I don't have a 9-wt so maybe I should stay out of it but for a variety of reasons I have some kind of oddball attachment to Scott fly rods. I took an old Scott G-series fly rod on a hike from Tahoe to Yosemite many years ago and it supplied us with a goodly number of meals. A few years later I broke that rod on a hike in the Golden Trout Wilderness. I still miss that rod.

I don't own any of them but I have cast the A2 and A3 and really like them. The fastest of the Scotts don't fit my "style" all that well; like the 9-wt tip-flex Helios I cast a few months ago they just feel too stiff for me although I'm sure the best casters could probably throw the entire line and then some with them. The craftsmanship in these rods sure does suit my eye, though.

I had an A2 in the 3 weight but traded it for something; sure wish I still had it-p-

Would you please stop posting pics of such large fish. They are hurting my small fish pictures' feelings!!

So you're s SCOTTSNOB?! Kiddingkiddingkidding. Scott does seem to have resurrected their reputation as of late, and if there get to be more of them out there, then perhaps I would be able to afford to delve into the used Scott cult. There are just so many Sage rods out there that they "circulate" more. That said, here's a something of a deal - http://dallas.craigslist.org/ftw/spo/2034952140.html .
Good luck getting a response though.

Robin should make sticky threads for 00 through 12 wt rods, keep all the convos in there. Make it easy for when someone decides I want a X weight rod, I wonder what people's opinions are? They don't have to create a new thread.

Loop Rod's own your face.

+1 for sticky.

in other words "Loop is da poop !!"

Only really cool mid level managers....that sort of think they have finally made it.....fish with loops

I totally agree - ignore the hazing ....
Fly rods - casting - fly tyin' are just a means to the end - it's the fight in the fish for me ....
IMO there is a difference between "cheap" and "inexpensive".
George

The best rod & line is the one that you are comfortable with. It's the rod & line you have made thousands of casts over the water. It's the R&L that don't even think about when fishing. It's the R&L that you can make that off hand backcast to a fish that's boiling in the blink of an eye. When you quit thinking about the rod and think only about the fish, you've found the right rod.


****I am on TFO's and Jim Teeny's guide program.****

the correct answer and winner of our contest.

Nothing worse than not being able to cast far enough to put your fly in the blitz while the other guy is pulling fish in right and left.

Lot's of truth in this statement. It was a blitzing school of white's on Ray Roberts that were out of my casting range that helped inspire me to learn how to cast.


Rex