just took charge of my new hanak 9ft 9in 2wt french nymph rod from hanakthis rod is awesome in every way possible from the reel seat to cork handle the blanks the lot,for all you serious french nymph fanatics this is the rod for you,john emerson at uniqueflies sells them & i have absolutely nothing to do with this supplier at all,i have had plenty sage rods in my time & this beats them all by a mile

Just had a look at the pic on John's website, looks like a lovely rod. How does it compare to the Hanak 4 in 1? It's interesting that the rod is only 9ft9 and marketed specifically for use with a french leader. I find the extra length of the 4 in 1 quite handy.

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Craigie, I have the Hends one, with the insert, bringing it from 9ft to 10ft 3 inches i think. Havent used it since end of season but i was impressed with it, apart from the fact that the fly line is noisy going through the rings . Not sure what causes this - either the way the blank is finished ( it has that bumpy unsanded feel?) or maybe the rings are a bit cheap? Nice kit though, although it will take me a while to get used to casting dries on a 9ft 3 wt as i am more used to a shorter rod in 4/5 weight. Overall v impressed though.

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I have the Hanak 4 in 1 in a 3# and love it - lost a lot less fish since I swapped to this from using my XF2 + in 4#. Only minor quibble is I preferred it in the matt finish but Hanak have stopped doing them as apparently they had trouble selling them amongst glossy rods in shop settings. I reckon matt is better but they say it does not affect the performance and personally my catch rate has gone up since I started using it so maybe its all in the mind- I dunno!

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Has anyone tried the the Siman 10" nymph rod and is do how does it compare to the Hends range or the greys XF2/XF2+ or the guideline Fario?

I ask as I want to buy a 10"+ nymphing rod but i cant try before i buy as I travel a lot.

Any comments will be very helpful

Many thanks

Hi,

Another one to throw into the mix might be the new St Croix High Stick Drifter, probably comes in at a similar price to the Fario. 10 foot 4 and 5 weights, powerful rods with very delicate tips, designed for all kinds of nymphing. One of the American mags gave them a good review and had also used the 4 weight for French nymphing. In general St Croix rods are usually excellent value for money.

st croix high stick - YouTube

In adverts the label and finish looks a bit gaudy but in the video above it looks rather smart.

Not tried one , though, as they only seem to be available in the States at the moment.

Cheers,

Damian F

Don't know about the rod, but what a beautiful river and scenery!
Del.

and cracking fish!

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hi nick,i have the two hanak 4 in 1 models for a 3wt the older matt finish & the newer gloss finished model which is a tad faster than the older modelthe 9'9 2wt is awesome for one its ultra light weight & has a little backbone to it for a 2wt which means it can be fished with dries altough its design is for french nymphing which it is superb forgo on get one you know you want to

I have two of the HANAK 4 in 1's, the #3 and the #4/5.
These enabled me to cover all required lengths from 9' upwards, enabling me to reduce the number of rods I take with me / need.

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