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By Bear Dance from Kalispell MT on 11/12/2009 Pros: Accurate Casting, Durable, Easy To Transport, Flexible, Good Tip Action, Sensitive Best Uses: Fly Fishing, Large Fish, River Fishing, Small Fish Describe Yourself: Casual Fisher Bottom Line: Yes, I would recommend this to a friend Comments: this rod has a very nice tip action, sensitive
fun to use,I like it over my Ross
Great Value for a Good Rod By FlyFisher from Atlanta, GA on 11/06/2009 Pros: Accurate Casting, Durable, Easy To Transport, Good Tip Action, Sensitive Describe Yourself: Avid Fisher Bottom Line: Yes, I would recommend this to a friend Comments: This rod (retail [$])is a step up in construction from the Powell Advantage (retail $200. The reel seat, fittings, cork, windings, construction, etc. are all very good quality.This rod weighs 3 oz with a pretty stiff action. It comes with a strong PVC rod case. To make it cast well you need to have a quick casting stroke and be able to utilize the fast tip. If this is you - then this rod can be a cannon! I was easily getting 75 ft with a one-weight overline (7 wt line on 6 wt rod), and I'm a decent, but not great caster. I would recommend this rod for distance, wind resistant fly's, windy conditions, etc. For more delicate presentations, I think I prefer my Powell Advantage, which is not as fast as the TMax. The Powell SSL is slower still.Overall, an excellent STP buy.
amazingly well balanced rod By basecamp Gangtock from northeastern USA on 11/04/2009 Pros: Accurate Casting, Best tapered rod, Durable, Easy To Transport, Flexible, Good Tip Action, Sensitive Describe Yourself: Avid Fisher Bottom Line: Yes, I would recommend this to a friend Comments: this is my second review of this rod. I bought the 6wt first and after using it in couple of outings i bought the 5wt. they are both unbelievable rods. I have not seen anything close in this price range or anything under five hundred dollars that performs like these rods.
very smooth casting, accurate, nice taper (one of the best I have found), good for delicate presentation, creates tight loops. Strong backbone and fast action makes line management easy. I have caught several atlantic salmon (8-12 lb range) with my 6 weight rod.
I always love how the rods cast. especially during the windy condition. It punches through the wind very well and lands the fly where I want it.
overall a great buy. wish I had bought another 6 weight as a back up. Cause, I would want to use this rod for along long time. but Powell discontinued this model.
I wish I had this rod in all different weights I need - 4 wt, 5 wt, 6 wt and 8wt.
that says it all. this is my favorite rod period. and, I have a couple of sage rods and the new Orvis rod to compare with the Powell.
By fly guy from methow river, wa on 10/25/2009 Pros: Accurate Casting, Easy To Transport, Good Tip Action, Sensitive Best Uses: Fly Fishing, River Fishing, Steelheading Describe Yourself: Avid Fisher Bottom Line: Yes, I would recommend this to a friend Comments: Nice medium-fast action rod. Has the backbone to handle big fish, but still reasonably sensitive. Nice finish. Overall, good value rod.
By Cherokee from Bloomington, IN on 10/17/2009 Bottom Line: Yes, I would recommend this to a friend Comments: As a new fly fisherman on a fixed income I really appreciate the quality at such a low price. It seems to work as well as the much more expensive rods I've tried. It appears well made and casts very smoothly. I will be using it for bass fishing on local lakes. The reel is hard to get seated and to remove. A Rustoleum gold metallic leafing pen will add alignment dots in 5 minutes and then its perfect.
By Mark from Tracy,ca on 10/13/2009 Bottom Line: No, I would not recommend this to a friend Comments: Powell has declined to repar my lga 904-4 because it was a closeout and the part is no longer available.
By Mark from Tracy,Ca on 10/13/2009 Bottom Line: No, I would not recommend this to a friend Comments: Powell has declined to repir my lga904- because itwas a closeout ad the parts are no longer available
By Richie from Colorado Springs,Co on 10/02/2009 Pros: Good Looks, nice quality, Nice soft action Cons: Reel seat not to pretty Best Uses: Great for fine tippet, Great for wet flies Bottom Line: Yes, I would recommend this to a friend Comments: Nice rod ,used this past weekend,worked great.This is a soft action(slow) rod,fished soft hackle on the swing,and worked great!I even caught and landed two brown trout on the same cast,one on the dropper and one on the point fly!
[$] get what you pay for... By Marley from Lakewood Ohio on 09/30/2009 Bottom Line: No, I would not recommend this to a friend Comments: [$] I'm getting what I paid for, just irritated the heck out of me not to have alignment dots. Its a good back-up rod in case my Ross breaks in the cold weather.
By basawood from McDonough , Ga on 09/23/2009 Pros: Accurate Casting, Easy To Transport, Flexible, Good Tip Action Describe Yourself: Avid Fisher Bottom Line: Yes, I would recommend this to a friend Comments: Better construction than a lot of rods in this category. Surprisingly lightweight for a #6 rod. The medium action of this rod helps offset some of the rigidity normally associated with this rod weight. For the price....an absolute steal! I just wish they had this rod in some shorter lengths available.
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