The Scott Fly Rod Company is a top rod maker and the G2 series is their top-of-the-line offering (excluding their bamboo rods). This is a solid, all-around rod that our review has declared a clear "Best Of" pick. The G2 rods offer natural finish blanks for greater feel and durability. It's a tough rod with plenty of flex in the right spots, so you can fight that big fish and not worry about snapping your tippet and cursing the hog that got away. Scott's ferrule fitting system ensures your multi-piece ... FULL REVIEW

Charles Orvis founded his fly fishing company in Manchester, Vermont in 1856. A company doesn't survive that long without making reliable products as well as introducing new innovations. Orvis bills their Helios Zero Gravity rods as the most advanced in the world. That may be an over-statement, but if it is, according to our review, it's a minor one. The beauty of this "Best Of" honoree is in its exclusive combination of materials: boron, thermoplastic resins, graphite and a new unidirectional graphit... FULL REVIEW

Despite the tremendous advances in graphite rods, the classic bamboo rod remains the most coveted for its tradition, its unbeatable good looks and, now, its performance, too. Our research uncovered the fact that Scott has teamed up with legendary master rod builder Bernard Ramanauskas. He is the only rod builder who has developed a means of creating nodeless transitions between rod sections for a really crisp action. These six-sided rods have unique taper designs and hollow built blanks. They are light and v... FULL REVIEW