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#Hardy fly rods usa series

The 9вЂ™ rod in the series will make more sense for wading anglers, but I strongly urge boat anglers to consider the 8вЂ™4вЂќ model. The Meridian 848-4 is the lightest, sweetest swinging 8-weight I have ever handled. Scott Meridian 848-4 (8вЂ™4вЂќ 8-wt 4-pc)ДЄn 8вЂ™4вЂќ 8-wt is a niche rod for skiff anglers, so Scott will probably never sell very many of these. Following are John DuncanвЂ™s comments (on previously unevaluated rods). Scott Meridian (note that other Meridian models are reviewed in a separate article)ДЄt ICAST, we cast all of the Scott Meridians again, including the previously uncast 2-piece models. Rod Reviews: New Models from Scott, Sage and Hardy We asked Kristen Mustad (owner of Nautilus) if that could be possible and he replied that вЂњthere is no need to clean your Nautilus reels.вЂќ Kristen added that every Nautilus saltwater reel, even the light weight FWX 7/8, has been tested by Captain Doerr on false albacore.

#Hardy fly rods usa full

In casual conversation, it was revealed that the reels we fished on Monday had all been stored on his boat (the Bite Me) in the salt air full time for over a year, used over 100 times each and never rinsed or cleaned even a single time. Three days later at the ICAST show, we ran into Captain Doerr again. As fans of Nautilus reels, it was a very convincing day on the water. Even though we often fish among industry friends, we rarely have the opportunity to fish our equipment under conditions that truly test functionality and durability. These drags seem 100% reliable and smooth as glass.

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We estimate that more than a mile of line and backing was stripped from our reels under heavy drag tensions, but not once did a drag hesitate, jerk, free spool, grind or surge. As with tarpon, the angler must concentrate to clear line without snagging a digit, belt strap or reel handle. When hooked, false albacore rip the slack off the deck and slam the drag at full speed, sometimes causing the angler to lurch forward. There is literally no start-up tension on the CCF X2 (and Silver King, the largest reel in the series). When stripping out line, we de-tensioned the reels by approximately 3 large turns of the wrist, yet never approached either the lightest or strongest drag settings. The range of the X2 drag is among the greatest in the industry, so it was easy to set exact tension levels. We caught over 20 false albacore on Monday, many of which ran 100 feet or more into the backing against drags tightened almost to tarpon resistance. False albacore run as hard as any 10-18 pound fish in the ocean. We also put some major mileage on Nautilus reels, in particular the CCF X2 Series with its impressive drag. We will soon post videos of the action, but for now we wish to emphasize the quality and performance of this exciting new saltwater fly rod. On more than 30 occasions our Meridians were doubled over, the top 5-6 snake guides fully under water as we raced around the perimeter, stabbing the rod tip deep to avoid the props and sharp parts of the 32 foot catamaran. Our captain, Ron Doerr, expected the Meridian to lack fish fighting power, but even he was impressed with the rodвЂ™s ability to horse deep running fish to the boat. Anglers are likely to generate more line speed with greater accuracy with the Meridian than any other rod they could possibly have in their hands. We fished with a wide range of floating and sinking lines and came to the conclusion that the Meridian is the easiest casting saltwater rod weвЂ™ve ever fished. We canвЂ™t overstate how easy the Meridian Series is to cast. We were even more impressed than when lawn casting these new rods. On Monday and Tuesday before the show Richard Post, John Duncan and Jon Blackstone fished the Meridian 908-4 near Jupiter, Florida for 8 species including the hard running false albacore, snook and runners. Please note that Scott Meridian rods are reviewed model-by-model in a separate article dedicated to this important subject.ДЇly Fishing in Jupiter with Scott Meridian fly rods and Nautilus reels Since we fished before the show, weвЂ™ll lead off with field testing comments on the Scott Meridian saltwater and some favorite Nautilus reels. In this article, we introduce and review all of these rods. Hardy introduced Zephrus fly rods in both freshwaterand saltwatermodels, as well as a compelling new fast action rod called the Wraith. An exceptional number of important fly rods were introduced at ICAST this year, headlined by the Scott Meridian and including the Sage MOD, Bolt, Little One, Pulseand ONE Trout Spey.