Forget Everything You Think You Know About The Scott G-Series Fly Rod - Fly Fishing, Gink and Gasoline, How to Fly Fish, Trout Fishing, Fly Tying

The new G-Series fly rods, from Scott, are a unique and refreshing offering. The package arrived at my door with a note taped on the outside, saying that I couldn't tell anyone about what was on the inside. On the one hand, I’m pretty happy to be on that mailing list, but on the other, it has not been an easy secret to keep. I knew this fly rod was something special the moment I picked it up. It has been widely rumored that something big was coming from Scott this year. With the flagship models, Meridian and Radian, still pretty fresh, there’s been a lot of speculation about what Jim Bartschi has up his sleeve. I don’t know what I was expecting but it wasn’t a new G-Series rod. The first word out of my mouth was, “Brilliant!” The G rods were first designed in the 1970s. That’s the Jurassic period of graphite fly rod design. The G-2 was introduced in 2006 and I have two of those rods, still in rotation. Eleven years later I assumed that the G was an evolutionary dead end. Like the Neanderthal but with a smoother action. Reviving this rod series at this point in time is both brilliant and refreshing. The G rods were cutting edge in their day. It was actually the first 9’ 4-weight ever made. They were also the first rods to have internal ferrules. The G series rods have always been the mid-speed line from Scott. By today’s standards the 2006 G-2 is frankly slooooooow. It’s a beautifully casting rod and as good a tool now as ever but the action is more what you might expect from a modern fiberglass rod. They are great technical dry-fly rods, and I love them, but I have always struggled with them on a couple of points. They are not especially good with wind or weight, and for an all-around fly rod, that’s a problem. Well, the new G-Series rods have nothing to do with that. This new rod looks almost identical to the G-2. Same natural graphite finish with brown and gold whipping. Internal ferrules like the G-2 and the classic grip. Once you slide the sections together and start to flex it, the new G tells a completely different story. There is a boatload of technology in this rod and it comes together in a completely unique feel. The new G-Series flexes deep and really talks to the caster, by which I mean you know exactly what your line is doing by the feel of the rod. The recovery rate, however, is completely unexpected. This rod will

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