Three of a kind.....show yours
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#302Aroners left to right:
7 1/2 ft 5 wt 3 pc Spring Creek Moderate Cut
7 ft 4 wt 3 pc Spring Creek Moderate Cut
6 1/2 ft 3 wt 3 pc Spring Creek
7 1/2 ft 5 wt 3 pc Spring Creek Moderate Cut
7 ft 4 wt 3 pc Spring Creek Moderate Cut
6 1/2 ft 3 wt 3 pc Spring Creek
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#303Those are real Nice!Random Casts wrote: ↑05/30/21 13:37Aroners left to right:
7 1/2 ft 5 wt 3 pc Spring Creek Moderate Cut
7 ft 4 wt 3 pc Spring Creek Moderate Cut
6 1/2 ft 3 wt 3 pc Spring Creek
Can you let us know how much softer his medium cut is vs the regular cut?
Saving up for one now.
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#304Just spent an evening fishing the 7 1/2 ft 5 wt Moderate Cut 3 pc.
If it makes any sense, when I close my eyes, it is as if I am casting my late ‘50s Payne 198. It is smooth and powerful but not overly so. You can check out the flex in the rod in the pic. My wife used it to land a nice 10” brook trout.
I also own an eight foot five weight Hunt DF and a seven and a half foot four weight Hunt DF. Had I know what these Moderate cuts were like I would have had Marc make all of my Aroners with this way.
Trust this answers some of your questions.
Cheers,
Richard
If it makes any sense, when I close my eyes, it is as if I am casting my late ‘50s Payne 198. It is smooth and powerful but not overly so. You can check out the flex in the rod in the pic. My wife used it to land a nice 10” brook trout.
I also own an eight foot five weight Hunt DF and a seven and a half foot four weight Hunt DF. Had I know what these Moderate cuts were like I would have had Marc make all of my Aroners with this way.
Trust this answers some of your questions.
Cheers,
Richard
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#305Richard,Random Casts wrote: ↑05/30/21 22:36Just spent an evening fishing the 7 1/2 ft 5 wt Moderate Cut 3 pc.
If it makes any sense, when I close my eyes, it is as if I am casting my late ‘50s Payne 198. It is smooth and powerful but not overly so. You can check out the flex in the rod in the pic. My wife used it to land a nice 10” brook trout.
I also own an eight foot five weight Hunt DF and a seven and a half foot four weight Hunt DF. Had I know what these Moderate cuts were like I would have had Marc make all of my Aroners with this way.
Trust this answers some of your questions.
Cheers,
Richard
Thanks for the reply.
Great flex in the photo. I have an 8’ Spring Creek special that is a powerful rod. I am saving for the same rod in a medium cut as I like the fuller flexing rods like a 50 or a 50L vs the 50DF.
It’s good to hear the mediums fit that softer action.
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#306red 1
My 8’ 3 pc 5wt Hunt weighs in at 4 3/8 ozs. Should the moderate cut come in slightly lighter I think you’ll have a winner. The moderate cuts seem to have the same tip taper but the mid and butt have a little less lumber.
What line weight are you looking for?
Cheers,
Richard
My 8’ 3 pc 5wt Hunt weighs in at 4 3/8 ozs. Should the moderate cut come in slightly lighter I think you’ll have a winner. The moderate cuts seem to have the same tip taper but the mid and butt have a little less lumber.
What line weight are you looking for?
Cheers,
Richard
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#307Richard,Random Casts wrote: ↑05/31/21 16:50red 1
My 8’ 3 pc 5wt Hunt weighs in at 4 3/8 ozs. Should the moderate cut come in slightly lighter I think you’ll have a winner. The moderate cuts seem to have the same tip taper but the mid and butt have a little less lumber.
What line weight are you looking for?
Cheers,
Richard
Looking for a solid 5 wt. I have plenty of 8' 4 wts, and 8'+. 6 wts, not many 8' 5 wts.
Those rods you have look real nice and must be real enjoyable with a full flexing taper. Enjoy.
I want to be buried with my favorite rod.
I hear the Styx River has Fish.
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#308Here, I present three of Orvis' shortest - cataloged - three piece rods, each paired with a 3" Hardy reel.
From the top:
7 1/2' Manchester with 3" St. George
7' Seven Four with a 3" JLH Ultralite #5
6 1/2' Rocky Mountain Fly (converted from a Fly & Spin) with a 3" Duchess
Okay, I cheated just a little as the Rocky Mountain was a Fly and Spin model before being converted to just a Fly.
Tight lines and cold water,
Joe
From the top:
7 1/2' Manchester with 3" St. George
7' Seven Four with a 3" JLH Ultralite #5
6 1/2' Rocky Mountain Fly (converted from a Fly & Spin) with a 3" Duchess
Okay, I cheated just a little as the Rocky Mountain was a Fly and Spin model before being converted to just a Fly.
Tight lines and cold water,
Joe
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#309. Orvis Big Water/Big Fish Bamboo Fly Rods, L to R, Model Battenkill, 35225, converted by the Orvis Rod Shop to a Shooting Star, detachable fighting butt, 9’ 2/2, 7 oz. 17 ferrule, lines tested GBG/GAF, Ashaway braided nylon or silk, next Model SSS, 67202, extendable fighting butt, 8’9” 2/2 6 7/8 oz. 16 ferrule, line tested, WF10, next rod, Model 99, 32671, detachable fighting butt, 8’6” 2/2, 5oz. 15 ferrule, lines tested, as per Orvis, GAF floating/ HCF sinking, all 3 rods are equipped with 3 stripping guides on butt sections, all 3 shoot lines effortlessly.
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#310All three generations of the Orvis Seven/Four. They all have the same taper and action, but the original (70s-early 80s) version is 2 3/4 oz, the mid-80s version is 3 3/8 oz, and the 90s version is 3 3/4 oz due to increasingly more nickel silver, wood, and fatter grips. They all feel great in hand, though.
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#313Nice!Cross Creek wrote: ↑08/04/21 18:08All three generations of the Orvis Seven/Four. They all have the same taper and action, but the original (70s-early 80s) version is 2 3/4 oz, the mid-80s version is 3 3/8 oz, and the 90s version is 3 3/4 oz due to increasingly more nickel silver, wood, and fatter grips. They all feel great in hand, though.
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#314There you go Mark!Hellmtflies wrote: ↑11/18/21 12:45After acquiring a Karstetter 8'3" 3/2 4/5wt. I now can boast "Three of a Kind"! Three Karstetters are as follows;
7'6" 2/2 4/5wt.
8' 2/2 5wt.
8'3" 3/2 4/5wt.
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#315Love this thread.
I want to be buried with my favorite rod.
I hear the Styx River has Fish.
I hear the Styx River has Fish.
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#318Inspired by Lon's recent post of early Leonards, and several comments mentioning that for some reason Leonards seem to be under represented on this board: Here are three Leonard DF rods, all marked Tournament, and each paired with a Hardy reel from the same era as the rod. Top to bottom:
- A 50 1/2 DF from the 1950s with a post-war 3 1/8" Perfect.
- A post-war 50DF Hunt with a Hardy LRH with 2-screw line guide.
- A pre-war 49DF with a pre-war 3" St. George.
These three outfits cover nearly all the trout fishing I do these days. I could probably be happy fishing just them for the rest of my life ... but I won't.
Lee
- A 50 1/2 DF from the 1950s with a post-war 3 1/8" Perfect.
- A post-war 50DF Hunt with a Hardy LRH with 2-screw line guide.
- A pre-war 49DF with a pre-war 3" St. George.
These three outfits cover nearly all the trout fishing I do these days. I could probably be happy fishing just them for the rest of my life ... but I won't.
Lee