| Name: david hunter |
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| E-mail: hunterdw@pol.net |
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Experience:
chase trout in montana usually twice a year (little streams-spring creeks-big rivers);belong to local trout club-spring creek,small stream fishing; fish the ausable system in michigan ;bonefish 1-2 times a year;fish local farm ponds. I have been fishing since a kid and fly fishing for 40 years
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Product Being Tested:
fenwick graphite fly rod HMXF 906-2 9 ft, 2 piece, 6 wt dull charcoal/black finish
fenwick cartridge reel DCC56 charcoal/black finish |
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Snapshot of your experience with products of this sort:
both performed well. reel was a problem initially- see below on a 10 scale/ rod gets a 7-8 and reel a 6-7 |
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Date of Test:
11/15 and 11/22 |
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Place of Test:
Fished at local trout club (rockwell spring creek) near sandusky ,oh This is a small meandering manicured stocked spring creek(bows,brook,and brown)(have own hatchery) as well as natural strem bred fish. |
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Test Condition:
sun, temp in 50-60's some wind nice days for november in our area |
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Relevant related equipment or products:
used new shakespeare generation 3 wonderline ( WF6 trout) and rio leader 7 1/2 ' 3x with tippets to 6x I really liked the wonderline - very slick and easy to cast- floats like a cork |
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Your experience with the product:
the rod handeled very well. If it was not labeled,I don't think I could tell much difference betwwen it and some of the high end rods. Same number of guides as the sage/t&t,etc. Had dull fifish, which I prefer. The reel performed ok - I tend not to like smaller reels. Drag did not have a real test as the fish caught were not over 2#. I will take it with me and try on the montana fish some time. |
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Qualities you liked about the product:
rod was fast and cast well. Good loop |
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Qualities you didn't liked about the product:
reel came with a right hand set up ,but not labeled as such. No directions as to how to convert. Had to contact company (via fax) as to making it into a left hand reel, which they did answer promply. Fairly easy to convert. |
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Summary Comments
I would have no problem recommending either the rod or reel. Both were more than adequate |
