![]() If you're looking for a streamer rod, look for a heavier weight, but for small streamers, the rod is capable of doing the job. I have found success throwing smaller streamers (crystal buggers, conehead bunny leeches, zonkers, etc.) on the edges of lakes or on smaller streams and the RetroFlex 3 performed well. ![]() Obviously this isn't going to be the best rod for throwing streamers or for launching huge 60 foot casts with weighty nymphs, but you're not going to find any 3 wt. Roll casts, bow and arrow casts, or any other tricky cast you need to pull off happens with ease. For overgrown creeks or canyon streams, longer rods simply won't get the job done. You're truly getting the best of both worlds here: fine enough to make small fish fun, but enough strength to handle large fish.įor tight quarters, the 7'6" length of the RetroFlex 3 is a good fit. Larger fish were still controllable and I feel more confident landing a 20" brown on my RetroFlex 3 than any of my 3 wt. You can really feel a fish's head shakes and rolls as it transmits through the full length of the rod. With the easy and deep flex offered by fiberglass, smaller trout were able to really put some bounce and bend in the rod. As I've gone between graphite and the RetroFlex 3, especially for dry fly presentations, the difference between delivery is easy to notice.įighting fish on the RetroFlex 3 is what really sold me on fiberglass. This comes as a result of the high flex in the rod, which gives a smooth delivery to your casts. As your cast ends, the leader and fly tend to lay out rather than slap the water. That's the first big thing I noticed about fishing fiberglass. I barely had time to reflect on the cast, but I did notice how delicately my line laid out at the end of the cast. I turned and shot a cast across the river, mended, and BAM! I had a fish on. To my surprise, after a few casts directly up the stream to get a feel for the action, I settled right in with the RetroFlex 3 and quickly adjusted to the feel and flex of the rod. The slower action on fiberglass was sure to take some getting used to. Over the past years, I've used Orvis, G-Loomis, Sage, and Cortland rods on these types of waters, all of them made of faster action graphite. To give some context, I was specifically looking to use the RetroFlex 3 for smaller streams, especially tighter canyon creeks with tight casting conditions, but I also wanted to use it on mid-size streams where hooking into larger fish is a common possibility. This review is for the RetroFlex 3, 7'6" 3 wt. After looking into the company's products a bit more, I decided that their RetroFlex 3 line would be a good place to give fiberglass rods a try. I'm an admitted gear junkie, so I've had my eye on firberglass rod makers for a while, and as I researched around Blue Halo was consistently in the brands mentioned. ![]() Once considered an outdated technology in fly fishing, advancements in material, design, and construction have allowed fiberglass to get a new look. Over the past few years, fiberglass fly rods have made a huge comeback. ![]()
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