Polling season - Do you CURRENTLY own an Orvis

[davemaine]

8' 4 1/8 and 8' 4 3/8. My choice for medium water and big water respectively.

[NewUtahCaneAngler]

Still strong at 72% current ownership after 163 votes!

I must admit that I have a soft spot for Orvis and have caught fish on a Mitey Mite, a Flea (now sold), a Rocky Mountain Fly & Spin (converted to pure fly), a 7' 3 3/8 oz (sold), a 7' Pack Rod, and my two "Battenkill birthday rods" a 7 1/2 3 7/8 oz (now sold) and an 8 1/2' 3/2 4 5/8 oz this year. Now if I can just manage to get out with my 6 1/2' Superfine Fly and Spin to catch something, I'll have made the Orvis Octet!

[alberta al]

NewUtahCaneAngler,

Can you talk about your Mitey Mite? I have one. What a fun little rod. It is paired up with a small Hardy Lightweight, and it is a fine grayling rod. My #2 son has it right now, and I hope I can get it back.

[grayghost]

Four Battenkill's and a Limestone.

[driftless angler]

I don't, but I am on the lookout!

[NoWhereMan]

Yes, I have 1 Fly Rod that’s perfect for Nor-Cal trout streams. It’s a 1991 6.5’ Flea that has “125” spec’s. The Reel Seat is highly figured New England Birds Eye Maple, Superfine grip, machined jewelry grade nickel silver hardware w/ embossed Orvis logo On the Cap & Ring reel seat. The rod doesn’t appear to have a blemish in the bamboo anywhere and is very light in color. Listed 88055 with a Leather Case, I think this one is unique and Like Greg has said , Capable, Spare and Elegant...

[NewUtahCaneAngler]

NoWhereMan, that is a nice looking Flea! I have a Madison version with the downlocking reel seat and believe that the added weight back there helps the rod balance with smaller/lighter reels.

[jhuskey]

New, that 1392 is wonderful looking on your Flea!

[NewUtahCaneAngler]

New, that 1392 is wonderful looking on your Flea!

Thanks John,
Sadly, that 1392 was stolen while in the van of a friend of my son's while in their possession for a photo shoot. In fact the entire van was stolen!

Cheers,
Joe

[NedZeppelin]

I have an 8’6” Battenkill built in 1956, bought it because that is my birth year. A great rod and a bargain really.

[OldCane]

I just remember that I have one additional Orvis rod. This one is a 9'0" bass version of "the Montague Rod Orvis impregnated". Assembled by Montague, but sold only by Orvis, I believe. The only shaft marking is: "Impregated Special"

[Eddie Southgate]

Three that I can think of .

[Trains&Canes]

2 bamboo, 5 graphite; all wonderful!

[roycestearns]

Yes, wood to impregnated, bait to fly, bass to salmon

[pgwulf]

2, a 7' 2/3 6 wt Superfine that I purchased new in 1973 and a 7' 2/3 3 wt Seven Three that I obtained new in 1988 (old stock stuffed in the backroom of a store).

Both fish great and as expected with the line indicated although after over 45 years of use, the Superfine seems to work better with a 5.

A 125th Anniversary 8' 3/2 6 wt I bought from Orvis was a tip heavy pig (regardless of line size cast) and I sold it to a willing buyer from LA after fishing it a few times.

[ibookje]

Love the two ring rods

[Tommasini]

The only one I have is a 5/9 Ultralight Fly/Spin .

[barnesspecial6]

My Orvis collection, 5’ 2/1 Miteymite, 6.5’ 2/2 Battenkill, 2 6.5’ 3/2 Rocky Mtn, 1 fly., 1 fly/1 fly spin, 7.5’. 2/2 Superfine, 7.5’ 2/2 Battenkill, 7.5’ 2/2 Midge, 8’ 2/2 Battenkill, 8’ 2/1. Madison. 8’ 4/1 Traveler, 8.5’ 2/2 99. Light Salmon, 9’ 2/2 Shooting Star, I enjoy using all of them.

[VanfromMaine]

I have a 8' (Kit Rod, no serial #)
Marked "Orvis Impregnated"
8' HEH. (5)
I fish this with a WF 5

8' 4 1/2oz 13/16 marked
"Orvis-Impregnated"
"Special". Built 11/3/53 by Cal Skinner
I fish this with a 6DT or 7WF

[CTmetalsmith]

Recently acquired Battenkill seven/four impregnated rod. Orvis tells me it was made in 1988 but person in Manchester who looked it up couldn’t tell me who made it. Curious to know.