GungasUncle
Welps, I hit up Hagg on Sunday to get out of the house, make sure the lake was still there, and try out the Stowaway and the Sage fly line. I took my LSi 6 weight for more serious fishing, and I did also take one of my spin rods -figuring that it might be necessary for finding fish. Fish weren't found by me, or by Tyler on this outing - but I did get lots of casting practice in. It's the first time I've cast a fly rod in a couple months.
The Stowaway 3 weight's action is very, very similar to the LSi 3 weight that I cast last summer - which is to say - it was very nice, especially for a fast action rod. Typical of 3 weight rods - they do best with little wind, or when casting with the wind at your back. A #14 unweighted prince nymph on the leader - 35-40 foot (my normal fishing range) casts were easy. More distance than that - and I was having issues - but that's probably just *me*. Would've been nice to put a bend in it with a fish, but it wasn't to be this day.
I'm pleased with my purchase.
Nice pick up. Now you gotta get a Redington CT! Awesome light trout rods!
Van - those Echo Carbon rods are sweet. I love my Echo rods, and will probably be adding at least one more this year. I'm also quite pleased with my Echo Ion 810 reel (the big brother to your 4/5). I've had one fish on it so far (a carp) and the drag didn't hesistate when the fish started pulling. I also like how for their size, they're relatively light weight reels - not the lightest out there - but lighter than a number of other reels in that price range.
I've also been eying up the Echo Shadow 3 weight and 4 weight rods, along with the 10' 6 weight Ion rod.
I've read a lot of good things about those Streamflex rods - did you have to order online, or is there a local shop that stocks them? 10' 2 weight sounds like a neat rod.