NormanMcLean Posted December 30, 2007 Share Posted December 30, 2007 Which is your favorite rod maker? This could be a personal favorite or your opinion of who makes the best rods. Feel free to add another maker not listed. I voted Winston. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbowtrout Posted December 30, 2007 Share Posted December 30, 2007 This a hard pick. I love my Sage VPS 5wt and it's my main rod but my T&T 7 1/2 3wt is one sweet rod so I voted for the T&T Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxwell Posted December 30, 2007 Share Posted December 30, 2007 i lvoe my tfos but loop is by farm my favorite Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladystrange Posted December 30, 2007 Share Posted December 30, 2007 i voted sage, but i really really like my orvis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WesG Posted December 30, 2007 Share Posted December 30, 2007 I cant believe that you left out the biggest fly fishing/outdoors sporting company out there. I am going to have to say Orvis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ggp Posted December 30, 2007 Share Posted December 30, 2007 Sage but the new Orvis-Hellios is a fine fine rod. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bulltrout Posted December 30, 2007 Share Posted December 30, 2007 fenwick cuz sage is too damn expensive... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rusty Posted December 30, 2007 Share Posted December 30, 2007 Sages kill everything else out there in my books. The 390XP and 690RPL+ are the two nicest rods they've ever made. DBT - Sages aren't cheap, but they don't have to be expensive either. I just picked up my eighth - a beautiful custom 1090-4 Xi2 - and at $500 it's the most I've spent on one yet. There are some great deals on the used market, and with the rate that Sage discontinues rods at, you can frequently find a brand new outstanding rod for $300-400. A lot of guys on here probably got awesome deals on XPs. Custom builds are also a great way to save money. You could buy XP blanks for $150 last year, which means you could put a better-than-factory rod in your mitts for $250-300. When they discontinued the VPS, you could get two piece midweight blanks for $100-120. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bulltrout Posted December 30, 2007 Share Posted December 30, 2007 i refuse to ditch fenwick as they have been there for 20 years for me now... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birchy Posted December 30, 2007 Share Posted December 30, 2007 Temple Fork for me.. surprise surprise!! Just can't beat the "in town warranty" IMO. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brownstone Posted December 30, 2007 Share Posted December 30, 2007 Temple Fork for me.. surprise surprise!! Just can't beat the "in town warranty" IMO. Yeah but thats the warranty not the rod .. I love the TFO service but the quality just can't compare .. Sage all the way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairiebrown Posted December 30, 2007 Share Posted December 30, 2007 I would have to say Winston and Hardy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
headscan Posted December 30, 2007 Share Posted December 30, 2007 Sage. The FLI is easily one of the best bang for the buck rods out there IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerryH Posted December 30, 2007 Share Posted December 30, 2007 Sage all the way. My go to rod for years has been a 5wt VPS -- moved up to z-axis this year, in both 3wt and 5wt -- love em both. Terry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NormanMcLean Posted December 30, 2007 Author Share Posted December 30, 2007 Yes, I realized after I created the poll that I forgot Orvis. I should have dumped Martin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonefisher Posted December 30, 2007 Share Posted December 30, 2007 Well atleast there is one other voter who recognizes a good stick. G loomis all the way That said I gotta say sage makes a nice rod Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hydropsyche Posted December 30, 2007 Share Posted December 30, 2007 Dan Craft. I don't have a whole lot of experience with a ton of different rods, like some of you do, but the guys over at Rodbuilding.org seem to and they highly recommend them. According to them, world champion fly casters are using them. Before I started building Dan Crafts, I had a Dragonfly. Thats a bit of a step up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimD Posted December 31, 2007 Share Posted December 31, 2007 How about a "It depends" selection? I have each of the following: Martin, Sage, St Croix, Powell, Scott and an 'I am not quite sure who made it' rods. They all work depending on the type of fishing and how I feel like fishing. Cheers, Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weedy1 Posted December 31, 2007 Share Posted December 31, 2007 I don't know about that Tim. I just don't see ever pulling out one of my old Martin rods again, I think I would rather not fish if I had to sink to that level. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonAndersen Posted December 31, 2007 Share Posted December 31, 2007 How about a few more on the the list that don't build Tupperware Rods although T &T does build some decent grass poles. Don Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NormanMcLean Posted December 31, 2007 Author Share Posted December 31, 2007 Sorry Don, this poll is a no-boo zone. I would love to see a bamboo poll though. I voted Winston but have Sage rods as well. They clearly are a very good rod, with a range of models and reasonably priced. I have declared Sage the hands down winner for this poll. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snakeman Posted December 31, 2007 Share Posted December 31, 2007 I've owned 2 TFO's and one Sage. The Sage is useless, casts like a wet noodle. I guess that's what I get for buying a low-end Sage. The TFO's are great, I'm sure there are many better rods out there but the TFO's suit my needs just fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnotLikely Posted December 31, 2007 Share Posted December 31, 2007 I own Sage, G-Loomis and TFO rods. I'll take my Sage rod's over any of the other two, or the Scott, Fenwick and Orivs rods that I've tried. In fact I'll take my Sage DS over the pricier G-Loomis GL3. Any of you G-Loomis fans want to buy a G-Loomis GL3 4-piece 6 wt so that I can replace it with another Sage? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bigbadbrent Posted December 31, 2007 Share Posted December 31, 2007 I've owned 2 TFO's and one Sage. The Sage is useless, casts like a wet noodle. I guess that's what I get for buying a low-end Sage. The TFO's are great, I'm sure there are many better rods out there but the TFO's suit my needs just fine. What sage is it? Chances are is just cause the lower end (launchs) are much slower then the TFO's. Once you go to the FLi or VT2, your looking at a hell of a rod, and the Z-axis is unbeatable. Their top rod, the TCR is insanely fast, you need to double or triple overline it, but then it bombs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rocknbugs Posted December 31, 2007 Share Posted December 31, 2007 I have a Sage SP+ 6X, G Loomis GL3 4X, G Loomis GLX 6X and a TFO. TFO never gets used its like trying to golf with a rock taped to the end of a tree branch, its the one I let the kids smack against trees and drag through the parking lot. My Sage was the go to rod for a long time until I bought the G Loomis GLX. The GLX is the sweetest rod I have ever casted and is the new go to rod and the GL3 is a 4X and I love it as well, it casts beautifully and is great for dries on the Bow or the Lake so my vote goes towards G Loomis. If TFO did not manufacter rods in Calgary I would be interested to see how many people did not buy them. PS: Sage was a close second, nothing bad to say about my Sage, I still love it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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