![]() This fall the weather was more cooperative than usual here in Montana, so we decided to do the Shootout here, rather than in Florida. Herewith are the results of our 2018 8-weight Shootout. What about the new Sage Salt HD and how would it compare to the Sage X and Motive? We also had a revised version of the Douglas DXF that looked promising, and other new rods to test like the TFO Axiom II and the Redington CRUX and VICE.Īs in the past, the only logical way to get the answers we were looking for was to collect these rods, then put the exact same reels, lines and leaders on them and do a Shootout. How would inexpensive new rods like the Loop Q at $229, the Redington VICE at $199, and the Mystic Inception at $120 fare against our favorite inexpensive rods – the Fenwick Aetos at $189.95 and the TFO BVK at $279.95? The new crop of rods – particularly the Loomis Asquith, the Orvis Helios 3, and the Thomas & Thomas Exocett, all appeared to be capable of knocking off both the Meridian and NRX! Other excellent new rods include the Douglas SKY (that won our last 6-weight Shootout), the Sage Salt HD, the Hardy Zephrus AWS, and the Loop Cross SW rods. We were anxious to see how the latest new rods would stack up against our top 2016 Shootout rods like the Scott Meridian and Loomis NRX. Since most manufacturers released the rods in mid-July at the ICAST show, we have gotten our hands on all the new ones, and have done a lot of casting and fishing with them. With all the great new rods on the market since our 2016 8-weight Shootout, everyone at the Yellowstone Angler was excited about doing another 8-weight rod Shootout. ![]() ![]() To read each staff memeber’s casting notes and performance finishing order, please click on their photo above. Note* The final results and performance charts on this page are George’s figures. ![]()
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