Orvis helios 3 6wt full#

Am I hitting where I’m aiming? Why or why not?

As a bowhunter, I look at it in the same light as I look at my bow. It really takes someone who knows their cast to get a grip on the precision of a rod. There is so much opportunity for operator error. The H3D Is Accurate (Photo/Rachelle Schute)Īccuracy in a fly rod is hard to measure.

Orvis claimed the Helios rods were all about distance. With the combination of that power and the fine-tuning of energy transfer to the line, you’re given a reach that fly fishermen of the past just didn’t have. In the hands of a novice, it will allow them to feel the rod load and understand the cast better than any other I’ve had in hand. In the hands of a true professional, this thing will cast to the moon. With the H3D, same length, same weight, I was capable of snagging willows on the opposite bank in areas that I’d just grown to know as being out of reach. With a $99 kit rod I keep in my truck, I was capable of casting to mid-river. I like to compare rods from opposite ends of the spectrum to really get a good feel for what the rod is capable of, regardless of whose hands it’s in. It has a level of oomph that not only overcame my flaws as a fly fisherman, but it also battled the spring wind of western Montana without hesitation. That flaw is completely remedied with this rod. All jokes aside, I just don’t have an efficient cast. I’ve always been a bit self-deprecating when it comes to my fly cast. How does it fish? A Fly Rod With Power and Distance (Photo/Rachelle Schrute) Comes with a cool rod tube.Īll right … enough with the boring facts. It’s offered as a 9-foot rod from 4wt up to 12 wt, with a singular 10-foot option at the 7wt mark.

Orvis helios 3 6wt full#

The cork grip varies by rod weight, starting with a Modified Full Wells on the 4wt end and working up to a Full Wells with a Fighting Butt on the higher end where it’s needed. The recoil snake guides are light and strong, and they should outlast you. SiC/Titanium stripping guides give both utmost strength and smooth line movement. The wraps are black on black, leaving a clean, nonfussy look. The rod itself is a sleek matte black, with the option of either white or blue butt detailing. The vibration reduction allows for cast energy to be more efficiently transferred from the rod to the line. An increase in hoop strength is one of the leading reasons for that ability to go farther. The Orvis Helios 3D (H3D) is specifically designed to cast long distances. In short: The Orvis Helios 3D is easily one of the best fly fishing rods on the market. The rest of the words you’re about to read are glowing. Digging a caddis into the cork on a $1,000 rod … ain’t happening.Īs a person who builds fishing rods and has numerous fly rods on my bench right now, I’m boggled at the exclusion of a part that literally costs pennies.Īnd with that, the negatives stop. Repeatedly hooking flies to the bottom stripping guide can cause wear on the inner protective finish. It’s a minor detail but a silly one to exclude. Everything else about it - aside from it being a possible budget-buster at $998 - is dang near perfection. With impressive accuracy, insane power, and a wild ability to shoot line out like a cannon, the Orvis Helios 3D is straight-up bananas.