Both models come in 4 pieces and retail for $850. In other Orvis rod news, there are two new sizes available for the Helios Switch Rods, an 11′ 9wt, and an 11′ 10wt. Click here to see Tom Rosenbauer from Orvis talk about the new Superfine fly rods with MidCurrent at the International Fly Tackle Dealer show in Denver. Superfine Touch rods are available in either 3 or 4 pieces for most models, in 0- through 6-weight.
Like the Access Rod Series, the Superfine Touch rods are impregnated with Orvis’s new epoxy-based resin system with plasticizers for a toughened resin system, but the rod’s weight drops to a level not before possible at this price point, says the company. The rod’s slow action tends to open up your loops a little bit if you’re used to a medium- to fast-action rod, but this is more of a benefit when fishing with an indicator rig or a dry/dropper setup. The new Superfine Touch rods are a full-flex graphite rod. In fact, during testing, I found that consistent, accurate casts were possible with just the leader and about a foot of line out - a quality I really missed the next time out with my own gear.
The newly redesigned Superfine Touch rods from Orvis were designed to cast at their maximum efficiency with 15 to 30 feet of fly line out from the rod tip. Despite the fact that most fishing situations occur with less than 45 feet between the fly angler and a feeding fish, most fly rods typically cast at their best with 45 to 60 feet of line out. Superfine Touch Superfine Touch Rod Seriesįor 2011, Orvis went back to the drawing board on its classic Superfine Rod Series.
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