New rod adcice

[Dr.Lumber]

This is probably too late but I'm interested in what rod you chose. I was in a very similar situation a few months ago. I went to three or four local shops and tested a bunch of different rods in all price ranges. I ended up really liking the echo carbon 9ft 5wt. I did some research on the rod, reviews, warranty, and the designer Tim Rajeff and decided it was a very good rod at a great price ($179 I think). I paired it with a Lamson Guru reel and the folks at fishwest gave me some great line at around half price I think. It's been a little over a month maybe two and I couldn't be happier with the purchase.

I agree with the person who said everyone casts differently and I was surprised that the rods that I liked best weren't always the most expensive.


Hope this helps
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