. The beauty of this process is that it uses 15-20% less graphite to get the exact same strength as the NRX rods, which we know from experience are stronger than any other rods we’ve used. I have the Yellowstone Anglers 2018 Shootout top 1-3 finishers in 8 wt. I've owned a Loomis Crosscurrent, Crosscurrent Pro-1, Hardy Proaxis, Sage Salt, and Method in 7wt and out of them all I only currently own the Proaxis. The other benefits of Spiral-X are that it reduces any twist in the blanks, and more importantly, reduces ovalization as the rod bends. Steve Rajeff, head rod designer and 14 time all-around world champion caster did a terrific job in the re-design of the original NRX rods. Like on the Helios 3 rods, Orvis wants this rod to jump out at you on the rod rack. The standard sized cork rings are only fair in quality, and are showing me a lot of filler. Decent performance here at mid-range. This is a far heavier rod in both overall and swing weight than T&T’s Avantt, and one of the heavier rods in our Power Rods category. I love the shape of the cork handle. One large sized titanium SIC stripping guide is used, followed with the best flexible nickel/titanium snake guides. The quality of the cork rings was OK, but not nearly as good as on the Platinum G2. It is perhaps a little harder to grip than some. The two things that killed the scores for the Alpha+ were both weight and performance. If you have anything else you would like to bring to our attention or any questions about tackle you can email us or call us at 406-222-7130. Another change to the new NRX+ rods is a re-designed full wells cork handle that is slightly smaller than the older handle, with the swell closer to the middle of the grip. Next, a layer of “muscle carbon” is wrapped on in a conventional manner. The blank is finished in a pleasing burgundy that sparkles in the sunlight. This is a wonderfully light rod in my hand and is an absolute joy to cast and fish all day. This is a subreddit for anglers who pursue, or wish to pursue, their favorite fish on fly rods. Matches the Radian for the best score of the Power Rods, but even lighter in hand. Slightly better in close than the Truth mainly because it is softer. I liked the medium-fast action but this is one of the stiffest 5-weights in our Power Rods category, and one that you could definitely jump up to a #6 line and get better performance, especially in close. The insert, comprising narrow rings of bamboo is unusual and beautiful, coming from the same factory that makes high-end Lexus steering wheels. The cork handle is the same snub nose half wells style used on the X, but the quality of the cork is FAR worse and exhibits a lot of filler. Two categories: Power and Presentation. This seemed to be the sweet spot for the H3D. Even the $99 Echo Base is better. There are a lot of things I do like about the Sage X. Nearly as good as the Avantt and Helios 3D but this is a far heavier rod in swing weight. Matches the Foundation but the Imperial is slightly better. Guides start with a hook keeper just above the handle, one SIC stripping guide, and then the rest are hard chrome snake guides. Now the X feels a lot better, giving me nice smooth loop, good control and accuracy. Per contra, we cast the Zenith and were immediately overwhelmed by what a great rod it was, this rod went along not only to win our shootout but become a rod that we stock because we believe it to be a great 5 weight. .LalRrQILNjt65y-p-QlWH{fill:var(--newRedditTheme-actionIcon);height:18px;width:18px}.LalRrQILNjt65y-p-QlWH rect{stroke:var(--newRedditTheme-metaText)}._3J2-xIxxxP9ISzeLWCOUVc{height:18px}.FyLpt0kIWG1bTDWZ8HIL1{margin-top:4px}._2ntJEAiwKXBGvxrJiqxx_2,._1SqBC7PQ5dMOdF0MhPIkA8{height:24px;vertical-align:middle;width:24px}._1SqBC7PQ5dMOdF0MhPIkA8{-ms-flex-align:center;align-items:center;display:-ms-inline-flexbox;display:inline-flex;-ms-flex-direction:row;flex-direction:row;-ms-flex-pack:center;justify-content:center} Good, but just not as precise or as good as the best rods. Alignment dots and the rod designation are found on each section. This is handsome rod with the same superb craftsmanship that we have come to expect from T&T, getting a perfect score for Craftsmanship. Here is a good mid-priced rod from Echo. As Steve explained it to me, the new Mega Modulus+ graphite fiber is slightly higher in modulus but has a much higher strain rating. The number of species and techniques that are perfect for the 7 weight is staggering, and yet this versatile rod is often overlooked by anglers and rod designers alike. For guides, a single stripping guide is used, slightly smaller than most, and extremely light, using a titanium frame with a very thin wall SIC ring, (the same guide as used on the Asquith). Just take one look at the finish on the guide wraps and you’ll see perfection. The Taylor Truth is very similar to the Anomaly in both looks and performance. Here is Orvis’ inexpensive 5-weight that is built in China, unlike the Helios 3 and Recon that are built in their Vermont factory. Contrasting rubber cork rings are used top and bottom for durability. The cork handle is a half wells design with a nice swell in the middle and a flare on the bottom end. As on the H3F, I don’t like all that white on the butt section but that has become an Orvis trademark now and they are aiming at having a rod that will jump right out at you from the rod rack in a fly shop or in the field. Over the next four decades the four states, power companies and feds would spend hundreds of millions of d… Here it ties the Asquith for the top score. At mid-range they both scored the same at 19 points but then the Truth was a little more powerful and better at 70 feet. But in our experience these Asquith rods are extremely tough and we see very few broken. Still, the 7X doesn’t come close to matching the top 5 Power rods. Yes, Echo uses lower modulus graphite than most other rods to keep the cost down so this rod is one of the heavier rods in both overall and swing weight. Here, in the final results, it lost a lot of points for Price and for having the most expensive replacement cost. I like having the rod serial number on the bottom of each section that will help you from getting sections mixed up if you are using multiple Winston rods. The extra stiffness in the tip didn’t impart the kind of feel that was important for a good score here. A blue sliding band on the black reel seat complements the wraps and jumps right out at you. We value your comments about the Shootout and invite any questions you might have about it or your tackle needs. Should be here next week, hope I am not dissapointed A gray graphite insert is used. Check out this great 7-weight shootout via Blue Ridge Fly Fishing Company. On Apr 27, 2013, at 3:44 AM, Yellowstone Angler. The blank itself is finished in medium gray finish, and sanded lightly so you can still see the tape marks in the valleys between the high spots. A solid black, aluminum single up-locking reel seat with that bight blue sliding band is featured. Decent feel and pretty good accuracy. As someone who has written more fly rod reviews than he can remember, I have some straight advice to offer: Don't ever NOT buy a fly rod based on … The quality of the standard sized cork rings was excellent, just as good as on the best rods. I eagerly await other opinions on this matter. Maybe others will take it to heart and make some unbiased reviews. When you see it in the sunlight – the green finish sparkles brilliantly. Now I’m getting nice tight loops and excellent accuracy. The cork handle is a half wells design, with very high quality standard sized corks, including contrasting rubber/cork rings at top and bottom for durability. I do think it's a better, more objective review/comparison than you will see most places. Seriously? http://www.yellowstoneangler.com/gear-review/2013-5-weight-shootout-g-loomis-nrx-lp-loop-optistream-hardy-zenith-hardy-artisan-tom-morgan-sage-circa-orvis-helios-2-greys-xf2. The H3D is finished in a semi-flat dark gray, darker than the 3F. Alignment dots are helpful, and T&T hand writes the serial number on each section, which is helpful, especially if you have multiple T&T rods, keeping them from getting mixed up. The Scott Radian places 2nd again, just as it did in our previous 5-weight Shootout – and for good reason. Surprisingly better than the Avantt and Helios 3D in close with accuracy equal to the NRX+. Now the rod is tracking better and giving me halfway decent accuracy, but not nearly as good as the $198 Orvis Clearwater. The Foundation uses a non-glare, flat black blank, with jet-black wraps. Overall the coatings were pretty darn good for a rod in this price class. The guide wraps are jet black and the epoxy coatings were top notch. It’s all about the blank. The handle is a mini full wells, with a comfortable swell in the middle. I agree with the jpnrconner that there is some merit to the Yellowstone Shootout, but your mileage may vary. The Asquith is a fast action rod with very good butt and mid-section power, but with a softer tip that gives great feel and excellent accuracy at all distances. Now we’re talking! The Orvis Recon has been one of our favorite mid-priced rods in other Shootout and it is again this year. out on the sand flats of South Padre Island Used a TFO TiCrX with a Lamson Litespeed II. The accuracy suffered too. The perfect line: S.A. Amplitude MPX in WF-5-F. It was easy for me to cast off the tip of the rod with its fast action and softer tip. When I went to work for the Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife in 1970 restoring the species to the 407-mile-long Connecticut River that drains Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts and Connecticut was our main priority. The Fenwick Fenlite and the Guide Series II were a little better at mid-range. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. Standard size cork rings are used and the quality was surprisingly good for a less expensive rod. There is no hook keeper and the guide set starts out with a single large sized SIC stripping guide, followed with hard chrome snake guides. This is a rod that could have gone into the Presentation Rods category, but it is a lot more powerful than the G Series, so we moved it to the Power Rods. The cork handle is a mini full wells style with a stack of very high quality thin cork rings, similar to the Helios 3 rods. I was surprised that they didn’t put a coat of epoxy over the logo and rod designation, just above the cork handle. We did this to make sure everything was not only an apples-to-apples comparison, but to keep the test somewhat manageable. I didn’t have enough power out long to develop nice tight loops. I love reading reviews about everything. This is also an extremely light rod in swing weight. The final step is another wrap of the infinity tape, but at an opposing 90-degree angle to the first, so that the infinity tape forms an “X” pattern. Very nice, tight loops and good accuracy. Nice tight loops and wonderful tracking ability. This rod is several years old now and just can’t compete with the newer rods using upgraded higher modulus graphite and better resin systems. The guide set up uses no hook keeper and starts with a forward slanted SIC stripping guide, followed with black hard chrome snake guides. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. There is no hook keeper. I like rods like this that have good power in the butt and mid but a softer tip. The more line I get in the air, the better the X performs. The reel seat is a black anodized single up-locking skeleton seat with a fancy reddish burl that complements the orange trim wraps. They endorse rods they carry and want to make money on. Lefty Kreh originally designed the BVK, and TFO used his initials as the designation of this rod, (Bernard Victor Krey). As if it's actually something to measure rods by. With a 5-weight line, the BVK performed best at 70 feet, when I had a lot more line in the air. The difference? ( I know part of this is the fact that some companies didn’t donate to the test) So I … Only the new NRX+ rods track as well as the Asquith. Unfortunately St. Croix has discontinued their fine Legend Elite rods, which have done very well in our past Shootouts. The Foundation is Sage’s least expensive rod. I love every single one of them. I’m able to get pretty good feel and accuracy that matches what I got with the Fenwick Fenlite. The chosen fly line is a classic Cortland weight forward (or double taper) 7wt (I think), and to be sure the test was done in accordance with real world conditions, the head of the fly line has been “trimmed” many times to accommodate years of tying and removing nail knots, This line also has its share of road rash, but I digress. The rod we tested is the Medium Fast action. This is a heavy rod in both overall and swing weight. ._1PeZajQI0Wm8P3B45yshR{fill:var(--newCommunityTheme-actionIcon)}._1PeZajQI0Wm8P3B45yshR._3axV0unm-cpsxoKWYwKh2x{fill:#ea0027} Like the Anomaly, the Truth has a nice light swing weight, that will make it a pleasure to fish all day; especially if you are doing a lot of false casting when fishing dry flies. When I picked up this rod and did some casting at mid to long range, I was blown away at how light it was in my hand and how well it would fire smooth, tight loops that gave me by far the best accuracy of all the Power Rods. At $649 it is almost a hundred dollars more than the Anomaly. The Asquith took the honors in our important swing weight category. The Asquith is a gorgeous rod, with extremely good craftsmanship. Matches the Zone and DXF here but the Fenlite was better. The craftsmanship is surprisingly good for the low price, and I felt the Clearwater performed better than Sage’s X and the Winston Alpha+, rods that are both at $900 or more! With such heavy swing weight, I’m getting little feel or accuracy. The level of craftsmanship is definitely well below the X but this rod is made here in the USA. There is no hook keeper. And got this response: We receive no compensation from any of the companies we test in our shootouts. The blank is finished in that lovely Winston emerald green that we have come to know so well. The attractive brown wood insert looks to be laminated walnut. The rest of the guides are the excellent nickel/titanium snake guides that will flex but never break. Now the BVK equals the Zone and Foundation. With more line in the air, now I’m getting nice loops and good accuracy. Had a chance to meet the guys at a fly fishing show in Somerset NJ, and cast their ruds. Glad you commented on this, OP. The guides start out with a hook keeper, then two thin diameter SIC stripping guides followed with black hard chrome snake guides. 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