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• HookI Posts: 107 Deckhand

  November 2017 #2

  not knowing much about Fly rods but went with a company who's name & reputation is solid , I did purchase the Helios 3 D in the 8w & will be testing it out this December , I do have an older model Helios 3 in a 10 weight which has performed very well .

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• curbdoc1 Posts: 5 Deckhand

  November 2017 #3

  I have to agree with everything Mike said in his video review. I just took the 2 day Orvis school in Sevierville Tn so I could fish in the Smoky Mountains, and hopefully improve my 10 years worth of self taught mistakes with a fly rod (turns out I'm not such a bad teacher/learner). I was the only one who showed up for the 2 day class, so for the entire class I had my very own 1 on 1 Orvis Guide/Instructor fishing with me. For all the fishing and practice we did I used the 8 & 5 wt Helios 3D. I have been using a TFO BVK's for the past few years, and there is absolutely no comparison. I always shied away from very high end rods because I didn't think I was good enough to appreciate all the different capabilities and nuances of one. Boy was I wrong. Fishing with the 3D makes me feel like I was using a Snoopy Rod from Walmart before. I bought an 8wt while I was there, and I have a 5wt on the way. The rod emphasizes everything I do right, and like Mike said, imparts some degree of autocorrect to my flubs. If you get a chance to try one, take it.

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