Woman’s Fly Rod

[Rick Neilson]

Hey all, sitting here watching the end of the game.

[danl]

You should do what my buddy does.  He gets interested in a new rod, so he buys it for his wife, she trys it a few times, gets tired.  He adds it to his collection.

If you notice your wife starting to buy you diamond earrings, you know she figured it out.

Dan

[adrienne]

Hi Rick.

It depends on the price range you have. Sage makes their Z-Axis rods in an 8’6″ and 9′ 5 wt with a small grip designed to fit small hands, but they are pricey, though beautiful to cast. Sage also made a pink Breast Cancer rod (8’6″ 5wt in the VT2 series) last year, and although they are sold out I might know where you could find a blank to build up. I haven’t had the chance to cast the Wright and McGill but they sure are pretty.
The TFO is a good rod, but fairly stiff. I personally find it hard to control my wrist when using that rod. You might want to find her something that is a little lighter and slower. If you want to stick under $200 – check out the Echo rods. Great value for the money.

[Mark Schafer]

I Did some unscientific research with my wife and (12 year old) daughter. I had each one pond cast a 4,5,6 and 7wt. rod, neither one had any trouble with the handle size or style.

Of course it proves absolutely nothing but I thought you might find it interesting.

TFO 4,5wt.

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