What Is Your Favorite 4 Wt ?

[Bman]

Hey folks, Does anyone own the latest St Croix Legend Elite 9ft 4wt? Have you tested it?

Thinking about a rod in this price range that will protect lighter tippets.

Thanks, Bman

[tippet7]

Bman,

My brother had a Legend Elite and got rid of it, a good friend of mine also has one (4wt) and actually uses it for a back up rod! he likes the action, and feels good, but he thinks his TFO Professional 9ft 4wt casts better.

I have not cast the Legend Elite, but I have 5 St Croix rods and my brother has 4 or 5 as well, so for him to tell me he didnt like the way it felt, means for me to get the TFO. My brother bought a TFO 3wt and an Orvis Battenkill reel with the money he got from the St Croix.

hope this helps a little

john

[Bman]

Hey John, Thanks for your feedback. Wow, that wasn't what I was expecting to hear but I value your opinion. I am looking for what I need to hear, not what I want to hear. Having said that...

I own a St Croix Legend Elite 9ft 5 wt, and a TFO Professional 9ft 5wt. I will have to say IMO, the TFO is much less accurate, I have to work noticeably harder to get the same results, and has too much mid-flex for my taste. And that is with using the same reel/line on both. But I'm NOT knocking what you said, thanks again.

I will test the TFO, probably a Winston, Sage, and any other rod in my budget. My price range is $500 bucks max. At $440 the St Croix falls into my price range, they have actually come down in price. I paid $500+ for the 5wt in '06.

Thanks, Bman

[ohmz138]

The temple forks are defenitely cheaper.

[loo10]

I have a Sage 486-3LL that has seen the water maybe 2X if you'd be interested.

Sweet rod.

I'd sell for a fair price.

I just prefer 5-6 wgts.

Let me know.

[tippett7]

Temple Forks are cheaper, but I have a 9' 4W Sage Launch and I absolutely love it. Great for casting 6x or 7x leaders.

[Stragler]

Sage SLT 4 weight. I just love it.

[Ham]

I fish St Croix Legend Ultra's (5, 6, and 8). I got them used and on close out when the cosmetics changed. I don't even know the normal price range, but I do know I absolutely love them. They sure seem to take the work out of casting. How do they compare to the LE's ?

[fly2fish]

My favorites and most used are

8' 6" (now 5" ) 4 wt Sage for night fishing Taney

8' 3 wt Browing for day fishing Taney, Crane and small ponds

8' 8 wt Heddon fiberglass for heavy freshwater and saltwater

7' 8" 5 wt Berkley Performa for everything in between.

Also have a 6 piece 8' 5-6wt Martin for traveling when I can't take the others.

Best thing I didn't pay over $40 for any of them

F2F

[Bman]

Thanks for all the posts!