Orvis T3’s?
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All of them are good rods, mind the TLS.
The TLS’s make decent client rods in the mid flex range. IMHO, they were much better rods when they were in the Trident TLS series…..and even better when they were just Tridents.
The T3’s are great rods, durable and accurate with a fairly light feel. Real work horses in the boat. They really take a beating as boat rods but the T3’s hold up well. Only complaint is the uplocking butt cap will loosen from time to time. You really want these in a mid fles as well, unless your primary concern is streamer fishing (real streamer fishing and not swinging buggers).
The zero g’s are just bad to the bone. Again, mid flex is the key. Very light, fairly durable (not up to the T3’s though). Beautiful rods and a pleasure to fish. Not really a client stick though. A little too pricey of a rod for the common client (as they are much more abusive to equipment than more advanced anglers).
Hope this helps.
T
Thanks for the input, i don’t recall ever casting a tipflex rod, all my orvis stuff right now is mid flex or a superfine, so i really don’t know how they feel, but am interested in finding out.
Eric,
My go-to rod is a Zero Gravity 906-4 SW. I use it for trout, unless they are dinky stockers, LMB, carp, etc. When they made the ZGs, it was the first rod Orvis started using Boron in, as opposed to traditional fiberglass in the butt section. If you are given the option of ZG, T3, or TLS, definitely go with the ZG. The others are fine rods, but against the ZG, there is little comparison.
Dusty
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