The echo ed 6 wt is a great "little" rod throws a very good 7 line on it.

The above statement sums up the rod in a nut shell but let me explain more. I have the echo 8wt and while its a distance machine (you have to work it) the little brother the 6 wt is a lovely rod to cast and fish with. (there is only a few grams difference in rod weight between the 8 and 6). I would rate the rod as a 6 3/4quarters its ment to throw a 6 line in a casting comp a long way but as general fishermen dont spend all that time double hauling ,a 7 wt loads the rod and fires out the line in 3-4 flicks. The rod action is mid-tip. Its now my dry fly rod of choice and throws 7wt orginal ridge line fine. It has a great feel about casting this rod and loads very easily and provided you keep within the rods "powerband" it will perform flawlessly. The tip of the rod is flexable (more so then normal rods trying to describe its action here) and leader turnover is very good. i suffer with other rods actions so i found that my dry flies present better ie in a straight line fish 3 drys (more so than with other rods i have used). The great thing about this rod is that is light, and a breeze to use all day so its like using a 6 wt rod but with the power of 7 wt if u need to get to a crusing trout some distance away. It will cast sinking lines as well easily enough too.The rod just feels light and its a 10ft as well.

I always think what could i do if i had designed the rod to make it better, in this case there wasnt alot i could think of except put on a bigger tip ring. There arent any cons about this rod. People say that build quality on the echos is not that good but frankly i disagree , the handle is one of the best i have used, rod is 4 piece travels well, rod tube etc is all of a good standard.

Final note the rod is definitely not a full blown 7wt, it says so on the label but its a very powerful 6 with great casting characteristics. Very enjoyable rod to fish with.