Seems to track well, giving me nice loops. Thanks again and we hope to have your support in the future. At mid range, both the Truth and Anomaly scored 19 points and gave good, just not great, accuracy. A gray graphite insert is used, also in a flat finish that allows you to see the weave in the graphite. We have fished all over the world in both fresh and saltwater for a variety of fish, and we’ll be glad to answer all of your questions, to help you choose the perfect rod or outfit. Everyone has preferences, so the most you can hope for in any review is part of a picture. A black anodized aluminum single up-locking seat is fitted, that seems to lock up well on a reel. 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 guides start with a hook keeper, one SIC style stripper, followed with black colored hard chrome single foot guides. Good, but just not as precise or as good as the best rods. If I were picking one of these Helios 3 rods for a 5-weight, it would be the H3F. Like on the Helios 3 rods, Orvis wants this rod to jump out at you on the rod rack. I’m getting nice loop control and good accuracy at mid-range. Not nearly as much feel as the H3F, accuracy was not that hot either. Multiple coatings are the key here, and no one does this as well as T&T. A nice smooth rod, giving me good loops and decent accuracy. 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 excellent Expeditor policy gets you a brand new rod in just 2-3 days but it will cost you $250.00 since these blanks are so expensive to produce. I think the Avantt spoiled me since it is such a delightfully light rod. A pleasant rod to cast at mid-distance. We value your comments about the Shootout and invite any questions you might have about it or your tackle needs. Scott fans have loved this rod and if you try one you’ll become a Scott fan too! I love fishing a 7 but it’s been a long time since I had one I thought was just right. I’m confident that we can come up with the perfect rod or outfit that best fits your needs. The standard size cork rings are excellent in quality. 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. On the Truth they are trimmed with light gray. 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 … If you are getting one of the Ultimate 5-weight outfits, we’ll throw in a SA Mastery Trout or Mastery MPX line for free (a $79.95 value). This is another rod that is very well dampened. The difference? The top four Power Rods were all better. You can never please everyone, and likewise, you can never take a single review as the gospel. A fancy brown wood burl insert is used. I matched it for distance with the Sage X Rod and it hung in there. There are a lot of things I do like about the Sage X. The Avantt is another classy looking rod from T&T that gave us great performance as well. Echo’s warranty policy is one of the best and for $35 broken sections are replaced or you are sent a brand new rod. This is the lightest Power rod in Overall Weight, and also one of the very lightest in Swing Weight. The reel seat is a gray anodized, double up-locking seat with two locking rings, both small in width that proved to be difficult to grip and lock up easily. Here, in the final results, it lost a lot of points for Price and for having the most expensive replacement cost. This is a subreddit for anglers who pursue, or wish to pursue, their favorite fish on fly rods. If you want one, these are available but it will cost another $30. The Spiral-X technology is a complex three-step process. Loop says this new design enhances rod tracking and optimizes power transfer through the casting cycle. It was easy for me to cast off the tip of the rod with its fast action and softer tip. I for one do not buy into rod reviews like theirs. Out long it was also one of the best Power Rods in the Shootout. Since the GL8 resin is more uniform, it penetrates the graphite fibers more effectively, thus requiring less resin. GL8 resin is “self-propagating”, meaning the resin creates its own Nano-particles. In looking back at our last 5-weight Shootout, I scored the Sage X much higher than I did here. This is a powerful 5-weight and performed better as the distances increased. I’m impressed at the smoothness of the casts. Feels vague probably because of the heavy swing weight. The cork handle design is a half wells with a comfortable swell slightly forward of mid-grip and a nice flare on the bottom. But they also offer a Fast Action 5-weight that has a fighting butt for the same price. With such heavy swing weight, I’m getting little feel or accuracy. I’ve looked and the Trident 8 weight shoot and I notice that a lot of the reels they tested where 8-10 wt not only that but a lot of rods and reels that I’ve heard to be good weren’t even in the run. Examples: A few years ago, they praised Albright rods as their winner for the shootout. The next year, they give them a mention as not even being good enough to rank. Unfortunately St. Croix has discontinued their fine Legend Elite rods, which have done very well in our past Shootouts. I was impressed with the long, tight loops I was getting with the 3D and these provided very good accuracy. It is still heavy in hand, but now it performs as well as the Sage X and T&T Zone. ._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} This is one of the best performing all around 5-weight rods, and it is one of the best looking rods in our Shootout. The Base is not a fancy rod, but it is far better than I expected it to be for under $100. But both the Fenwick Fenlite Streamflex and Orvis Recon were better performing mid-priced rods. My experience with their rods is the exact opposite of what this "review" says. We hope you have enjoyed reading our 2020 5-weight Shootout! The other benefits of Spiral-X are that it reduces any twist in the blanks, and more importantly, reduces ovalization as the rod bends. The Foundation is Sage’s least expensive rod. I can hit the distance easily enough but my accuracy was all over the place. At first you think it is black, but Sage says it is a very dark green they call Black Spruce. At the base of the handle is a fancy cork ring, which leads to the very attractive reel seat. Much better accuracy now. You’ll find these on our Yellowstone Angler home page at yellowstoneangler.com. The extra stiffness in the tip didn’t impart the kind of feel that was important for a good score here. 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. A gray anodized double up-locking seat is used but I found the rings a little hard to grip and tighten. Orvis did a good job designing the tapers, as the medium-fast action feels just right to me. It is silky smooth with better dampening and better tracking ability than any other rods in the Shootout. The stiffer tip on this rod hurt both feel and accuracy. The epoxy coatings over the wraps are perhaps a little heavy in spots but better than what we have seen in the past. With a massive selection, free shipping, two locations, & some of Colorado's best guides we strive for the best customer experience possible. The rest of the guides are the excellent nickel/titanium snake guides that will flex but never break. 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. I am in no way affiliated with Clutch, but I think it's seriously shitty when Yellowstone takes time to slam a company, a new American made company, like they have here. The guide wraps are jet black and the epoxy coatings were top notch. No other Power Rod was close. The guide set up is one hook keeper, and then a single titanium frame SIC stripping guide followed up with the best flexible nickel/titanium single-foot guides in a dark finish. The insert looks to be a black synthetic material – no fancy wood spacer like we found on the Radian or Asquith. The other thing I didn’t like much was the action, which was a lot slower than the Air. No problem in getting the distance, but the Zone and DXF were better at long range. Most anglers want to have the best performing rod, regardless of price or warranty costs, and for our Power Five-Weights, the Asquith is absolutely the best choice! Therefore I think any critical review of a fly rod is just as subjective. A solid black, aluminum single up-locking reel seat with that bight blue sliding band is featured. Here’s another good rod we have reviewed in the past, and at one point it was our mid-price winner. 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. An inexpensive black, solid anodized single up-locking seat is used. 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. Look at the list of the winners, and look at what they carry. Plus... saying a TFO or Ross ranks above a Burkheimer? When you see it in the sunlight – the green finish sparkles brilliantly. Nevertheless some people take our reviews personally for reasons unknown to me; maybe they work for a company or they are a loyal customer to a certain brand. 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 sent an e-mail to the editor(?) They endorse rods they carry and want to make money on. Only the Asquith and NRX+ were better. They will be pleasant rods to do a lot of casting with, if you are fishing dry flies all day. I’m spoiled after doing so much casting with the Helios 3 rods. Use this link to go to our Favorite Freshwater Outfits for the 3 through 8-weight rods, in our Online Store. Looking at the Power Rod Deflection Chart, the Radian is a little stiffer, and this led to better scores at long range. 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The Anomaly blank is only lightly sanded and you can still see the tape marks. A 7 weight fly rod is the most versatile tool in the fly anglers box. But in our experience these Asquith rods are extremely tough and we see very few broken. The Asquith is a gorgeous rod, with extremely good craftsmanship. 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The Taylor Truth is very similar to the Anomaly in both looks and performance. The Asquith matched or beat the best performance scores for the Power Rods at every single distance! They both performed very well with just a few differences. If you want to cut to the chase, skip ahead to 12:14. In looking back at the old NRX specs, the new NRX+ rods are slightly lighter in overall weight but substantially lighter in swing weight. I like rods like this that have good power in the butt and mid but a softer tip. 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. Most of this is due to the BVK’s heavy overall weight and swing weight. The stunning reel seat is a gray anodized single up-locking seat that locks up extremely well. Very nice, tight loops and good accuracy. Now it will carry some nice loops and the accuracy is a lot better. 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 rod we tested is the Medium Fast action. Beulah uses a half wells style handle with contrasting rubber/cork rings top and bottom. Fenwick uses a medium gray blank with black guide wraps, trimmed with a little green on the butt. A green graphite insert is used that complements the color of the rod nicely. I like the medium-fast action, but the thing that killed this rod for me is its weight. Redfish on a 6wt. It feels comfortable enough to me. 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. Guides start with a hook keeper and then a single SIC style stripper followed by hard chrome, single foot guides. /*# sourceMappingURL=https://www.redditstatic.com/desktop2x/chunkCSS/IdCard.0f76af1b61e8e247d28f.css.map*/._2JU2WQDzn5pAlpxqChbxr7{height:16px;margin-right:8px;width:16px}._3E45je-29yDjfFqFcLCXyH{margin-top:16px}._13YtS_rCnVZG1ns2xaCalg{font-family:Noto Sans,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:400;line-height:18px;display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex}._1m5fPZN4q3vKVg9SgU43u2{margin-top:12px}._17A-IdW3j1_fI_pN-8tMV-{display:inline-block;margin-bottom:8px;margin-right:5px}._5MIPBF8A9vXwwXFumpGqY{border-radius:20px;font-size:12px;font-weight:500;letter-spacing:0;line-height:16px;padding:3px 10px;text-transform:none}._5MIPBF8A9vXwwXFumpGqY:focus{outline:unset} At $295 it falls in that mid-price bracket. I agree with the jpnrconner that there is some merit to the Yellowstone Shootout, but your mileage may vary. It was also one of the better rods in our 8-weight Shootout, placing 6th overall. It got better scores as the distances increased, but still nothing very good. The Truth uses a lay up technology somewhat similar to the Asquith Spiral-X. As far as the performance goes, the Anomaly gave me a little more feel and better accuracy in close. @keyframes ibDwUVR1CAykturOgqOS5{0%{transform:rotate(0deg)}to{transform:rotate(1turn)}}._3LwT7hgGcSjmJ7ng7drAuq{--sizePx:0;font-size:4px;position:relative;text-indent:-9999em;border-radius:50%;border:4px solid var(--newCommunityTheme-bodyTextAlpha20);border-left-color:var(--newCommunityTheme-body);transform:translateZ(0);animation:ibDwUVR1CAykturOgqOS5 1.1s linear infinite}._3LwT7hgGcSjmJ7ng7drAuq,._3LwT7hgGcSjmJ7ng7drAuq:after{width:var(--sizePx);height:var(--sizePx)}._3LwT7hgGcSjmJ7ng7drAuq:after{border-radius:50%}._3LwT7hgGcSjmJ7ng7drAuq._2qr28EeyPvBWAsPKl-KuWN{margin:0 auto} We’ll also ship it to you for free, and since we are in Montana, there is no sales tax. It is slightly stiffer, with a stiffer tip. Alignment dots are used and helpful. 2020 8-Weight Challenge, an abbreviated Shootout Rather than do another full blown 8-weight Shootout, we decided to collect these new rods and see how they compare to the top rods in our 2018 8-Weight Shootout. .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} This is a medium fast action rod with a softer tip that gave me good performance and good accuracy at the short to medium distances. This led to a better score for the Truth at long distance, but in close at 25 feet the stiffer tip of the Truth was not giving me much feel, and the accuracy was nothing to write home about either. The guide set up uses no hook keeper and starts with a forward slanted SIC stripping guide, followed with black hard chrome snake guides. Alignment dots and the rod designation are found on each section. I’m able to get pretty good feel and accuracy that matches what I got with the Fenwick Fenlite. I’m getting nice loops and pretty good accuracy that equals the Zone and DXF at mid-range. /*# sourceMappingURL=https://www.redditstatic.com/desktop2x/chunkCSS/ReredditLink.f7b66a91705891e84a09.css.map*/I don't use any one source of information as my deciding factor in a gear purchase. G. Loomis has built some of the toughest rods we’ve ever fished and it takes a lot to break one. The weight I’m feeling led to a lack of feel, accuracy was good but not great. I like the non-glare flat black finish on the blank. This rod is a nice step up in quality for Fenwick rods. The Zone craftsmanship is very good and the performance was decent too, matching the DXF. I eagerly await other opinions on this matter. Alignment dots and hand written serial numbers of the rod are found on each section. 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. Nearly as good as the Asquith and it’s one of our best Power Rods at 45 feet. The heavy swing weight and stiffness killed any feel or accuracy in close. 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. I can sure feel the heavier swing weight here, and am not getting much feel or accuracy. Our thoughts About a Purchase If you are thinking about buying a fly rod, we suggest reading one of our Shootouts for the line size rod you want. The new Loop 7X uses a very unusual and innovative blank design process that gives us a seven sided blank. And got this response: We receive no compensation from any of the companies we test in our shootouts. I love every single one of them. This is true of the Truth also, but isn’t as noticeable with the flat finish. Fishing the Alpha+ all day would be work out! Balancing those two extremes is what Sage does best, and their new FOUNDATION fly rod series is a perfect example of that fine balance. This new resin system, along with a new scrim, results in a lighter but more durable blank. As far as I can tell, the #2 (Loop Opti) and #3 (Tom Morgan) rods are not rods carried by Yellowstone Angler. Slightly better in close than the Truth mainly because it is softer. A gray graphite insert is used. I've owned an 8wt BVK since the first day they became available. 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. 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 guide wraps are black and nicely done. 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. It's no coincidence. 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. The Scott Radian places 2nd again, just as it did in our previous 5-weight Shootout – and for good reason. 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