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weak sauce…i seen fly rods that breaks at 30lbs…and 50lbs…rather get those, never know when a monster comes in…or fishing for trout, never knows when you catch something 20lbs+
what!!! your never going to catch a trout that puts any more than 6 pounds on it. just because the fish weighs 10 pounds doesnt mean that it puts ten pounds on the rod
oh you bet they will…have you catch a 20 pounder rainbow??? they fight like a salmon…remember i said when you catch something “20lbs” and plus…it can easily put 10lbs on it if your fishing in a big river system…besides, its always best to have it overpower than underpower, you never know what your going to catch…
I own both the #3 and #5 and 80% of the time I reach for the #3. The sensitivity of strike detection while nymphing is what makes it desirable. The #3 handles trout up to 20 inches in fast moving water without any trouble for me. I have had only two fish – out of maybe 150 – that bent it over to the point that it made it difficult to get them to the net. It isn’t the acrobatic ones… it’s those lunkers that keep their nose glued to the bottom and require extra torque to get to the surface.
Just got an echo carbon 5 weight for x-mas. Good to see you can flex the hell outta them before they break. I don’t have the understanding of how far you can flex a rod before it breaks. Can even fast action 8 weights like cabela’s LST flex this much before snapping?
May 26th, 2007 at 6:44 am
montagem vara
August 6th, 2007 at 10:47 pm
how many pounds did the rod break?
September 6th, 2007 at 9:49 pm
6 pounds. This is actually what makes me want an echo.
February 26th, 2008 at 9:57 pm
Hey Jay what song is gonna play next?
March 14th, 2008 at 1:46 am
Witch ECHO rod was that ???
I own an ECHO2 #5 9ft. What is the breaking strenght ???
June 5th, 2008 at 12:27 am
weak sauce…i seen fly rods that breaks at 30lbs…and 50lbs…rather get those, never know when a monster comes in…or fishing for trout, never knows when you catch something 20lbs+
November 3rd, 2008 at 1:10 pm
what!!! your never going to catch a trout that puts any more than 6 pounds on it. just because the fish weighs 10 pounds doesnt mean that it puts ten pounds on the rod
November 3rd, 2008 at 4:23 pm
oh you bet they will…have you catch a 20 pounder rainbow??? they fight like a salmon…remember i said when you catch something “20lbs” and plus…it can easily put 10lbs on it if your fishing in a big river system…besides, its always best to have it overpower than underpower, you never know what your going to catch…
November 10th, 2008 at 1:05 pm
youre using a 3wt for 20 pound trout?!!!!!!!
November 18th, 2008 at 1:56 pm
man i want to fish where you are!!!!
June 15th, 2009 at 7:07 am
I own both the #3 and #5 and 80% of the time I reach for the #3. The sensitivity of strike detection while nymphing is what makes it desirable. The #3 handles trout up to 20 inches in fast moving water without any trouble for me. I have had only two fish – out of maybe 150 – that bent it over to the point that it made it difficult to get them to the net. It isn’t the acrobatic ones… it’s those lunkers that keep their nose glued to the bottom and require extra torque to get to the surface.
July 4th, 2009 at 6:52 am
wow ive been wanting a fly rod for years and i see this : lol cn i have the scraps:
December 27th, 2009 at 3:19 am
Just got an echo carbon 5 weight for x-mas. Good to see you can flex the hell outta them before they break. I don’t have the understanding of how far you can flex a rod before it breaks. Can even fast action 8 weights like cabela’s LST flex this much before snapping?