Orvis Rocky Mountain 6 Wt

[jtram]

I just picked up an Orvis Rocky Mountain 9' 6wt on ebay for $77 and was wondering if anybody knew anything about these rods. I cant seem to find much on them online and was curious. Thanks for any help!

[Wayne SW/MO]

They were mid priced rods available from Orvis. Good blanks, moderate actions, utility hardware. There was a rumor that the blanks were first line, but I don't know if that is true. Orvis tips do a good job of protecting light tippets.

I have a 10 1/2' 6 wt and a 9' 8wt. I haven't used the 6 in years, but I use the 8 fairly often.

[jtram]

Sounds like it will be a nice rod be nice to cast a mod action every now and then.

[jdmidwest]

It depends on what color the rod blank is. The original Rocky Mtn was a red/burgandy color 9' 6 wt. Then they discontinued the rod and used the Rocky Mtn to describe a series of rods wih the PM10 blank and utillity fittings like Wayne stated.

In the 80's, Orvis used to name the rods they produced, the Rocky Mtn, Henry's Fork, Tightloop, Far and Fine, etc. Then in the 90's they started using the old names to describe series of rods. Since they own the rights to the names, they can use them in various ways.