Just wondering what rod people use for wet fly fishing
i myself use a hardy demon 10ft 7weight

11ft s mate,
hardy demon
b&w marlin
greys x-flite

RPL 11'3" 6 weight - My all time favourite wand, but sadly outings are few and far between nowadays due to the leverage taking its toll on my elbow

Greyflex Mk II 10' 6/7 - Quite delightful, but wont last as long as the RPL. Already had to replace the butt section twice for cork/handle problems.

XP 10' 6 weight. - Phasing this in....as the RPL gets phased out.

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Fly Clips & Stands

Hardy Swift Mk II 10'6" #7
Fine, powerful rod for those wild, blustery days when a little more line control is needed.

Sage XP 10' #6
An absolute gem of a rod! Perfect for light winds and a nice rolling wave.

Loomis GLX 10' #7
Never really took a shine to this rod. That bloody 'whirring' noise as the line runs through the rings doesn't help matters. I'm going to hold onto it anyway just in case I have a eureka! moment some day and discover what all the fuss was about.

Greys Platinum X 10' #6
Have a soft spot for this one. Took my PB on Currane with it. A bit battered and bruised now but nice and light. Perfect back-up rod when the wrist starts acting up.

I have a couple of rods but the only one I really used last year was a Wychwood Trufly(I think) 10' wt 6/7 Lovely and lite and ideal for me dabbling the flies. Good price about £70 from GAC. Lifetime guarantee. In this recession not so sure I could justify spending over £100 on a rod

Flextec XRD 10ft 4 piece 7/8

Flextec CRX88 10ft 3 piece 7/8

Diawa Altmor Orator 10ft 2 piece 6/8

Irish Rod Co. 10ft 3 piece 6 weight

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Hardy Demon 10ft #7 ,Hardy Swift mkII 10ft 6in #7,Hardy Marksman Drifter 10ft #6 and Sage Z-axis 11ft #6 .

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Depending on the weight of fly or flies
Greyflex 1st series (gem!) 9ft 5/6
B&W Featherlite 9ft 5/7
Greyflex mII 9ft 6" 6/7 - great workhorse
Spring Creek 10ft 7/8 - great value
GD

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On order for delivery mid this year, a PY Para 15, 8' #6 in 3 pieces with "wet tip"!

2 x B&W 11.3
1x 11.3 home built #5/6 from McHardys some time last century
the lighter B&W along with a 10ft fibatube 4/5 rod double for wet fly on rivers.

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Winter grayling taking a year off !
Claret not just a great dubbing colour!