Fly Rods

The CRUX rod offers our all new Line Speed Taper, for confident short to mid-range delivery of flies and effortless extreme distance casting. Combined with the introduction of the Angled Key Grip, a denser pre-compressed cork material designed to increase durability and reduce hand fatigue, we think the all new CRUX is the best rod we’ve ever built.

Fast action

All-new Line Speed Taper for extreme distance casting and effortless short to mid-range delivery of flies

Increased connectivity between the tip, middle, and lower sections for an all-around superior feel

Stiffer tip designed to reduce tip vibrations

Fine diameter blanks throughout range to reduce resistance and increase rod recovery speed

Denser pre-compressed cork material on Angled Key Grip increases durability and sensitivity, while reducing hand fatigue

Angled Key Grip promotes the most versatile and productive casting grip the extended finger grip

Lightweight guides and minimal rod wraps to increase recovery for high line speed gains

Fully anodized aluminium reel seat with in-built hook keepers

Reel seat features double anodized high-quality design detailing with enlarged fixed reel foot hood with line identification

Premium metallic olive matte finish

Section alignment dots for easy and correct assembly of rod guides

Fully protected cordura rod tube with dividers

Lifetime Warranty

 

Able to handle anything from hucking meat for large trout to taming the largest fish swimming in the ocean, the PREDATOR rod has been one of the most popular offerings we have ever created. We now offer the 890-4, 990-4, and 1090-4 in our Liquid Camo color application, in which no two rods have the same pattern. The SEA SPRAY color blends the blank into a saltwater setting and helps reduce rod flash. The fish will never know you’re there.

• Intuitive fast action
• Dialed-in hand balance
• Anodized machined aluminum reel seat
• Durable cordura rod tube included
• Alignment dots for easy setup
• Lifetime warranty

 A fine-tuned, medium-fast action is combined with the lightest weight components available to give anglers incredible performance with a light in-hand feel. Skeletonized reel seats and single-foot guides help reduce weight, while the rod actions and models will match any trout fishing scenario. 

• The lightest rod in its class
• Super-tuned, smooth, medium-fast action blank construction
• Single-foot guides for increased tip recovery
• Skeletonized, CNC machined, anodized aluminum reel seat
• Pinpoint accuracy delivered through improved rod tracking
• Matte finish blank for flash reduction
• Section tips epoxy coated to prevent sticking
• Half-wells, premium gradecork handles
• Nymph actions feature a softer tip for easier turnover
• Fully protected cordura rod tube with dividers
• Lifetime warranty

The VICE is a classically styled, fast-action rod range designed to be accessible to all anglers. The multi-modulus carbon fiber blanks offer increased levels of recovery for casting with greater accuracy and control, and the subtle design touches like black anodized snake guides, laser -etched reel seats, and saltwater-grade components all work together to create a fly rod that anglers can't resist.  

• Easy-casting fast action
• Anodized machined aluminum reel seat, ideal for all water conditions
• Laser-etched model reference on reel seat for quick rod identification
• Durable cordura rod tube with built in rod dividers
• Lifetime Warranty

 

Sometimes we need to remind ourselves to slow it down and just enjoy being out on the water. The new BUTTER STICK does just that. Built using T-Glass construction on our Heritage Taper, the BUTTER STICK is a slow action glass rod that will delicately present a fly even in the tightest of places.

•  Traditional fiberglass taper providing a classic glass feel
• 1wt – 5wt feature unique all cork handle with slide rings
• 6wt and 8wt feature saltwater-ready anodized aluminum reel seat and increased butt section strength for fighting larger species
• Alignment dots for easy rod setup
• Durable cordura rod tube with dividers
• Lifetime warranty

Also available in an outfit that includes rod, reel, and line!

Designed especially for the trout angler. The moderate action of the rod provides the delicacy needed for technical spring creeks, yet packs enough power for big river and boat fishing. The lightweight blank and forgiving action reduces fatigue for long days on the water.

• Fresh water, moderate action rod
• Dark clay brown blank with matching rosewood reel seat insert
• Custom machined reel seat components
• Titanium oxide stripping guides
• Available in 4-piece and 6-piece configurations
• 6-piece offers extreme packability for backpacking and/or the traveling angler
• Alignment dots for easy rod setup
• Divided brown ballistic nylon rod tube
• Lifetime warranty

The new PATH rod is a smooth-casting, medium-fast action graphite fly rod, offering classic performance for all levels of anglers. Rods through 6 weight have a half-wells handle with a wood reel seat for a classic look and feel, and 7 weights and above feature a full-wells grip with anodized aluminum reel seat that is ready for salt or fresh water conditions.

• All water, medium fast action rod
• Wooden reel seats on rods weights through 6 weight models
• Durable anodized aluminum reel seat on rods 7 weight and above
• Alignment dots for easy rod setup
• Durable cordura rod tube with built in rod dividers

590-4: Five-Weight 9' 4-piece is perfect for an all around trout rod

690-4: Six-Weight 9' 4-piece is a rod great for heavier trout applications & light bass

Whether you’re in the pursuit of wild steelhead or just enjoy swinging soft hackles on your local trout stream, the CLAYMORE Two-Handed Rod was designed to handle the needs of any battlefield. This fast action rod family is built using a smooth yet powerful blank, making for intuitive touch-and-go style casts when fishing classic style patterns early season as well as turning over the heaviest of sink tips during the colder months of winter. Offered in everything from a lightweight 2wt Trout Spey to 13 ½ foot 8wt Spey, the CLAYMORE rod family will cover any run you might find yourself in. With features that include a down locking reel seat for improved balanced and Polymer Pinch Grips for increased line control, the CLAYMORE makes casting a two-hander more enjoyable and less like you’re swinging a medieval weapon around. So go ahead, grab on with two hands and enjoy a day swinging your favorite run.

• Fast action
• Premium grade cork handles
• Polymer Pinch Grip sections on top and bottom handles for increased line control
• Anodized aluminum down locking reel seat for improved balance
• Section tips epoxy coated to prevent sticking
• Spey, Switch, and Trout Spey rod models
• Fully protective cordura rod tube with dividers
• Lifetime warranty

The VICE is a classically styled, fast-action rod range designed to be accessible to all anglers. The multi-modulus carbon fiber blanks offer increased levels of recovery for casting with greater accuracy and control to create a fly rod that anglers can't resist.

The all new MINNOW rod was designed and tuned to meet the needs of younger anglers, with its shorter rod length and a medium action that allows for easy casting and enjoyable days on the water.

• Easy casting medium action
• Rods come with cotton rod sock
• Shorter rod length making it easy for younger anglers to handle
• Alignment dots for easy rod setup
• Combo includes:
  • MINNOW rod
  • CROSSWATER reel pre-spooled with RIO Mainstream® WF fly line
  • Cordura rod tube
• 1-year warranty

Get started right with this great setup from Redington that includes a rod, reel, line, leader, and case. The new PATH rod is a smooth-casting, medium-fast action graphite fly rod, offering classic performance for all levels of anglers. 

• All water, moderate-fast action rod
• Wooden reel seats on rods weights through 6 weight models
• Durable anodized aluminum reel seat on rods 7 weight and above
• Alignment dots for easy rod setup
• Durable cordura rod tube with built in rod dividers
• Combo includes: PATH rod, CROSSWATER reel pre-spooled with RIO Mainstream WF fly line, and cordura rod tube
• 8 and 9 weight, saltwater application, available with RIO Saltwater Floating Line
• Lifetime warranty *rod only