You bet, not alot out there on these rods yet. I have a 9 foot 5 weight put out by The Fly Shop in Redding, CA that has a very similar blank to this rod but different hardware. The Cabela's Vector (that I broke) 9 foot 5 weight also had a similar action. A lot of popular entry to mid level fly rods these days are either too stiff or under-powered for specified line weight...
Sorry to hear that. I did some fishing with mine and didn’t have any issues. I still run my Fly Shop Signature rod most of the time lately though. I find the Blue Ribbon to be slightly slower than that rod and ever so slightly more tip heavy.
The reel that I used with the rod in this video is an older version of the Redington Rise reel. I like 5 weights for trout on more open water, shorter 3 weights on creeks and small streams. I don’t fish for Salmon, but an 8 weight like the TFO BVK or LK Legacy should be good.
Cool video bro I think I’ll do a review on it also
I already decided to buy a 4 wt 8'6" after casting it at the flyshop. Sweet casting. I love it. Thanks for reviewing it. Pretty spot on descriptions.
You bet, not alot out there on these rods yet. I have a 9 foot 5 weight put out by The Fly Shop in Redding, CA that has a very similar blank to this rod but different hardware. The Cabela's Vector (that I broke) 9 foot 5 weight also had a similar action. A lot of popular entry to mid level fly rods these days are either too stiff or under-powered for specified line weight...
@@joelhaas765 after I had it a couple days I hated it. Too hard to control loop size. Never had a rod do that to me before. I returned it.
Sorry to hear that. I did some fishing with mine and didn’t have any issues. I still run my Fly Shop Signature rod most of the time lately though. I find the Blue Ribbon to be slightly slower than that rod and ever so slightly more tip heavy.
Thanks for the review man!
Subbed. Liking your reviews. You had me at shotguns. Stayed for the fly fishing. Cheers !!
Thanks, glad you like them.
Where did you see the 10ft 4wt (or 3wt) review(s)?
New subscriber here! Looking into getting w fly rods. 1 for trout 1 for salmon. Which reel do you have?
The reel that I used with the rod in this video is an older version of the Redington Rise reel. I like 5 weights for trout on more open water, shorter 3 weights on creeks and small streams. I don’t fish for Salmon, but an 8 weight like the TFO BVK or LK Legacy should be good.