Thread: New fly rod advice - weight and brands/models?

Air flo and Primal make good cheaper end rods that punch well above their weight for quality.

I'm a tight arse and run a Airflo Nemisis 6wt.

However I'll be upgrading to a CD XLS2 6 at this season.

Check CD rods out if you want to spend a bit more and support a kiwi business. Alot of the guides use CD plus you wont have the hassles of sending or getting parts like you will with the other premium brands.

Dont get me wrong a Scott Radian is fantastic or a sage one equally nice but when you have to send the whole rod back stateside to get a section replaced when you're In the middle of the season and need a fly rod that would be a turn off.