The Nam VOR 7126-6
Gr. Window 420-480
After a few years of traveling to swing flies for steelhead out west, I began looking for a 6-piece travel rod in order to save money from not having to check a third bag. I almost always fly with a Watermaster Kodiak raft to allow better DIY opportunities, which means having to pay an extra $200, or more, for each flight west and back home. Travel rods slide right into the bottom of a checked bag and don't require an expensive rod case to house them. Another positive byproduct for me, is that it simplifies my approach by bringing less gear. There are a good amount of 6-piece rods on the market and almost all of them are at the very high end with prices north of $1,000 dollars. Nam Products is a company that offers a wide selection of 5-6 piece spey rods and I've grown to like my Original Series 7137-4 quite a bit. When they announced the new VOR series, coming in at a mid-price point, I was definitely intrigued. In the American market they are offering a 7126-6 and 8132-6. I wanted the rod to be my primary piece for summer steelhead and one that could moonlight as a backup winter rod in lower 48 steelhead rivers. You can say I was pleasantly surprised, even shocked, at the quality of casting performance from the Nam VOR 7126-6. On a recent trip to Oregon, I was able to fish the rod on the Deschutes and North Umpqua. The VOR met, and exceeded, what I was looking for. The VOR has me seriously rethinking its aforementioned uses because it is a quality stick...
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