Time for a new fly rod. Whaddya like?

[hatidua]

I I'm a fairly aggressive caster, so medium-fast to fast is probably what's right for me.

I was as skeptical as anyone when Loomis came out with the Asquith rods. I didn't even cast one for the first three years they were out as I thought the price was a gimmick. I now have seven of them, they are that good. The 4wt is the most well-rounded 4wt rod I've ever owned and I have a LOT of fly rods.

For flat calm days at short distance the Winston rods have a special place in the lineup and for fast pocket-water the Sage Dart rods are extremely effective but for "I don't know what the conditions will be but I have a rod that will do great no matter what" -Asquith. The 4 & 5 are remarkably similar but if I could only have one, it'd be the 4wt.

As to reels, I've owned them ALL (Charlton/Abel/Hatch/Sage/Ross/Islander/Tibor/Pate/and a dozen brands I can't recall), if someone wants a good fly reel there are a lot of choices but none are better than Galvan. Some may cost more, but none do more.

[ChadAmberg]

I've always wanted to build my own rod, but don't need another rabbit hole to crawl down. The fly fishing and fly tying is enough to my list of hobbies right now. However, the Epic Fly Rod kits I'm looking at look very tempting!

It's a lot of fun honestly. My first rod I attacked in a week or two and got it done. Multi color thread wraps, everything, just got really creative. This one I've been slowly working on over the last couple months since I had room in the garage to set it up and not need to move things. The only thing not in the kit is a rod dryer motor, which is either something you just borrow or pick one up cheap.

There is definitely something really cool about fishing with a rod you built yourself...

[daemon]

Check out Taylor Fly Rods: https://www.taylorflyfishing.com/

I've got the Dynamix and Phenom MII rods from them along with two of their reels. They build some fantastic products. The Phenom rod and their Series 1 reel in the picture.

[William]

If you're an aggressive caster would not recommend the Cabela's brand fly rods even though they feel pretty nice for the price. I have had 2 break in the same spot and they are not lifetime guarantee.

For nymphing I love my Orvis Helios 2 9' 4 weight. I also use a St. Croix pro graphite 5 weight for streamers. Both have mid arbor Sage reels which can be had a lot cheaper than larger reels.