Review on Piscifun Sword Fly Fishing Rod 4 Piece 9Ft Graphite- IM7 Carbon Fiber Blank - Accurate Placement - Ingenious Design - Chromed Guide And Durable Rod Tube (Size: 4/5/6/7/9Wt) by Junior Andreano

I've wanted to get my feet wet with saltwater fly fishing, so I picked up a pair of these rods early in 2021 - a 6wt-9' and a 7wt-9' for fishing the beaches, bays & kelp beds around San Diego. I wanted to hold off on my review until I had a chance to use them in various conditions and catch a few fish. Last month I added a third rod to the mix - a 4wt-8'6" for fishing Eastern Sierra trout.Now that I've used them to catch fish from beach, bay, boat, surf & stream, I gotta say I'm pretty impressed - and I'm fairly picky about my fishing gear (I've been building rods since the late '60s, and except for a few vintage classics all of my rods are custom-built, by me or my friends).I didn't expect to like these rods as much as I do. I wanted something cheap I could use just long enough to see if I liked saltwater fly fishing, and if so then I figured I would upgrade. Now that I've used them, I expect I'll hang on to them for a while. If and when I finally get around to finding that perfect blank and wrapping my own perfect fly stick, it'll be because I want to, not because I have to.I won't claim that these rods are exactly the same quality as a premium production or custom rod - I know the difference. But the blanks look good, the ferrules are smooth, tight & precise, the hardware is good quality, the wraps & epoxy work are clean, and the overall look and feel of the rods is very satisfactory - far better than a lot of rods that I've seen in sporting goods stores & tackle shops at 2X or 3X the price.More importantly, I like the way the rods fish - they feel balanced, smooth & forgiving. I'm a few thousand casts short of being a good fly fisherman, but it feels like they are helping my accuracy & distance improve. I've never fished a $500 fly rod, but I kinda doubt that it would feel $450 better 😎The 7wt was the hardest for me to get the hang of, because it's much faster action than I'm used to (most of my fly fishing up to now has been with a 50-yr-old, very slow fiberglass 5wt I built from a Herters catalog kit). But now that I'm getting used to it I appreciate the rod's ability to load up with a full-sinking line and consistently power a weighted fly 50' or more into the breeze without wearing me out. I haven't tied into any really big fish yet, but at least one surf critter has had me into the backing and on the drag, and I know the rod has plenty of backbone.I could keep talking, but you get the idea. Don't let the price put you off. These rods are better than almost anything I see in the big sporting goods stores, and as good or better than some of the rods I've looked at in the specialty shops. If you are just getting started in fly fishing, or expanding your fishing horizons (like I am), or just want another fly rig (like who doesn't?), these rods should make you happy. And at $50 or less it's a screamin' deal - a no brainer.