Fly Rods – Wasatch Fly Fishing

Blue Halo Liger (Hybrid)
$549.00 – $569.00
Features:

– Flor Quality grips

– Custom Rod tube (half S-2, half graphite) with aluminum end cap and screw cap with laser logo

– Upgraded Lemke seats with excellent choices for inserts for FW models. Double locking SW safe seats for SW models.

– Matching hook keeper

– Snake Brand Double Foot Guides

– Tip over butt / Sleeve style ferrules

– Wrapped in the good ol’ USA

– We use the highest grade of unidirectional ZenTron S2 fiberglass which is stronger, lighter and stiffer than E-Glass.

– ZenTron S-2 glass recovers 50% faster than standard S Glass and nearly as fast as graphite

– Used in Armored Tanks, F-32, F-35, Stealth aircraft, helicopter blades, nose of Boeing 787. It is light, and strong and protects from high impact which means less broken rods

– Our translucent blanks show it all. Hold it up to the light and you will see that our blanks are the cleanest most beautiful blanks on the planet

– Lifetime Warrantee against manufacturer defects on all rods

– We offer additional insurance to cover you. No questions asked.

– Faster action for the guys who like a little more speed and power. Great for big fish, casting big bugs

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Blue Halo Zenglass S-2
$449.00 – $469.00
Blue Halo Zenglass S-2 Fly Rods

8’6″ Weights 8-12

Our new ZENGLASS S-2 Fiberglass rod blanks are an incredible addition to our fiberglass lineup. These are the larger sticks meant to cast bigger flies, cast farther and land bigger fish.

With years of testing and countless fish landed with these rods, we feel confident saying that our tapers are perfect for anglers who are seeking big fish in the salt or in fresh water. Rolled at the highest standard and with the very finest fiberglass available, these blanks are the perfect canvas for creative rod building minds.

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CTS Affinity Euro X
$575.00 – $595.00
CTS Affinity Euro X Fly Rods

10’6″ 2 and 3 weights

Based on the hugely successful Affinity X, the Euro X carbon fly rod blank has the same power and authority of the Affinity X in the lower half, with a slightly mellower mid area and extremely light, sensitive tip area.

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CTS Affinity MX
$575.00 – $595.00
CTS Affinity MX Fly Rods

With an extremely smooth and forgiving medium-fast action that’s easy to load and delivers predictably, the CTS Affinity MX provides the angler with quicker recovery and more punch in the short-to-medium range.

Thanks to our constant taper system, the blank loads quickly and delivers the smooth power needed for distance and accuracy.

The Affinity pedigree is unmatched – it’s our cornerstone fly rod series, as a result of its superior design, engineering and materials. A single VeroCore™ helical spiral is at the core of each 100% uni-directional carbon fibre (graphite) Affinity MX fly rod blank. This type of structure is regarded as the most effective way of maintaining cross-section stability during bending, therefore creating a fly rod that is more responsive and more sensitive. This is not only apparent when casting, but also when fighting a fish and even when setting the hook. Feel the difference with a CTS carbon fly rod blank.

Read about the differences between the Affinity X, M and MX.

Affinity MX carbon fly rod blanks are highly customisable, and you can configure a rod for any fishing situation.

Made in our world-class facility in Auckland New Zealand. Tested by the most discerning anglers in every corner of the world.

Material Grade: CTS HM, CTS IM and CTS HS carbon systems
Core: VeroCore™ Carbon Helix
Taper: Med-Fast
Action: Med-Fast – Fast
Colours: Select from sanded finish (P2000), Clear Coat or Standard / Metallic Colour paints: CTS Colour Range

Looking for a certain rod that isn’t shown here? Please contact me and as a dealer I can order any model made in any color – please consider this most likely will cause a delay in the completion date.

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CTS Affinity X
$539.00 – $645.00
CTS Affinity X Fly Rods Fast action, lightweight and versatile, the CTS Affinity X has deserved its place as the most popular carbon fly rod blank in the CTS collection. The Affinity pedigree is unmatched – it’s our cornerstone fly rod series, as a result of its superior design, engineering and materials. A single VeroCore™…

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CTS Quartz (CrystalGlass)
$483.00 – $548.00
CTS Quartz (CrystalGlass) Fly Rods

CrystalGlass™ is our extremely high grade uni-directional S-Glass with amazing clarity. It’s fibreglass like you’ve never seen it before – light, lively and brilliantly flawless.

When it comes to fibreglass fly rods, there’s no company in the world that knows them better than we do. We pioneered the production of uni-directional fibreglass fly rods in the mid 2000’s, and we’ve been at the forefront of glass innovation ever since.

If, like us, you’re hooked on technology, then you’ll appreciate what’s in the Quartz DNA.

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CTS Quartz TT (Crystalglass)
$579.00 – $641.00
CTS Quartz TT Fly Rods Quartz TurboTaper™ (TT) is our newest release of fast and powerful glass fly rods. The Quartz TT series uses a turbo-charge design concept. Aptly named the ‘turbo’ because it delivers extra power when needed, the TurboTaper™ is a CTS innovation that speeds up a rod taper, injecting more power in…

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CTS Revo (Saltwater)
$625.00
CTS REVO Fly Rods The Revo saltwater fly rod blank is designed specifically to bridge the gap between spinning and fly. We took the lifting / fish fighting power of spin and combined this with the casting ability and presentation level of a fly blank. The Revo loads easily and smoothly as a result of…

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CTS Spey
$749.00 – $789.00
CTS Spey Fly Rods

Affinity Skagit

The Affinity Skagit two-handed fly rod blank was developed and tested with help from many experienced two-handed fly anglers from around the world.

The Affinity pedigree is unmatched – it’s our cornerstone fly series, with superior design, engineering and materials selection. A single VeroCore™ helical spiral is at the core of each 100% uni-directional carbon fibre Affinity Skagit. This type of structure is regarded as the most effective way of maintaining cross-section stability during bending.

Compared to the Affinity DQ: Affinity Skagit two-handed fly rod blank has slightly less flex (is stiffer) in the top 2/3, and has more flex (softer) in the bottom 1/3. This is done to more easily manage anchor release of Skagit shooting heads with heavily grained tips and heavy flies in tow, and to more easily manage dangle release of full sink classic Spey lines.

With Skagit shooting heads: The Affinity Skagit two-handed fly rod tapers come to the fore to manage the sustained anchor of extreme sink tips and heavily weighted flies with an absolute minimal amount of expended energy on the part of the caster. Line management of these lines (as with all shooting heads) is best done with a very economic short stroke, and underhand dominant.

With classic Spey tapers: The Affinity Skagit two-handed fly rod blanks are authoritative in the delivery of mid to long belly Classic Spey tapers, and will do especially well with full sink Spey tapers and heavy flies. Mid to long belly Spey tapers will inherently ask for a wider stroke. This is best done with an even high hand / low hand power push, and a slight underhand power at the end of the stroke.

Material Grade: Ultra sensitive 57msi high modulus
Core: VeroCore™ Carbon Helix
Taper: Medium Fast Progressive
Action: Fast – Extra Fast

Includes a high quality Wasatch Fly Fishing tube and sock

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Diamondback Aeroflex Freshwater
$550.00
Diamondback Aeroflex Freshwater Fly Rods

Diamondback Fly Rods is excited to announce the Aeroflex freshwater rod series. The difference with Aeroflex rod blanks is they are designed utilizing technology developed to meet the performance and durability challenges of the tactical nymph rod market. Each blank in the lineup was designed with numerous iterations of changes over nearly 2 years of development, with the goal being comfortable fishing and casting rods that generate high performance for a wide spectrum of casting styles and popular line choices. They are dynamic fishing tools that will achieve smooth and accurate casts at common fishing distance, but have a hidden reserve power revealed when pushing a long cast into the wind or fighting a bigger fish. Oversize Sea-Guide titanium frame stripper guides start at the base of the butt mid on most models, with the guide located on top of the ferrule overlap for increased strength and reserve power.
Rods will be built with only the highest quality components. Flor-Plus grade cork, SNAKE brand guides in either single or double foot, bright nickel or dark nickel hardware and personalized for you. Upon purchase I will follow up with any build details and options clearly and easily presented.

Rods come with the highest quality Wasatch FlyFishing tube (colors will vary) and rod sock.

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Diamondback Aeroflex Saltwater
$600.00
Diamondback Aeroflex Saltwater Fly Rods

Diamondback’s new Aeroflex Salt rods are a carefully crafted series of high performance fly rods (7-11wt) developed over two full years of our fishing-focused design process. Aeroflex Salt rod designs feature actions driven by an acute awareness of popular lines, leaders, fly patterns, and fishing styles commonly associated with each line weight. That means having the right amount of tip power to quickly form a loop and turn over your leader making a quick cast with a weighted crab at a target in the wind. Or having the proper wall thickness and material composition and guide placement to not fail when that big albie is digging under the boat in 3-5′ waves as a fall storm is moving up the coast. Great fishing rods must incorporate durability with performance, and Aeroflex Salt rods have optimal material choices combined with unique expansion concepts that allow for a lightweight product with incredible performance and outstanding durability.

Each Aeroflex Salt model has a different blend of carbon fibers, with an increasing presence of S-Glass in the lower sections of the larger models 9-11wt for lifting strength. Rods feature carefully selected premium oversize black anodized snake guides with SeaGuide Titanium frame steep angled dual foot stripping guides, with optimal guide placement and wrap strategies to reinforce strength and durability.

7wt – Great light saltwater, streamer, and mousing rod. 200 grain target load window
8wt – Super versatile and capable line weight for a wide range of applications. 250 grain sinking and intermediate target load window
9wt – Backbone for Permit, False Albacore, big Stripers, light Tarpon, etc. 300 grain sinking and intermediate target load window
10wt – Serious backbone to handle bigger saltwater fish, combat heavier wind. Good tip power for Pike. 350 grain sinking and intermediate target load window
11wt – A big 11 with plenty of S-Glass built into the bottom two sections to reinforce lifting power and durability. GTs, big Tarpon, football Bluefin Tuna, big fall Musky. Tip power to turn over a big predator fly, but smooth enough to control a small tarpon fly. 400 grain sinking and intermediate target load window.

Rods will be built with only the highest quality saltwater components. Flor-Plus grade cork, Fuji Torzite stripping guides, SNAKE brand guides double-locking reel seats and personalized for you. Upon purchase I will follow up with any build details and options clearly and easily presented.

Rods come with the highest quality Wasatch FlyFishing tube (colors will vary) and rod sock.

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Diamondback Ideal Nymph
$525.00 – $550.00
Diamondback Ideal Nymph Fly Rods

The Ideal Nymph range is a series of tactical nymphing rods that has been thoughtfully designed in every possible aspect to be the most effective and pleasant feeling nymphing tools. The rods have a non-glare matte finish, downlocking dark nickel color hardware with high density premium quality cork grips, your choice of my premium wood spacers and compact fighting butts. Rod accents are your choice – or I can add my touch. Guide selection and placement on nymphing rods is critical to performance, and Ideal Nymph rods have the right components in the right places. Guide placement is optimized with a stripping guide on the butt section to minimize potential line sag. Ideal Nymph blanks are designed to maximize recovery speed and feel, while still flexing enough to load with mono rigs and lightweight nymphs. All Ideal Nymph rods have a firm backbone that allows for a quick hookset and great fish retention, while having the smooth power transition that allows anglers to apply firm pressure to fish without fear of breaking light tippets.

Pictured rod is one built for a customer and a sample of my work. I maintain a variety of options for the wood insert for the reel seat and will present options at time of purchase. Cork grip options will be presented as well.

Rods come with the highest quality Wasatch FlyFishing tube (colors will vary) and rod sock.

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