I am in agreement with Carl that it depends on what you are wanting to do with the new rod. Right now I have over 10 rods and each has it's purpose (I'm a fanatic, don't judge). If I am heading to a new trout stream and I need a workhorse, do it all rod, I take my 5wt Sage Z-Axis with Lamson Guru reel. I have had this for years and it is a great rod, however, it might not be right for you. Another question to ask is what your casting stroke is? A fast action 5 wt is great for some, but others prefer the more relaxed casting stroke of a medium action rod. The other 5 wt I currently have is Sage Circa, and it is a great slower action dry fly rod; I would not use it for nymphing or throwing streamers. I have three TFO six weight rods TiCrX, six weight Deer Creek switch, and an eight weight TiCr they are fantastic for the price. A TiCrX in a 5 wt would be a great purchase for a fast action 5 wt. The TiCrX was my first dedicated streamer rod and paired with an Okuma helios, it has been bombproof for damn near a decade. Here's a quick rundown: Allen (10wt), TFO (8wt), Winston (6wt) 2 TFO (6wt), 2 Sage (5wt), 1 Sage (4wt), 1 Headwaters bamboo (4wt), 1 Mystic (3wt), 1 Grigg (2wt), 1 Tenkara USA (6:4), 1 Tenkara Rod Co. (5:5). My first workhorse do everything rod for MT trout streams was a Redington 5wt with a Ross CLA reel. It was an amazing setup and a great price.
As someone else suggested, try taking a trip to one of the shops (Backwater angler, Bass Pro, Orvis) and let them set up a rod to test out. This is probably the best way to find the right rod for your casting style and intended use. A reel that has amazed me so far is 3-Tand. The startup inertia is zero and the reels perform as good if not better than many that cost 2-3 times as much. I have Ross, Lamson, TFO, Allen, and Okuma reels currently. The big determining factor on a reel is what you are fishing for. If you are going to use it for large pressured trout requiring fine tippets, you need to invest in a good reel will no startup inertia. The lower quality reels take some effort to "break" them free before line starts feeding out and this can be the kiss of death if you have a hot 20+ inch fish on 6X tippet. However, if you are throwing streamers or fishing to smallmouth or less finicky trout on 1-3X, the reel is not that big a deal. Hell, I fish plenty of time for bass with 0-1X and strip them in the whole way, so the reel simply becomes a place to store the line.
Hopefully this gave you some good info. The others in the post offer some solid suggestions as well.
Trevor
On Monday, October 9, 2017 at 3:17:08 PM UTC-4, abbie mcmullen wrote:
I am ideally looking for a new workhorse. I love my 4wt but I have found it to be a bit light if I want to toss a heavier streamer or if there is a stiff breeze. I do actually have a blank 5wt echo that my boyfriend stripped down with intentions to customize. So I could even get away with a good reel! I'm also looking to switch my click drag 4wt to an adjustable if anyone has any thoughts on that!
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