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I received my new Hexagraph rod last
night, after dark, so I could not test its casting qualities. My first
impression (and my wife's as well) was that it is beautiful as a work of art.
This morning I cast it with a WF4F line over grass (New England in late
December has no open water) and was astounded at its performance, even without
a proper water haul. The rod drives itself with no shoulder effort, permitiing
a concentration on accuracy rather than demanding a concentration on power.
After twenty minutes of climbing the learning curve I dropped a hookless fly in
front of a white-throated sparrow picking seeds on the ground at a full 60
feet(!), so close that he pecked at it as if it were an insect suddenly dropped
by the gods for his nourishment on a cold day. Needless to say, I am more than
pleased. D.P.
... I cant see for the life, of me,
why the Hex isnt the most popular rod in the country.
Ive used them All and the Hex is, by far, the best - in every
respect -- from the basic engineering to the actual
casting ability.
From a basic engineering point-of-view
... You dont have to be an rocket scientist, or an aerospace design
engineer -- to realize the effectivness of a solid rod, rather than one that
bends into an oval when casting. Ive used Them
All over the years. Am now in my 79th year -- and, have been fly
fishing, since I was 12. The Hex, is head and shoulders over them all.
Ive run into that Syndrome many times before. Some people,
just dont want to be convinced! Dont know, for sure -- what
it takes? One of your previous comments: Like casting w/a 3000-dollar
bamboo, for a fraction of the cost - Hits the Nail on the
Head! And, Ive casted w/bamboo (my fathers) years ago.
In short
Im
Sold!
A few years ago, I landed a 49-Pound King
Salmon, on the Upper Sacramento (near Red Bluff), using the Hex.
Was in a boat -- landed it about 3-miles downstream. The Hex handled it,
beautifully! No Problem! Hal Alderson., Bend, OR
When I fish with the Hexagraph I think I
know how Bach must have felt when composing music! J.S. PA
Don't know if you recall - we had a
dialogue last year about travel rods and breakage. My brother and I broke
several rods in Chile in '04, and I was pretty ticked off. So this year I
took a couple of Hexagraphs. They did great! It was fun to travel and fish with
confidence. Between the 5-weight and the 7-weight, I nailed some very strong
and large rainbows and browns, including coho and king slamon and sea run
trout. And needless to say, no breakage. (Meanwhile another guest at the lodge
was taping his Sage tip to keep it in place; another took a 4-piece 8-weight
Sage out of the tube to find it was now a 5-piece!) J.B. California
I bought a 9' 6wt Classic earlier this
year. I'm extremely pleased with the rod. My Orvis T3 is a casting rod. Your
classic is a fishing rod, it does everything so well. When I first tried it
this February (couldn't wait), I was impressed with it's ability to handle line
on the water. Roll casts and mends were so easy. Line handling is still a
premier feature but now the casting stroke is second nature as well. It's now
my rod of choice. K.W.
This is absolutely the best-loading rod I
have ever laid my hands on! J. A., NY
I have had my original
Hexagraph 7, 3-4 for 6 or 7 years now, and I have to tell you it fishes
much better and handles excellently compared with my Orvis Bamboo of equal size
and weight. I just wanted to drop this line to you to let you folks know what
an excellent product you make, and at half the price. R.A.,
RI
These rod are kind of like a single malt scotch, you have to be a
little patient to acquire the taste for them; after that happens, nothing else
is ever the same. R.B., TX
I want to thank you again for that
beautiful rod...it is gorgeous to say the least . It is an ideal rod for Cohos,
no doubt about it. I was tossing a 9-weight sinking line and it loaded like a
dream. .. after a 10 minute battle, I had brought to grasp a 15-16# male in
full spawning color. I will cherish this rod for as long as I live... They make
fun of me because I sleep with it in the tent every night! M.M.,
AK
Within 30 seconds or a minute of my first lawn cast, it was
hitting a dandelion in my yard at 45 ft. didnt matter if I was using the
4-wt. or the 5-wt. line. Incredible. E.E., MN
Your rod and reel
are superb everything you said they would be. In fact, as I worked tiny
dry flies in a fairly strong wind, I was utterly amazed at the control I had.
Worth every penny. Thanks for bringing me closer to one of the most stunningly
pleasurable sports left on this globe. L.W., TX
Sporting
Classics Awards of Distinction -- 2003 Hexagraph Fly
Rods Hexagraph rods may be one of the best-kept secrets in the
fly-fishing industry. Thats a real shame, because they are fantastic
fishing tools?..Any flyrod that is relaxing to fish, that loads and seems to
cast itself, that lays out line with the best of them, deserves more attention
and an award of excellence.
I routinely take four or five rods
with me on my trips to Montana, but I find I never use anything but my Hex.....
it handles several different line weights perfectly, much to the amazement of
my fellow travelers. J.B., RI
Im sorry about not having
your demo back to you yet. Its just been a long time since Ive had
this much fun with a rod. The T-3 that Orvis sent has dust coating its case, as
does the St. Croix Legend Elite. Since I took my first trout on a Hexagraph,
life just hasnt been the same. Until your rod arrived here, Id
spent my time toying with the latest line launchers on the market. The Hex made
it clear that there are rods with which to cast, and rods with which to fish.
The Hexagraph is one that falls into the second category an
anglers rod. The Hex is easily capable of laying out long amounts of
line, if thats what youre into, but the majority of my fishing is
within 30- 50 of my waders. Your rods do great work up close and
personal.
Best of all, I wasnt forced to
remake my casting stroke to fit the rods response time. Ive
struggled lately to get the best performance out of a few of the new rods. Such
was not the case with the Hexagraph. Your rods do it all perform beyond
measure, allow me to look like a better caster than I really am, and gift me
with almost a deft touch fishing close-by. They also feel right in hand. My
Grandfather would have liked your line of rods - and thats saying
something! By the way, I hooked up with a brown that was over five pounds, and
the Hex handled the bruiser like it was a walk in the park. You build a heckuva
rod! Jerry Warrington, Outdoor Photographer, journalist and product
reviewer., MI.
BRADLEY'S TESTIMONIAL - June 17, 2004
| Harry,
I can't
begin to thank you for going the extra mile to get a Hex in my hand for my
trip. This kind of thing makes me even more thankful to have bought my rod from
such a class act company. Truly - THANK YOU!
Now, my
trip:.
My buddy
Tim had to work the first two days I was there so I ended up fishing alone. I
took your advice and called Mary Kay at The Milesnick Ranch. I found Spring
Creek fishing to be very similar to what I do here in the NC Mountains...sneaky
clear water, fine tippets, small flies, high sticking so to speak. I had a
blast and caught 7 really nice fish. I will attach a picture of the largest
Brown I caught that day. The pictures aren't as meaningful when you fish alone
but still a nice memory.
The rivers in town had a ton of run off and were
as the locals say chocolate milk so we left Thursday and went to fish in
Idaho. At 6:00 PM that evening we landed ourselves dead in the middle of a PMD
hatch in the Snake River. We caught 10 fish between the two of us and what a
thrill to see the water popping like that.
We left the
Snake at 8:00 PM and drove back to a neat little lodge called The Anglers Lodge
at Henry's Fork. Great food, nice people. We woke up at 7:00 and waded out the
back door into the Henrys Fork. This was a beautiful place but it gets an awful
lot of fishing pressure so we didn't catch much. We met an 86 year old man
"Cotton" who introduced us to a back road beauty called the Coffee Pot Rapids.
Big Rocks, deep pools, big fish.
On our way
back to Montana, we fished several spots in the Yellowstone National Park
including the Madison and Gibbon Rivers. What a spectacular place.
Josh
Standish (Montana Troutfitters) is a super guy and thanks a million for the
introduction. He recommended a wonderful place 30 minutes out main street hwy
84 called Bear Trap Canyon on the lower Madison. Tim and I hiked 3 miles up
into the canyon and fished around dear, elk, and rattlesnakes. Again, really
big rocks, clear water and great fishing. I caught my first fish ever on a
salmon fly and many others on pheasant tail bead heads and prince nymphs. What
a thrill to be standing on a rock in the middle of a river surrounded by all of
those Mountains. - Heaven
My last day
we were trying to get back to Milesnicks but Mary Kay was out of town so we
went back to the lower Madison at Cherry Creek. Good fishing, great fun.
Please call
me next time you plan to visit Josh and I will try to fly out and meet you.
Thanks
again for Everything,
Bradley 
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