10 A.M and already off to a bad start…thanks TFO
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That happened to me last month with the TFO Axiom. Instant buyer’s remorse on the Loop XACT 7wt that I had bought a month before. Bought the Axiom anyway.
I’m gonna be bold & say TFO makes the best rods for my fishing & casting style, hands down
Anyone wanna buy a lawn-casted-only Loop 7wt? 🙂 haha
I build rods for a fly fishing guide in Moscow, Russia. Â He sells American built custom rods to his customers and others and will buy as many rods as I can send him. Â For the past two years his number one request are rods built on the TFO Axiom blank.
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I can see why. I think that is going to become my favourite stick in the quiver, based on the couple times I’ve had it on the lawn.
I agree. Â I have been consistently impressed by TFO, especially the BVK (which fits my casting style out of the box). Â I’ve had a 9 and just bought a 12 and it will be replacing my xi2 as prime for poons. Â Yard casting with the 12 has been great – we’ll see how good of an actual fishing rod it is next week.
I will say that, after casting a BVK (9) and xi3 (8) side-by-side for a week’s worth of fishing last fall, the xi3 is silkier and smoother with a little more loop / presentation control (with the BVK, i can only easily throw relatively tight loops – tough for me to open it up for a gentle close presentation). Â However, for my casting style, the Scott S4S beats the xi3 in the silky and smooth category hands-down. Â If I had to do it over again, I’d still have a BVK, but would probably have an S4S instead of an xi3…. but i digress. Â Note that the BVK and S4S are very different rods – for anyone looking at them, you need to try both.
Matt (or anyone else) – I really want to replace the cork on both of my BVK’s – is this do-able while keeping the existing reelseat? Â
Matt (or anyone else) – I really want to replace the cork on both of my BVK’s – is this do-able while keeping the existing reelseat? Â
It can be done.
i have a BVK 7 that I took to Turneffe for bones and it was a killer rod! I am going to use it bass bugging this weekend and see how it does with big stuff
First thought: Damn it
Second thought: Â $hit
Third thought: Â I’ve been hadthis was exactly my experience. Â I popped into my local fly shop looking to buy a TFO pro because I’ve been using a Reddington Crosswater Combo for the last two years and just wanted a little upgrade. Spencer made me take the BVK out and it was magical. Â I looked at him and said, “Well, I have to have this one.” It was amazing and I second what the person above said that “it fit my casting style out of the box.”
I guess I’ll keep buying the better product and let you worry about who made it.
“better” Â ?
I’ll agree that “better” is a relative term.
My first concern when buying a rod is what i consider to be the best casting tool. Â My next concern would be price/availability. Â Somewhere near the end of the list would be where it was made. Â Im not going to buy a rod i deem to be inferior because of the location of its manufacture. Â It is not my job to prop up a fly rod manufacturer or industry for that matter. Â If someone wants to play martyr that’s their business just don’t get self riotous with me.
And my previous post was not saying the TFO is better than brand x.
Yeah it’s all pretty subjective and I see foreign made rods rated well in rod comparisons all the time. Â I have never cast one and I really just don’t want to. Â I’ve always been able to find what I want in a US made rod including cost and quality. Â What will that rod cost by the time you have the cork replaced ?
I don’t know about the rod industry but the reason many foreign products are cheaper than US is because they are direct ( poor quality ) knock offs of something someone else has gone through the expence of design/test/building.
Please don’t consider those of us who try to support American craftsmanship to be self righteous
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