The slower action combined with all that weight made for a dismal performance. #19. One of the best things about the Meridian is the softer tip, which gives it wonderful feel and control at the shorter distances. I also like the little touches such as the line weight designation on the sliding band on the double uplocking aluminum seat. event : evt, It costs more to repair a Ferrari than a Ford. They have performed without a whimper, when other rods have broken. This also hurt the feel somewhat, especially in close. A short fighting butt with a large rubber cap is used that will be comfortable when you are cranking on big fish. I especially like the double wide first locking ring. There is no question that this is a marvelous rod at short to medium distances where it took perfect scores. Despite all the abuse I was able to dish out, the Asquith was an absolute joy to use and performed flawlessly. Great rods don’t make great casters, but they can sure help an average caster advance a lot faster. Thomas and Thomas – $55 repair charges for the original owner, includes shipping. The Expeditor service fee for the Asquith rods is $250.00 for ground or $275 for 2-day air. With over forty years of experience, I can usually get a pretty good idea of how a rod will perform, just flexing it in my hand. Rod is repaired, not replaced. There are not many times you are casting at these distances for bonefish or any species in either fresh or saltwater, but the best rods do so easily and consistently. The heavier swing weight and stiffness hurts in close. Still better than anything, and only matched by the Orvis Helios 3F. Our deflection charts have been so popular that we have included them again this year. Good power and loop control out long. Shorter distances are the sweet spot for this rod. Like other TFO rods, the Axiom II is manufactured in Korea. (function() { Don’t let the price slow you down. Decent feel but the accuracy of the Helios 3F was far better. The Aetos picked up a lot of points in the price and warranty categories and didn’t lose that many in the more important performance scores. 406 646-1010 Riverside Anglers PO Box 474 A contrasting composite cork ring is used at the top of the grip. It is perhaps not in the league with the best rods here but still a very solid performer. The Recon also uses lower grade components than the Helios 3F too, other than the cork handle, which is the same high quality stack of thin cork rings we found on the 3F. Steve Rajeff fine-tunes all the Asquith designs, and then Shimano builds the blanks in Japan. If you happen to be looking for an 8-weight, we hope that this Shootout has been informative. The cork grip is a full wells design, but slightly smaller in diameter through the swell than most. I think one thing that hurt is that the Opal is one of the heaviest rods in our Shootout. Only as good as the Crux and Axiom II. It is a smooth casting rod, but not as accurate as I wished. But are they $500- $800 better? The grey anodized, double uplocking reel seat matches the color of the blank. It often left me shaking my head. Yellowstone Angler 2018 8wt Shootout. In the final results it lost a lot of points in both the price and warranty categories but still managed to barely edge out our last 8-weight winner – the Scott Meridian. The butt has some darker blue wraps trimmed in silver. If you have read our Shootouts in the past you can skip this part. 2X (8 pound test) still ran large, but they came under in 4X (4 pound test) and just over in 6X (2 pound test) compared to the fly fishing’s industry average. And once you’ve picked out the perfect rod, stay and enjoy a few days on the water with one of our top guides. We stake down a starting line with bright colored tape, so each caster knows to stay behind the line. With comments from James Anderson, Josh Edwards, Logan Brown, and Paul Bloch. The reel seat is a gray anodized, double uplocking affair, but a very unusual design. Over the past fifty years, it has become very apparent to me that the best rod designers are guys that are also great anglers. Brian: #21 (tie)     Redington CRUX    9 foot  #8   $399.95. Dan Zazworsky. Then we trace the outline of the rod in different color sharpies. The locking rings are much larger that the ones on the X, and very easy to grip and tighten. Up to that point, I had never seen any one back hand cast at that distance accurately from the front of a skiff and I doubt I will see it again. This rod forms nice tight loops effortlessly, and its light swing weight makes it is a joy to fish all day long. The snake guides and tip top are slightly smaller than we found on many of the 8-weight rods. The line size designation is marked on the top of the sliding band; a nice touch. Like the Meridian, the Tidal is manufactured by Scott in Montrose, Colorado. We have two Redington rods in this Shootout, with the CRUX being perhaps the best one, but at $200.00 more than the VICE. His ability to design a progressive fast action, giving us softer tips than many other rods, is the key to why the NRX rods perform so well. In addition to my comments in the main Shootout, you’ll want to read the comments from Jamie and our other Yellowstone Angler staff members, JG (Josh Green) and Logan Brown. We had 10 identical Nautilus G-7/8 reels set up with our favorite bonefish line, the new Scientific Anglers Amplitude Bonefish Taper in WF-8-F.  On the lines we used our own 12-foot-1X Yellowstone Angler hand tied bonefish leaders since they simply cast better and more accurately than any of the knotless leaders. This allowed us to judge the casting accuracy, even at the longest distances. The best cork handles are laid up with individually selected, near perfect cork rings, then sanded down to size. I guess it’s no surprise that the NRX would be near the top again this year since it won two of our last three 8-weight Shootouts! Of course once we reeled up the lines on the reels we had to stretch them out again before more casting was done. The Hardy rods are designed in England by Howard Croston, and manufactured in Korea. Shimano will tell you that the secret to building such an incredible rod is the new Loomis/Shimano Spiral-X technology. Performance at 100 feet:   19.5 points out of 20. As if it's actually something to measure rods by. Performance at 100 feet – 20 points availableAs I mentioned at the beginning of our Shootout, again this year we felt a need to rate the 8-weight rods at 100 feet. With 4-weight rods the emphasis is on the shorter distances, as rarely would an angler be casting a 4-weight at 60 feet or more. The X was in a tie with the Recon and BVK for the lightest overall weight and only a half point from matching the winners in swing weight. Skip Zink, one of the testers in our last 8-weight Shootout, and said, “I think this new Asquith will be tough to beat in our next 8-weight Shootout!” How true this proved to be. Smooth enough, but not as accurate as the Recon or SKY. Weight forward fly lines are designed with a front taper, 2 bellies, and a rear taper. Fenwick uses two dark colored SiC stripping guides, followed up with fairly large size, black hard chrome snake guides. February 21, 2020. Our pick for best WF-8-F Bonefish Fly Line: Scientific Angler’s Amplitude Bonefish. A short fighting butt is used with a good wide composite cork ring on the end. -. This is good since we have seen a lot of these rods break. The only way I was going to catch any of these fish was to make a cast close to 100 feet and get the fly and leader to turn over. Slightly better than the Legend Elite and SKY at mid-range. Here the Meridian and Exocett were noticeably better. I don’t think I could have ever done this with a rod other than the Asquith. 4. micron backing you’ll have capacity for 170 yards, all without overloading the reel. What surprised us was how well the Amplitude Bonefish cast compared to the previous Bonefish Taper, and how well it would shoot, even here in the colder Montana weather, once we stretched it out. We set up 4 individual casting “stations”, each with about 30 feet of elbowroom on either side. The double ring, uplocking aluminum seat uses a flat gray graphite insert. Rods are repaired. I turned to Capt. Even the inexpensive rods made in Korea have surprisingly good craftsmanship. The double uplocking aluminum reel seat uses a very lightweight but highly impact resistant, dark green CI4+ insert. A flat black anodized double uplocking seat is used, but the rings were not nearly as easy to grip as the ones found on the Meridian. 12′ 1X (14.5 lb. 32, 5-weight rods entire, two leave. Saving $500 or more is nice too! The Tidal has more of a medium action compared to the fast action Meridian, and it just didn’t have that same crisp feel in my hand, nor the power of the Meridian. Rods that we feel might benefit from a #9 line are the Loop Cross SW-Fast, the Sage Salt HD, and the Redington Vice. This is a good looking rod, with a flat gray finish and robin’s egg blue wraps that include some green trim on the butt. These rods are the best of the best, and all are assembled if not completely made here in the USA. The Salt HD is manufactured at the Sage plant on Bainbridge Island, WA. Many years ago, when Bruce Richards worked for Scientific Anglers, he designed a fly line for the tournament casting scene. better late than never? But sometimes much longer casts are needed – right out to 100 feet. Reel seats should have good solid locking systems to hold larger saltwater reels without working loose. You’ll find these on our Yellowstone Angler website home page. Not so hot at the longest distances. In past shootouts we tried measuring swing weight in other ways, including calculations for the Moment of Inertia, taking the weight all 4 sections individually and then plugging these figures into an equation. $50 handling fee. Guide wraps are a complementary blue with a little black trim on the butt section. G. Loomis – Lifetime warranty to original owner. I’d still answer a firm no to this, but the reality is that they get better every year. Still pretty bad. 406 646-7336: Madison River Outfitters 117 Canyon St. West Yellowstone, MT, 406 646- 9644: Glenn Bell Fly Fishing 116 N. Geyser St. West Yellowstone, MT. I’m working harder than with the Meridian or NRX to get the same kind of accuracy. My guide Coki poled the Super Skiff up as close to the fish as he could on the muddy bottom, but we were stuck in 7 inches of water and still a long way from the fish. They slam rods they don't carry. Performance categories – right out to 100 feet. The handle is a full wells design with a rubber ring at the top. The SA Sink 25 Cold gives you a 25-foot super fast sink tip. They won’t break and are a lot lighter than hard chrome snake guides, which helps reduce the swing weight. It put in a very good all around performance, and the only downside is its weight. The best examples here are the Fenwick Aetos at $189.95 and the TFO BVK at $279.95. Our trips to the back waters of Yellowstone are always top on the list for me and my team and we wouldn't do it without the amazing folks at YFS. Although the BVK was tied for the lightest rod in overall weight, the swing weight is far higher, and not in the same class of the best rods in our Shootout. Back in 2012 we wrote a tippet shootout for Fly Fisherman Magazine. Yellowstone Angler’s 2020 5 Weight Shootout, Yellowstone Angler in Livingston, Montana, Throwback Video of the Week: High in the Lowlands, Fly Fishing Destination Video of the Week: Fly Fishing Dorado in the Upper Paraná River, Gear Review: Lid Rig Magnetic Nipper System, Video of the Week: “Return to Us”: Restoring Alaska’s Eklutna River. We have fished all over the world in both fresh and saltwater for a variety of fish, and we’ll be glad to help answer any questions you might have. As on the Reaper, the guide wrap epoxy coatings were very good. Like other Fenwick rods, this is built in Korea. The two stripping guides are black colored titanium ceramic guides, a bit smaller than we found on the Orvis and Scott rods but slightly larger than on the Asquith. At 60 and 80 feet though, it hung in there with the best rods. For others, they see how this rod performs in their guide’s hands, and think that it is going to make them great anglers too and at least take them to the next level. Sage Light Line. How a rod performs is the real meat of our Shootouts, so we double the points for these categories. Only at long range did the X seem to run out of gas. It is a black anodized uplocking seat, but with only one locking ring! At this distance you need the rod to have the power to rip a good back cast and fire it in there on the forward stroke without much of a double haul and not shooting any line. With the inexpensive warranties most manufacturers offer, this new rod is one that will last you for many years and this makes it easier to justify buying a more expensive rod. Both the X and the NRX were a lot better. Performance at 80 feet:  18 points out of 20. Bonefish can be very spooky in slick water when there is little wind, and I’m often trying to sneak in at very close range to tailing fish, even down on my knees casting to the fish that may be only 15-20 feet away. Here is TFO’s latest offering that is supposed to be a big step up from the BVK. The guide wraps are a complementary darker green with a glossy epoxy finish. The Asquith is a fast action rod, but with a soft enough tip to give great feel and excellent accuracy at all distances. This is a great looking rod, the blank finished in a deep midnight blue with matching blue wraps. The cork handle is Sage’s version of a full wells, with a smaller swell in the middle than found on most other full wells grips. #12 (tie)   Fenwick Aetos    9 foot #8   $189.95. This is a fast action rod and as you can see on our deflection board, the flex pattern is similar to the Asquith, just a little softer and with not quite as fast a tip. After seeing what a marvelous performance the Scott Meridian turned in, the Tidal was somewhat of a disappointment. Using our postal scale, that produces meaningful and believable results. The Yellowstone Angler fly shop recently tested 29 five-weights in another of its “shootouts,” with the G.Loomis NRX Lite Presentation earning their vote for top rod. The Q is a good-looking rod, with much better components than we expected to see in this price range. $35 handling fee. Every year, George Anderson, owner of the Yellowstone Angler in Livingston, Montana, assemble a list of the best 5-weight rods, broken into two categories: presentation and performance, available on the market and put them head-to-head against each other. The tips on the faster action rods bend more, and if you look at the top rods, you will see that they tend to be faster action rods. $75 handling fee. The blank itself is finished in a medium matte gray, with lighter gray wraps trimmed in red on the butt section. Craftsmanship varies to some degree from rod to rod. The result: the cheaper outfit is mothballed, sold for a loss on e-bay, or handed down to a relative. During November, we found days when it was warm enough, and the wind wasn’t blowing hard (like it can here in Livingston), optimal conditions to see what each rod could do. backing. Yes, that’s well over 4000data points. I felt the NRX was as good as the Asquith at 80 feet, and was able to throw long tight loops with ease. The T&T rods are built at their plant in Greenfield, Massachusetts. You can really get a good grip on this wide ring. The quality of the cork itself was excellent. #20. The heavier swing weight is making me work harder than with the best rods. Decent, but not nearly as good as the Cross SW or the DXF. We also had a revised version of the Douglas DXF that looked promising, and other new rods to test like the TFO Axiom II and the Redington CRUX and VICE. With any wind it became impossible. Performance at 100 feet:  17 points out of 20. Then later in the winter I took it with me to Argentina, and had it bent over double landing Jurassic Lake rainbows up to 17 lbs. A short extension butt is used. })(); This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Like on the Crux, the epoxy coating on the guide wraps was good. Performance at 35 feet:  17 points out of 20. For more information on G.Loomis fly rods, visit www.gloomis.com. Performance at 60 feet:  19.4 points out of 20. ... Would like to see them use a more versatile line in their shootout. The cork handle is a full wells design and felt just right. The only gripe I have is about the cosmetics. You must register the new rod within 30 days. These guys are also expert casters and very experienced anglers. Other excellent new rods include the Douglas SKY (that won our last 6-weight Shootout), the Sage Salt HD, the Hardy Zephrus AWS, and the Loop Cross SW rods. Again this year, for the 8-weight rods, we rated the performance at four distances – 35 feet, 60 feet, 80 feet and 100 feet. Since our very first 8-weight Shootouts, the BVK has really impressed me. Like the other SKY rods, this is a good-looking rod. We looked at all the warranty policies in detail as some have changed slightly and we have awarded scores emphasizing the lowest repair charges and the quickest repair turn around. Sage uses a nylon face on the front of bottom ring, which allows a very secure lock up on the reel. Scientific Anglers Wavelength MPX 84.95$ 3.5 4 3.5 3.5 4.5 4 4 5 32 Teeny WF Floating 62.00$ 44 4 3.5 4 4 4 431.5 Red scores indicate performance on the Circa only. The Asquith and NRX were noticeably better. With comments by the Yellowstone Angler Staff. They include a FedEx call tag so it costs you nothing to send the broken rod back. Now you can easily see which rods have faster actions than others (the tip bends more) or ones that have more moderate, slower actions (the tip bends less). I could not get the same kind of performance as the Helios 3F or the Sage X at extreme long range. It was designed under the premise of an extended belly. The epoxy coatings over the wraps and on the butt are excellent. 2. The Douglas rods have always been attractive, with excellent craftsmanship and this DXF is no exception. I’ve liked the Mystic Reaper in our 5-weight Shootouts, but as an 8-weight it just doesn’t have the guts and power it needs to compete with the better inexpensive rods. This will be a very pleasant rod to cast and fish all day. The thing that first caught my eye is this rod’s snazzy appearance, and especially the fancy cork grip. Swing weight, or the weight you feel in your hand with the rod held horizontally, is so important this is now part of our performance scores. A short fighting butt is used with a fairly wide composite cork end. It was also one of the heavier rods in both overall and swing weights, so it lost a lot of points here, and it was more tiring to cast than much lighter rods like the Asquith, Meridian, Helios 3F and Exocett. We know that anglers will be using a fly to fish, however we know from experience that using a half inch of glow bug yarn as an indicator at the end of the leader, comes close to duplicating the wind resistance of a typical bonefish fly with the hook cut off. Next, holding the rod in a horizontal position, we position the grip over the foam pellet so that the pellet is centered under the exact spot where you will most likely hold the rod with your hand. We were delighted with the performance of this new rod from Loop, considering its crazy low price. The most outstanding rods at 80 feet were the Asquith and NRX. A strong performance here, with lots of power on tap. Decent balance and loop control, but the Recon and BVK were dramatically better. The components are downgraded somewhat from the Meridian, but that is to be expected with a rod that costs $400 less. The black anodized double uplocking seat works well enough but the rings are smaller and much harder for me to grip than the ones on say the Asquith or Helios 3F. Like the Tibor reels we’ve used in the past, the Nautilus reels are bulletproof and will provide a lifetime of enjoyable service. Throwing streamers for trout, our favorite sinking line is the new SA Sonar Sink Tip, type V that has a 14-foot sink tip in WF-8-F. Both the Recon and Aetos were much better. Performance at 100 feet:  16 points out of 20. ... fun - always an interesting read. I just love the feel at short range combined with superb accuracy. Performance at 100 feet:  19 points out of 20. Keeping it Apples to Apples –An effort to eliminate the variables. This rod has a slower action than the Zephrus, with a slightly stiffer tip. The past few years, I've started to notice a pattern. I had trouble getting any accuracy at all and had almost no feel whatsoever. I couldn’t get the same tight loops and accuracy I was getting with the Asquith and Orvis 3F. I think the main reason for its lack of performance is a much slower action and heavier swing weight than the Meridian. The top scoring rods are easy to cast off the tip of the rod with very little effort. Part of this was the ability to form nice tight loops. The Scott Meridian was a very close 3rd. Rods that are only good at close to medium distances are not going to win. If the rod looks like a million bucks and casts like it too, most fly fishermen will lust for it. Better than the Recon and BVK at long range. Usually takes 2-4 weeks. Shipping is from their US warehouse, usually about 10 -14 days. The Zephrus was a lot better out long. #16 (tie)   Loop Cross SW (Fast)   9 foot #8  $849.00. Last but not least is the great rod bag included with the aluminum tube that will help dry out a rod you might put away wet. Performance at 35 feet:  18 points out of 20. I did like the line size designation on the sliding band of the reel seat. Both tracked very well and had lots of power to get the job done. For this 4-weight Shootout, we decided to make the short distance 25 feet, the mid-distance 40 feet, and the longest distance 60 feet. They endorse rods they carry and want to make money on. The guides are two SiC strippers, but smaller than what we found on the Crux. In the past we have used the standard SA Mastery Bonefish Taper, but their new Amplitude Bonefish taper is even better. The cork handle is a modified full wells, a Rajeff design similar to that on the Asquith. Good, just not great. Usually takes 2-4 weeks. Although P-line brand tippet is almost unheard of in the fly fishing market, it has been exceptionally popular with conventional fishing and on bass tournament circuits. I fish a lot of NRX rods throughout the year, in both fresh and saltwater, and I’m convinced that this is one of the very toughest rods on the market. The reel seat is a black anodized double uplocking seat, but the locking rings are smaller and harder to grip than those found on the Salt HD. Now the lack of power hurts and I’m struggling to hit 80 feet. This is medium fast action rod, faster than the Crux and with a lot more power in the butt and midsections. A green graphite spacer is used with a handy yellow line showing where to insert the reel seat. Look at the coatings on the rod wraps. You are never going to break any of these guides! Finally the power in this rod is allowing me to throw some nice loops with decent accuracy. Overall weight is one factor, but the swing weight is far more important. Now the lack of power hurts. Another thing we like about the TFO rods is the warranty. The DXF and Motive were a lot better at extreme long range. Only then do subtle differences reveal themselves. The light gray anodized double uplocking aluminum seat has two big locking rings that are very easy to grip and tighten. This is one amazing rod! An oversize tip- top is used. These leaders are all hand tied, and hand tested by us here at the shop. The important thing here is for each rod to have the exact same length bonefish leader and tippet, and the same amount of yarn used for the indicator. The components are absolutely top shelf too. The Asquith tied three other rods with the lightest swing weight we measured. Many of our tested brands get a 9 for Craftsmanship, but there only three perfect 10’s – the Loomis Asquith, the Scott Meridian and the T&T Exocett. Feels very good in close – as good as the Recon. But remember it is going to also cost you $15 or more to ship the rod in for repair or have your dealer do it for you. For most anglers though, we feel that an 8-weight line is the one to use. Bottom line, in use this rod delivers. We were excited to see how the new Salt HD compared, especially with all the good press it has gotten. The handle is a comfortable full wells design, with contrasting composite cork rings at top and bottom. My only gripe is the swing weight, which like the BVK, is heavier than all the top rods. Gets it done easily, with very good line control and tight loops. Jump to Latest Follow ... Just showing fly casters in action casting at moving red fish in benign conditions. The lower ring utilizes a nylon insert that allows a very positive lock up on the reel. They charge your credit card $100 but then ship you a brand new rod in 2-3 days! The saltwater version of the Legend Elite is a real bargain for the performance it provides. I notice the heavier swing weight than the Asquith. But they must also be good rods in freshwater too, for catching big trout and other species worldwide. The rings were fairly large and pretty easy to grip. For cold-water applications you’ll want to switch over to a softer, colder water line like the SA MPX or the Amplitude MPX. These distances are longer than those we rate rods in our other Shootouts, as we find that most people that employ 8-weight rods, use them in the salt – often for bonefish, snook and redfish, where the average casts are 35 to 60 feet. Our goal is simple: inspire the next generation to get outdoors and hit the water! So if you plan to fish this rod hard all day, better get into the gym and beef up those forearms. The Aetos is finished nicely in an attractive midnight dark blue with some silver trim on the butt section. As good as the Zephrus and even better than the Recon. Unfortunately the performance just wasn’t up to the level of the better rods. 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