TFO Bluewater Fly Rod

The TFO Bluewater Fly Rods will survive the battle.

Name: TFO Finesse 7.9 ft for 3 wt Line - Optimax Distributors
SKU: TF0379-4F

The TFO Bluewater series of fly rods. Lifting power is the name of the game on the offshore grounds, and TFO’s hybrid S-glass sticks in combination with IM6 graphite are built to do battle. If you’re chasing brutes like billfish, tuna, trevally and sharks, these are the sticks you want to have in your arsenal. Of course, getting the fly to the fish is a vital part of the game, and you’ll find that this series can deliver the goods from pint-sized poppers to feather duster-like streamers. TFO Bluewater Fly Rods provide increased power and durability, we put our blue water blanks through the TiCr coating process twice. The top-quality components include up locking reel seats, Flor grade cork, a full wells grip with a fore grip and a unique blue granite finish. The Baby and Light Duty rods utilize snake and titanium oxide stripping guides. Our Medium Duty and battlewagon Heavy Duty rods have aluminum oxide inserts on all guides including tip tops. Both of these rods now feature a continuous composite cork handle for greater comfort and durability. For 2013, the Heavy Duty is now a 4-piece rod utilizing a revolutionary new reverse-ferrule design. In big game fishing where second-rate gear is quickly relegated to the junk pile, it’s all-important to equip yourself with the right stuff. Get into the contest with rods that truly live up to their name: TFO’s Bluewater series.

Aluminum Uplocking Reel Seat

TFO Axiom 2 Fly Rod

Medium Fast | Freshwater | Saltwater

Engineered to fit the angler (not the other way around), the Axiom II fly rod offers the optimization of the three-dimensional approach to casting a fly, hooking a fish and landing it. The TFO Axiom 2 fly rods optimize engineering and materials to satisfy the broadest range of casting styles and strokes. Whether short and powerful or long and smooth, the rods will accept how one casts without the need to adapt your casting stroke to rod action. Within delivery, a rod’s range of power, or ability to handle various amounts of line weight – either by uplining or by carrying extreme amounts of any given weight fly line in the air – is one of the Axiom 2’s great qualities. The standard AFFTMA 8 wt fly line should weigh 210 grains at 30 feet. For those of us who don’t think in “grains”, that is about half an ounce. In conventional spinning and casting tackle, this 8 wt rod would have a RANGE of ¼ – ¾ ounce lures. Think of the TFO Axiom 2 fly rod the same way – it handles a great range of weight. As we continue to learn that all fly lines are not created equal, or not all 8 wt marked lines weigh 210 grains (1/2 ounce) at 30 feet, we encourage you to question the true weight of any fly line designation. Most modern fly lines are heavier that the AFFTMA standard and in some instances, particularly with the increasingly popular integrated shooting heads, MUCH heavier. Again, not a problem with the Axiom 2 design. Finally, delivery is a function of line speed. Acceleration bends (loads) the rod with energy that is discharged when you stop. Sadly, the energy stored is always more than the energy discharged due to the weight and action of the rod blank – some energy is retained to stabilize the blank. The Axiom 2 design is the most efficient energy delivery tool that our noted Advisory Staff designers have tested to date. Easy to load (bend) and quick and efficient in unloading, which also insures accurate and true tracking. No bounce, shock and no wobble on the stop – Axiom 2 rods are very smooth and efficient casting tools. But how well does The TFO Axiom 2 Fly Rod fight fish? The last and possibly most gratifying job a rod has is to bring the fish to hand, or net, or boat so you can capture the “Kodak” moment for all times. Fly rods offer the angler a range of options based on the butt angle to the fish. At or near 90 degrees to the fish’s pull, a rod is a long shock absorber that helps protect lighter tippet. At 45 degrees, the effective lever shortens and the bottom half of the rod now has bend, has more power and allows you to put more pressure on a fish. Heavy tippet and big strong fish allow for fighting angles that are very slight – think 15 – 25 degrees. The bend or load is now down in the butt – in the most powerful part of the rod. Three tools in one let you protect lighter tippet, take charge of most fights with a 45 degree angle, or land big tarpon with 20# tippet and low fighting angles. The Axiom 2 design accommodates all three and lets you choose how and when to apply pressure. Much like the delivery discussion above, the range of power gives you a great advantage. The 8 weight Axiom 2 I’ve used as an example weighs only slightly more than 3 ounces, which is a very light weight for the dynamic range of power. Based on all the rods we’ve ever cast, we know it is one of the most efficient high performance rods ever made. 4-Piece Axiom 2 Rods

TFO Drift Rod

The TFO Drift Rod is designed to be light in overall weight, fast damping and well balanced as we used a mixture of our highest modulus carbon fiber along with a down-locking reel seat and removable weighted fighting butt. You can further fine tune balance with 3/8th inch ID washers – depending on the weight of your reel. The tip is ultra-sensitive allowing one to distinguish between a subtle take and a bottom tick with a soft tipped action that protects the very light tippets often needed to sustain a drift and remain invisible to a selective trout. The versatility of this rod will amaze as it can be fished as a traditional 9’ 4 piece 3 weight, add a 1’ section to make it a 10’ rod, a 27 inch section to make it an 11’ 3 inch rod, or add both conversion sections for a length of 12’ 3 inches. So from traditional 3 weight lines to the tight line nymphing techniques including French, Czech and Polish styles, you’ll make the “leader only” tuck casts with accuracy and ease – at any rod length. Finally, we included a 3 inch lower cork grip that replaces the weighted fighting butt – perfect for the new micro spey lines and techniques… just pick the optimal length for the environment and application. Jason Randall, design coordinator, challenged us to create stripping guides that would allow one to add one or more sections without un-stringing line, leader and flies. A big challenge but we did it… and have patented a guide that Lefty called one of the greatest innovations he has seen in the last 50 years. Rod length can be changed on stream in a matter of seconds and a reel with a couple of spare spools carrying a WF 3, nymphing setup and micro spey and you are well armed for any challenge you might face. We believe this is the most innovative and versatile fly rod ever designed – thanks to Jason’s help. There are virtually no trout fishing environments were the selection of conversion options will prove less than superb presentation to the most selective of trout. The rod also bridges the gap between traditional Tenkara and fly rods with reels.