Best Switch Rods 2018

Like last season our main focus is on two handed equipment for trout but if you re in need of steelhead or salmon gear we have a very good selection of lines a few rods and some excellent reels.

Best switch rods 2018. A relatively new development in the world of trout fishing has been the inclusion of two handed spey and switch rods. Now that the orvis helios 2 is no longer available the dxf is the best trout switch rod on the market. The fenwick aetos is the best performing inexpensive trout switch rod at 299 95. A winter yellowstone brown caught on a two handed rod photo.

Here is a rundown of our primary selection of spey gear for the 2018 19 season. Temple fork outfitters has strengthened its reputation as the leading manufacturer of fly rods by winning the best new 2 handed spey rod award at the world s largest fly fishing tackle trade show iftd. Best fly rods of 2019. Your new switch rod.

Switch rod the 7110 4 z axis and all the salmon species other than kingy yet no so big to completely blow past the western trout game in the rockies and beyond. For a price anyone can agree with you ll get started with an awesome do it all fly rod. A fat missouri rainbow. By far the top pick on our list of the best fly fishing rods for the 2019 season is the maxcatch 9 combo.

The beauty of a seven weight switch stick is that it s big enough for steelhead sea run dollies sea run browns once landed a 22 lb brown on the rio grande on the o g. The benefits are extensive and include the ability to cast long distances. Most of our new trout spey rods lines and tackle arrive in the fall. A few weeks ago the fly fishing industry gathered as it does each year to showoff its best new products at the annual iftd international fly tackle dealer show in orlando florida before the show moves to denver colorado in 2019.

With all the great new rods on the. 2018 8 weight fly rod shootout by george and james anderson with comments by the yellowstone angler staff note the final results and performance charts on this page are george s figures. It s a great mid weight combo setup with everything you need to get started. From powerful fast action rods and delicate presenters to leading beginner models we break down the top fly rods.

To read each staff memeber s casting notes and performance finishing order please click on their photo above. What follows are some of this year s standouts. The original deer creek switch rods were high performance sticks featuring a moderate medium action that not only. Trout switch rods.

The axiom ii switch rod took home first place at the 2018 show in orlando fla. The axiom ii switch rod is engineered.