jerry from sac
12-19-2015, 12:53 PM
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- SOLD!
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Ok!
I admit I'm a gear hog.
I've enough rods and reels to open a small shop. So I've decided to do a little closet cleaning. At my age I don't want to leave behind a bunch of gear that my heirs won't have a clue as what to do with it.
In the past it was not unusual for me to buy two of every thing, a backup for everything and that brings me to the reason I'm selling one of two TFO Professional Series 9' 6wt rods. I have two of these rods and I think this rod was never used and if it was used it would have been only once but I think never.
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Price of rod is $75.00
I will ship Usps for $10.00
Will accept cash or PayPal
I live in the Carmichael
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Here's an article I found about this rod.
First let’s lay out some detail on this rod. It uses an IM6 Graphite blank in matte black, decent guides, nice cork for the handle, and a very industrial looking Braided Graphite/Aluminum reel seat. They put nice little blue dots to aid in lining up your sections, and a touch of gold accent paint. I’d like to say I like the way this rod looks, but a beauty queen, she isn’t. However, it takes on an acceptable level of attitude when I lock on a big gold anodized Redington reel. It also comes with only a Cordura sock for protection, so you need to plan on purchasing a tube if you intend to travel with it. TFO advertises the Lefty Kreh Professional Series as a “medium fast” rod; but to me it feels in the hand more akin to a fast 6 or 7 weight. But that’s not necessarily a bad thing, as I’ll discuss in a moment.
So I’m standing out at the casting pool here in my front yard in Argentina with my buddy, and he’s starting to get the hang of loading a rod and sending a fly where he wants it. But he has a dilemma; he doesn’t know what rod to buy. I decide to bring out a portion of my closet full of rods, (except a few of the pricy ones), and let him try them all. There’s an assortment of many brands; Orvis, St. Croix, Scott, Redington, and this homely little black thing in nothing more than a sock. He spends hours stringing and casting numerous 6 weights using the same line and reel combo; and time after time, he keeps coming back to the TFO.
Now I’m curious; because as I mentioned, I had purchased this rod as an emergency go-to, and had never really used it. I start casting all of the rods myself, paying more attention than usual to the communication coming back from each rod, and more importantly, to the accuracy and distance that I was achieving with each stick. Low and behold, the TFO Lefty Kreh Pro was delivering better distance and accuracy from my hands as well. And even though it felt heavier than most other rods in my quiver, it’s pretty smooth and very predictable in the way it releases stored power. Since I also use heavy sinking line here in Patagonia, I decide to throw on a spool of 200 gr Orvis Depth Charge and see what happened. What felt really good with floating line, now transitioned into a canon. I was mystified, and delighted with my good fortune.
I’ve been using the TFO Lefty Kreh Pro for most of the past season now, in virtually every condition imaginable; lakes, rivers, with floating line and dries, and sinking line with huge streamers. It does everything well, but I think it excels with sinking line, and I usually keep it strung up as my streamer rod. I’ve taken untold numbers
of really nice fish with this rod, and it’s powerful in delivering fish to net, but delivers a lot of feedback through the tip to let me know when I’m reaching the break point. I’ve had one failure of sorts with the rod, which occurred this past month on the Caleufu, when the reel seat started creeping. Hopefully I can have that fixed locally, because I’m way outside the reasonable shipping zone for warranty repairs with TFO.
I’m still a little sheepish about bringing the TFO out of its pitiful little sock in front of the world-travelling fishermen and clients here in Patagonia. But oddly enough, the guides and outfitters never snicker; they know the truth of it. With simple, decent materials, and no glitter; TFO has managed to build an Every-man’s rod with real talent. I love mine, and no matter what rods I take into the wilds of Patagonia, this one has earned a reserved space; even if only as a “back-up”.
Years ago, Lefty Kreh explained his basis for rod design. "There are three things we can emphasize in rod design at TFO...Presentation, Distance, and Lifting." Presentation involves accuracy and the manner in which the fly and leader land on the water. Delicacy of presentation may not be a major factor when targeting a species like tuna, but it can be all-important when tempting trout in a gin-clear stream. Distance, of course, refers to how far you can deliver your offering. In some situations this may matter little, in others it can spell the difference between success and failure. Finally, in the fish fighting phase the rod's primary function is related to its lifting power, a critical consideration when a big fish dogs you in the depths.
Of course, no one rod can perform each of these functions to its maximum potential. But at TFO our rod series are designed to handle virtually every kind of fishing scenario you are likely to encounter. By consulting the chart you can easily select a rod that features a mix of functions that is most suitable for the kind of fishing you'll be doing. You won't be
disappointed.
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Here are current prices.
Price
TFO 02 80 3 P2 2 Wt. 8'-0" 3 3.0 IM6 Graphite $159.95
TFO 03 76 4 P2 3 Wt. 7'-6" 4 3.0 IM6 Graphite $159.95
TFO 03 86 4 P2 3 Wt. 8'-6" 4 3.2 IM6 Graphite $159.95
TFO 04 80 4 P2 4 Wt. 8'-0" 4 3.2 IM6 Graphite $159.95
TFO 04 86 4 P2 4 Wt. 8'-6" 4 3.4 IM6 Graphite $159.95
TFO 04 90 4 P2 4 Wt. 9'-0" 4 3.5 IM6 Graphite $159.95
TFO 05 76 4 P2 5 Wt. 7'-6" 4 3.0 IM6 Graphite $159.95
TFO 05 86 4 P2 5 Wt. 8'-6" 4 3.7 IM6 Graphite $159.95
TFO 05 90 4 P2 5 Wt. 9'-0" 4 3.8 IM6 Graphite $159.95
TFO 05 10 4 P2 5 Wt. 10'-0" 4 4.2 IM6 Graphite $199.95
TFO 06 90 4 P2 6 Wt. 9'-0" 4 3.8 IM6 Graphite $159.95
TFO 06 10 4 P2 6 Wt. 10'-0" 4 4.3 IM6 Graphite
$199.95
- SOLD!
-
Ok!
I admit I'm a gear hog.
I've enough rods and reels to open a small shop. So I've decided to do a little closet cleaning. At my age I don't want to leave behind a bunch of gear that my heirs won't have a clue as what to do with it.
In the past it was not unusual for me to buy two of every thing, a backup for everything and that brings me to the reason I'm selling one of two TFO Professional Series 9' 6wt rods. I have two of these rods and I think this rod was never used and if it was used it would have been only once but I think never.
-
Price of rod is $75.00
I will ship Usps for $10.00
Will accept cash or PayPal
I live in the Carmichael
-
Here's an article I found about this rod.
First let’s lay out some detail on this rod. It uses an IM6 Graphite blank in matte black, decent guides, nice cork for the handle, and a very industrial looking Braided Graphite/Aluminum reel seat. They put nice little blue dots to aid in lining up your sections, and a touch of gold accent paint. I’d like to say I like the way this rod looks, but a beauty queen, she isn’t. However, it takes on an acceptable level of attitude when I lock on a big gold anodized Redington reel. It also comes with only a Cordura sock for protection, so you need to plan on purchasing a tube if you intend to travel with it. TFO advertises the Lefty Kreh Professional Series as a “medium fast” rod; but to me it feels in the hand more akin to a fast 6 or 7 weight. But that’s not necessarily a bad thing, as I’ll discuss in a moment.
So I’m standing out at the casting pool here in my front yard in Argentina with my buddy, and he’s starting to get the hang of loading a rod and sending a fly where he wants it. But he has a dilemma; he doesn’t know what rod to buy. I decide to bring out a portion of my closet full of rods, (except a few of the pricy ones), and let him try them all. There’s an assortment of many brands; Orvis, St. Croix, Scott, Redington, and this homely little black thing in nothing more than a sock. He spends hours stringing and casting numerous 6 weights using the same line and reel combo; and time after time, he keeps coming back to the TFO.
Now I’m curious; because as I mentioned, I had purchased this rod as an emergency go-to, and had never really used it. I start casting all of the rods myself, paying more attention than usual to the communication coming back from each rod, and more importantly, to the accuracy and distance that I was achieving with each stick. Low and behold, the TFO Lefty Kreh Pro was delivering better distance and accuracy from my hands as well. And even though it felt heavier than most other rods in my quiver, it’s pretty smooth and very predictable in the way it releases stored power. Since I also use heavy sinking line here in Patagonia, I decide to throw on a spool of 200 gr Orvis Depth Charge and see what happened. What felt really good with floating line, now transitioned into a canon. I was mystified, and delighted with my good fortune.
I’ve been using the TFO Lefty Kreh Pro for most of the past season now, in virtually every condition imaginable; lakes, rivers, with floating line and dries, and sinking line with huge streamers. It does everything well, but I think it excels with sinking line, and I usually keep it strung up as my streamer rod. I’ve taken untold numbers
of really nice fish with this rod, and it’s powerful in delivering fish to net, but delivers a lot of feedback through the tip to let me know when I’m reaching the break point. I’ve had one failure of sorts with the rod, which occurred this past month on the Caleufu, when the reel seat started creeping. Hopefully I can have that fixed locally, because I’m way outside the reasonable shipping zone for warranty repairs with TFO.
I’m still a little sheepish about bringing the TFO out of its pitiful little sock in front of the world-travelling fishermen and clients here in Patagonia. But oddly enough, the guides and outfitters never snicker; they know the truth of it. With simple, decent materials, and no glitter; TFO has managed to build an Every-man’s rod with real talent. I love mine, and no matter what rods I take into the wilds of Patagonia, this one has earned a reserved space; even if only as a “back-up”.
Years ago, Lefty Kreh explained his basis for rod design. "There are three things we can emphasize in rod design at TFO...Presentation, Distance, and Lifting." Presentation involves accuracy and the manner in which the fly and leader land on the water. Delicacy of presentation may not be a major factor when targeting a species like tuna, but it can be all-important when tempting trout in a gin-clear stream. Distance, of course, refers to how far you can deliver your offering. In some situations this may matter little, in others it can spell the difference between success and failure. Finally, in the fish fighting phase the rod's primary function is related to its lifting power, a critical consideration when a big fish dogs you in the depths.
Of course, no one rod can perform each of these functions to its maximum potential. But at TFO our rod series are designed to handle virtually every kind of fishing scenario you are likely to encounter. By consulting the chart you can easily select a rod that features a mix of functions that is most suitable for the kind of fishing you'll be doing. You won't be
disappointed.
-
Here are current prices.
Price
TFO 02 80 3 P2 2 Wt. 8'-0" 3 3.0 IM6 Graphite $159.95
TFO 03 76 4 P2 3 Wt. 7'-6" 4 3.0 IM6 Graphite $159.95
TFO 03 86 4 P2 3 Wt. 8'-6" 4 3.2 IM6 Graphite $159.95
TFO 04 80 4 P2 4 Wt. 8'-0" 4 3.2 IM6 Graphite $159.95
TFO 04 86 4 P2 4 Wt. 8'-6" 4 3.4 IM6 Graphite $159.95
TFO 04 90 4 P2 4 Wt. 9'-0" 4 3.5 IM6 Graphite $159.95
TFO 05 76 4 P2 5 Wt. 7'-6" 4 3.0 IM6 Graphite $159.95
TFO 05 86 4 P2 5 Wt. 8'-6" 4 3.7 IM6 Graphite $159.95
TFO 05 90 4 P2 5 Wt. 9'-0" 4 3.8 IM6 Graphite $159.95
TFO 05 10 4 P2 5 Wt. 10'-0" 4 4.2 IM6 Graphite $199.95
TFO 06 90 4 P2 6 Wt. 9'-0" 4 3.8 IM6 Graphite $159.95
TFO 06 10 4 P2 6 Wt. 10'-0" 4 4.3 IM6 Graphite
$199.95