Best 4-wt Fly Fishing Rods of 2015
To conduct our 2015 Fly Fishing Rod test, test director Dan Nelson recruited multiple seasoned testers who used these rods while fishing an assortment of trout streams, rivers, and lakes in Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Montana. The team compared them side by side rating them on our six main criteria—weight, fit in hand/grip, casting distance, casting accuracy, fish on action/hook-set, and versatility. The Gear Institute Rating is the combined score across all categories, representing the highest overall level of performance.
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The Orvis Recon series fills the middle of Orvis’ rod lineup, and the 9’ 4-wt version is a great example of the series’ strengths.
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The Redington Vapen Black utilizes the original Vapen’s synthetic grip without the gaudy colors. The fast-action taper provides good casting power with better than average accuracy.
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The Rugged Creek Traditional rod offers a medium-fast action with a soft-flex tip that proved to be relatively easy to cast. Unfortunately, the Traditional lacks the power of a true fast-action (lik…
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After just a month of fishing the Sage Accel 486-4, I had fallen in love. The medium-fast action of the Accel offered me a smooth, progressive action that was able to push a lot of line a good dista…
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The fast-action Scott Radian had the line speed to throw big foam hoppers to aggressive westslope cutthroat, and it was wonderful for working weighted multi-fly nymphing rigs. But when accuracy and …
Best 4-wt Fly Fishing Rods of 2015
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