Ten Footer Allround River & Stream 10'0" line 4

Description
I had the dry fly, nymph and wet fly angler in medium-sized and large rivers mind when working on the concept of this rod.
It pairs power with a medium-fast action and a nice flex down the blank to cover most situations fishing for bigger fish in bigger waters, especially for trout and grayling.
Perfect for fast-water situations as well as Czech-nymphing techniques it can be used for longer distances as well as under the rod tip.
It effectively doubles a lightweight stillwater and reservoir rod using smaller flies.
The rod was equipped with lightweight RECOIL nickel titanium guides to reduce weight for under-the-rod-tip nymphing techniques, which was an option on this build. (+ 80€).

My advice
A multi-use rod that allows to juggle between mountain creeks, large rivers, lakes and reservoirs. It will work great with a weight forward floating line even better with a 4-weight TT line but a 4-weight DT will certainly have its uses, especially for water-borne casts.

Rod building
Blank: “High Performance” graphite.
Finish: black gloss.
Sections: 4
Handle: Flor-grade cork (the ultimate) reversed half wells
Reel seat: up-locking black anodized aluminum with metallic blue-accented graphite spacer.
Guides: RECOIL Nickel Titanium : 2 stripping guides + 9 snake guides + 1 tip top (Option : + 80€).
Thread wraps: Cobalt blue with metallic blue accents.
Weight: 106 gr.
Weight tip section: 5 gr.
Accessories: black graphite rod tube (85 cm) + segmented Burlington marine blue polyester rod bag with lacing (custom made in Brittany in Morlaix).

The rod builder’s note
“Built lightweight, this long “4” is quite a multi-purpose rod and can certainly do it all, especially in capable hands. It will even digest a true 5-weight line for overhead and waterborne distance, if so required.”