M MAXIMUMCATCH Maxcatch Ultra-Lite Fly Rod for Stream River Panfish/Trout Fishing 1/2/3 Weight and Combo Set Available

Great little rod for the money. Love the color the green ish color reminds me of a local caddis larva hatch. Over all the rod is extremely nice for the price . Now it dose come in a hard protective tube . But inside the tube is a cloth bag with compartments for each section of the rod. I've got this rod pair up with a 5/6 weight reel even tho it's a 3/4 rod and the reason is the 5/6 reel has a UK brand micro special tapper fly line that is just out of this world and affordable and puts orivis line to shame. I also have a cheap 4/3 weight reel I have as a backup and have cast both reels on here got the same distance and accuracy. Now this rod is alot shorter them your average fly rod length and this is where it shines bright like the beautiful gem it is. Having a shorter rod is great for low hanging brush and branches also a shorter rod helps keep you in good habits with really making your understand the mechanics behind a fly cast thus pushing you to your limit with accuracy. Now this rod isn't going to cast you'd fly 50 feet that was never what it was meant for . It was made to cast short distance but extremely accurate with practice and good skill . This rod I can cast accuracy out to 25 to 30 feet and its very smooth cast good power and load up nice balance. This rod is one of my go to rods cause it was bought with understanding this isn't the cast 50 feet or for days rod. This rod I got for small natives and rainbow and cut throat in narrow local water ways with lots of brush and low hanging trees this makes hitting the seems and pockets on the runs alot more easy then a full length rod this also allows me to have a much more accuracy and making a perfect presentation. Highly recommend this rod it's worth the money. No I don't have any cons about this rod but I do have a suggestion for the company that makes this rod . I think if the company would include a extra tip section so you have a back up tip if you were to break it I think it would increase sales as well as be a even nicer touch on this rod set up. Over all if you don't have one these rods pick one up you want regret it. Also it's perfect size to teach younger ones to fly fish and cast. I now own 2 od these rods . Just bought another one and I have to say having 2 of these rods these are now my go to trout pan fish and crappie rods . Since I've bought these and pair them both up with 3/4 weight reels these actually cast better then my orvis rod and my moonshine drift rod . I plan on ordering more to swap out on my 5/6 rod . I really thunk alot of people are sleeping on this rod and I do like how you can order a extra tip so of you break your rod tip

Bought the 2 weight glass rod. Upsized to 3 weight line, and this little rod is amazing for the price! 10" cutthroats feel like hogs! Love it!

This is my second Maxcatch fly rod. I was hunting for a 2 wt graphite multi-section pack rod and spotted this 6'6" one on Amazon. Rod specs looked "just right" and I ordered it mainly upon the reputation of the previously ordered Maxcatch 3 wt Euro Nymphing rod. Arrived promptly and exactly as described. Convenient packable size. VERY well-made with great fittings. It will get its first use at my trout club very soon.

This is a wonderful, wonderful little rod. I'll admit it: I was drawn to it originally for the color. Silly, I know. But the reviews were positive enough for me to make this small investment (and when I say "small", I mean holy mother of all that's holy: it's an order of magnitude less than other rods also made overseas).The action is medium/medium fast, which is fine with me: I'm still a developing fly caster. With light flies (i.e., tricos, caddis, hopper patterns), this thing casts beautifully. In fact, this was the rod I was using when I "discovered" how to cast properly. :) It forms nice, supple loops and allows control over them (definitely pair it with a 2/3 weight reel).It's a wondrous alpine creek/alpine lake rod. It backpacks perfectly, being a 4 - piece. It's also short (and forgiving) enough for our 10 - year old to cast well.Recently, however, I've been using it to land 16" - 18" trout on one of my favorite rivers. Quite a rush watching those 2 - 4 pound fish bending this thing over and over again, but still giving me enough backbone to land them. To go after some of these big-uns, especially in winter, I've had to "break the laws" of balance a little: using heavily weighted flies chunked upstream and stripped back down. This rod was definitely not meant for it, but once you get enough line in the air, it handles just fine.On one particularly blustery day, I actually *broke my beloved 3 - piece. While casting into a 50 MPH gust (long story). When I got home, I sent MaxCatch a message asking if I could order a replacement section. I fully expected either a) a "form letter" response or b) a sad, "no". Honestly, I was fully happy with buying another rod from them to replace this one, but then they emailed back saying I could just order the tip section from Amazon.Therein lied the rub: I broke the section right *below the tip (long story, like I said). Here's their response:"May I ask if you need the section which is close to the tip top section? Please purchase the tip top section directly. And we record your need and will send the correct section to you. Merry Christmas!"And that, they did.Very, very, VERY happy with MaxCatch. I'll be buying from them again. And MaxCatch folks, if you're reading this: thanks for making fly fishing affordable to those of us who can't drop $1000 on a setup. :)Time to hit the river! #tightlines

I'm a fly and mostly have experience with spin rods, so take my review with a grain of salt, but I've taken this out with me a dozen times or so and it's been all good experiences with it. For the price it seems to be a great value. If you're interested in getting into fly fishing but still a little unsure and don't want to go all in on an expensive name brand, I think this is a great purchase to feel things out and learn without investing too much. Very happy with it so far.