Powell TMX Fishing Fly Rod - 4-Piece, 9' 4wt

Got this rod for Christmas and matched it up with a Redington Drift reel. Excellent combination!

The Powell TMX 4-piece nine-foot four weight is a fine rod. I'm fishing with it now in Yellowstone Park, and it's giving me everything I want. I fished it with size 20 baetis sparkle duns and size 6 salmonflies--and the rod handled it all.

Best bang for your buck. If you are looking for a slow casting rod with good action, I would recommend you try this rod . Great for stripping in buggers and nymphs. The slow action is very forgiving if you have a heavy hand fishing light tippets. Seeing my wife handle a 6 lber. with this rod, I couldn't wait to get my own!

Would not use on a small stream but works great on larger streams and rivers. Used it on the Chattooga and Tallulah Rivers and plan to use it out west next month.

I purchased this rod when I got back into trout fishing after a long hiatus. I went with it to give me a decent 9 ft. 4WT in addition to my other rods. Having fished this whole past season with the TMX I have found that it is a good quality rod for a good price. It fishes well, it is a smooth and accurate, and handles fish well. I have cast dries, wets, large streamers, and heavily weighted nymph rigs. The only draw back is that the cork is of poor quality and a few of my reels won't seat as easily as the others.

River and lake fishing, leaving in five days to give the rod an indurance trial.

I got this rod to carry as a backup for my Sage RPL 4wt. I used it for the first time today and it performed admirably as I landed a nice 19" brown on Whitetop Laurel Creek in VA. This is not a fast action rod as someone stated previously. It's a medium taper, so if you have a fast casting stroke, look elsewhere. I would describe it as a good rod for the money. Just a little heavy and the cork is not the finest quality, but I would buy it again.

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great product for beginer or novice if you are an advanced flyfisherman that does not use indicators and you use FEEL instead you will not like this rod. it casts great but the action is slow. my 4 wt 8' 6'' albright broke and this was all that was available.

Everything better than advertised! Smooth action, beautiful casts! Powell still makes a superb rod.