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Find your huckleberry:  compare medium action Scott, Sage, Orvis, Winston & G.Loomis trout rods

Telluride Angler compares Scott GT, Orvis Helios F, Sage Classic R8, Winston Pure 2 and Loomis NRX+ LP model-by-model.


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Classic trout rods: find your huckleberry

Winston, Scott, Sage, Orvis, G.Loomis

Model-by-model comparison and review
by John Duncan, Rich Post and Parker Thompson
Choosing a medium action trout rod is an opportunity to not only catch more fish, but possibly fall head over heels in love.  Rods of character and soul, the finest mid-flex rods do much more than just cast.  [Jump to article]

Scott GT | Sage Classic R8 | Orvis Helios F | Winston Pure 2 | G.Loomis NRX+LP
Creek rods:  Winton Pure, Orvis Helios or Scott GT?  Which are most versatile?  Most dedicated to the creek?

Compare these specialized models »
 
Action range:  From medium fast to creeping slow, we found quite a range within the range.  Which manufacturer shed its stereotype?

...and the difference between Helios F and D? »
Head-to-head 4-weights:  These rods keep us up at night.  Several of the true sweethearts fell in this field, some long, some short.

Perhaps the ultimate dry fly line weight »
Hopper-dropper plus:  Whether fishing dry flies in Argentina or nymphing here in Colorado, we find mid-flex 6-weights highly useful.  

Great on the water »
 
5-weights short and long:  We broke the 5-weight category into two length classes to more accurately compare these diverse rods.  In many ways, an 8'3" 5-weight might be considered the most specialized rod in the field.

From hopper dagger to paintbrush »
8-weights:  Orvis and Sage offer "freshwater" 9' 8-weights, but is there really such a thing?  Which crosses over best to bonefish?  Which will carry the load in Alaska?


Unique personalities »
 
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