What is your go to dry rod?

[Brianh]

I love my Sage One 590 for the Delaware

I use a Sage VXP 490 for smaller streams. Don't know if I'd call it my favorite but I haven't felt the need for anything else yet.

 

[shakey]

from small to large:

1, tonka prince,as a 4wt
2, daiwa 4/5/6 8ft,reworked.best as a 4wt
3,custom 5/6 8ft on a vince cummins blank ,fiberglass

any of my glass or bamboo 8-9 ft rods do the job

for real windy days,i use a phillipson

 

[jrj]

Smaller water - Orvis Clearwater 7' in 3 wt

Medium/Large water - 8' HL Leonard bamboo

 

[troutpoop]

For dries I prefer my Winston BiiiX or Winston AIR.
I have cast other rods and like many of them as well. So many good sticks out there right now. If I didn't have the funds for a Winston I'd look for last years model from the better manufacturers and pick one up. A good stick doesn't go bad.
These manufacturers keep putting out new stuff like car dealers, but many of last year models are very good. I do like the feel of the Winsons but it doesn't make them any better than other rods on the market.

 

[Acristickid]

Thought there would be more fiberglass users for dries.

 

[just_jon]

Small - Tie between Payne 98 (7’ 4 wt) or Dreamcatcher Trico (6’6” 4 wt)
Medium - Dreamcatcher Cumberland Queen (8’ 4 wt)
Big - Orvis Battenkill 4-1/4 oz (8’ 6 wt)

 

[shakey]

acristickid wrote:
Thought there would be more fiberglass users for dries.

so did i !

two out of three of my top.and my bonus are fiberglass .
i thought more responses would be similar.

 

[redietz]

shakey wrote:

acristickid wrote:
Thought there would be more fiberglass users for dries.

so did i !

two out of three of my top.and my bonus are fiberglass .
i thought more responses would be similar.

I think a lot of glass users are also cane users, and it's a toss up about which to pick. I know that if I set out with intention of fishing dries, I sure won't be bringing graphite, but there several each grass and glass that I might grab on any given day.