I'm hoping to be able to use it with both 7 and 8 wt WF lines for big bows, carp, and maybe light salmon.
Also, any idea what a fair value is.....it's too late, but I'd feel better knowing about what I should have paid.
Thanks
Mark B

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turtledoc.clarksclassicfl... |
Question about Orvis Fullflex-A 8.5 ft marked for 8 wt |
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Well I usually like to know about what I am buying before I pull the trigger but the looks of this rod were just too tempting......so, now that I've
already bought it (it should show up early next week)......can someone give me an assessment of this rod model.
I'm hoping to be able to use it with both 7 and 8 wt WF lines for big bows, carp, and maybe light salmon. Also, any idea what a fair value is.....it's too late, but I'd feel better knowing about what I should have paid. Thanks Mark B
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I have a couple of the earlier full flex rods and love them but I think that rod blank was made by someone else maybe even Orvis themselves. Nice looking blank and matching wraps! Easy to see the attraction to it. |
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I recall seeing a post at some point that indicated the Fullflex-A rod blanks were actually made by Orvis in the mid-late 1970s but I couldn't find the old
thread when I looked this afternoon. I think some of the other Orvis glass blanks were Phillipson and if I recall correctly from that other thread St. Croix?
Mark B
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Colston Newton |
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I hate to tell ya, but I have an 8 1/2 ' Fullflex A from 1977. Sorriest rod I ever got.
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Colston -
I promise I won't take aim at the messenger, but can you explain a little more the negatives of this model........is it a fine looking tomato stake or what did you mean? Thanks Mark B p.s. - why do you still have yours? |
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The earlier generation of Orvis glass rod blanks was produced by Phillipson. You can recognize the rods by the ferrules, particularly the glass sleeve
ferrules with the metal ring on the end. When graphite was introduced to the market, Orvis developed their own production facility. They made the Fullflex-A
rods in that shop, but they never made them in large volume. They have a similar ferrule as the Phillipsons, but no metal ring.
I've never had the opportunity to cast a Fullflex-A. I must admit, I really like the looks of the rod if nothing else! Tom |
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Forgive the duplicates from photo bucket. The only thing I don't like about this rod is that it is a two piece fly rod. I use it every so often with a
Bronson royal matic 390. it has power.
Bill
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turtledoc wrote:
I have the specs listed in this Wiki page if you need them. |
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I've owned a couple of the yellow Full Flex and one of the brown Full Flex A rods. I prefer the yellow Full Flex rods as they are full flexing. The brown
Full Flex was too fast for me. I don't know if they were all made that way. But, my experience with Orvis glass is that the yellow Full Flex seems to be
the slowest, followed by the Golden Eagles then the brown Full Flex A.
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Well, I'm looking forward to the rod's arrival and am HOPING it's on the fast side of slow action.......I started out on graphite and have not yet
gotten used to very slow action rods. Thanks for the info everyone
Mark B
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