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Hello, I just joined and I know this thread is old, f you can find an old Fenwick Eagle Graphite, they are imo o e of the best flyrods ever built for the money. The old ones will be black with green wrapping, not to be confused with the new line of eagles from Fenwick, 5 or 6wt will do anything any rod out there will do. You didn't really say what you fished with, nymphs or dry flies I am strictly a dry fly guy, to me, nymphing and " high sticking" is just expensive, glorified bait fishing.. lol. Don't over think it, you can catch as many fish with a $100 rod as you can with a $1500 rod, the fish had no idea how much you spent on your gear, being able to read a stream and presentation is everything, and the best way to learn a stream is to fish it over and over, I am surrounded by class A trout water and fish nearly everyday from April to Sept. I live a stones throw from Penns Creek and Spring Creek and can count on one hand the times I've fished them. When I fish I only consider it a good day if I haven't seen any other fisherman, Penn and Spring Creek looks like a fashion show for an Orvis catalogue... Lol.. no thanks. Enjoy it, and if you are lucky, you'll understand some day that it's not really fish you are after. Best of luck

So true. Bought mine in 1982. Truth is I’ll bet they’re hard to find.

Friends I know swear by TFO

They are, but they do come up on ebay now and then. Last one I got was a 6wt for $60. I have a TFO somewhere ( most likely at my daughter's cabin ( brat) my Eagles have long been my back ups and my bass rods. I load my suburban in April with an eagle graphite, two Orvis and a Winston Pure, small camp kitchen, box of fishing gear and it stays there until September. I gave my Hardy to a young man I was mentoring, who has grown into a very good young man and helluva fisherman. Another young man came to me and ask if I would teach him, I would have bet the farm he wouldn't last long... He had the attention span of a gnat... He's now one I can look at and say ( incomplete agreement with his wife) that I created a monster, good news is I taught his wife last summer, now the 3 of us fish regularly and she usually outfishes her husband, and we have this far failed to ever have anything but a great time.

I like my Fenwick & St Croix fly rods but I LOVE my old Browning Silaflex.

Dragged a 4 weight Taylor Fly fishing Dynamix all over WY and AK this fall. Performed wonderfully on trout, whitefish, even some small salmon.

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Look up some reviews on the Redington vice. I own 1 as a backup and its fantastic. the combo would fit right in with what you want and comes with a lifetime wrranty. Buy new and you get warranty. Buy used and you get others mistakes.

I could spend some serious time on a creek like that.