Fly rod guideline ELEVATION

REVOLUTIONARY FLY RODS, BOTH IN PERFORMANCE AND ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY

ELEVATION fly rods utilise the very latest in material and pattern technology, as well as featuring several more environmentally friendly components, these rods are revolutionary.

The new rod blank development process eliminates any unnecessary material in each section. These rods are extremely light and responsive (9’ #5 is 72g), and yet the strongest standard rods Guideline has created so far.

In general, the rods have a sensitive tip that is very stable and crisp, with a smooth progressive curve further down the blank with a powerful butt section. The action is easy to cast, forgiving and produce accurate casts at high line speed. The rods have great line feel and you will easily connect to the rod and master all types of casts. All rods within the ELEVATION single hand rod series are 4-piece and feature a full wells grip with butt (micro butt for 9’ #4/5/6). Summed up these are top modern fly rods with light feel and an action that suits fly fishermen at all levels.

ROD MODELS

ELEVATION 9ft #4-5-6: The 4 and 5 wt are typical all-round trout rods for dries, nymphs and lighter streamers. The 6wt is the choice for bigger flies, bigger fish and more windy conditions.

ELEVATION 9ft #7-8-9: Typical rods for the heavier fishing after migratory trout, pike, salmon, seatrout and bonefish. These rods suit rivers, lakes, coastal and flats fishing where big fish and demanding conditions are common. Unique balance and weight for rods in this category.

ELEVATION 9'9ft #6-7-8: Rods made for both lake and river fishing after trout, seatrout and salmon. The intermediate length of 9'9ft is the ultimate compromise between 9'6 and 10ft. It gives you the power of the 9'6ft and the reach/distance of the 10ft. Light and crisp for this length, with an excellent rod feeling.

ELEVATION 10ft #6-7: If you need to master substantial casting distances as commonly required in Stillwater fly fishing, both from shore and boat or coastal fly fishing for sea trout. The enhanced reach of these rods gives you perfect line control in guiding your flies but also if you need to cast over obstacles or form low casting positions like from a boat or belly boat.  

THE MORE ECO-FRIENDLY DETAILS

Guideline has started a journey towards more sustainable products and this rod series will show the way for future rod production. The development team has worked hard and into the details to do whatever is possible to make these rods the best choice for those anglers who care about the environment. During the development and production of the ELEVATION rod series, particular attention was paid to these aspects:

• Matte, lightly buffed blanks with no added coloration which gives them a dark graphite grey appearance. Any possible, excessive carbon waste particles are collected in separate tank before water is passed on to community cleaning facility. The blanks have a soft spiral pattern and thin, matte coating.
• New, improved full wells rod grips of 3A cork without rubber cork reinforcements. This reduces the levels of epoxy-resins needed in the grips.
• Metal parts of reel seats are “clear anodized” which is the least toxic process possible when using aluminium reel seats. Guideline uses no chrome (lead) or paint in the anodizing bath.
• For the coatings on blank, guides and the mounting glue for grips and reel seat, we use a bio-based low-toxic Epoxy, tested, and approved with extremely low levels of regulated chemicals. This also adds to a better working atmosphere in the assembly phase of production, reducing health hazardous odours to a minimum.
• Rods are mounted with light wire single leg guides and KW style stripper guides. We use a gun smoke powder coat finish on a stainless frame. Best sustainable choice, still hard and with no chrome plating, which contains lead.
• Rod bag and rod tube cover are made of recycled REPREVE™ polyester.
• The rod tubes are made of recyclable Polypropylene (PP), they are lighter and have 20% lower diameters than standard PVC tubes. This will save space and money when rods are transported both from the factory and by the user. Given its durability and the possibility to melt and reform into plastic pellets, PP is both reusable and recyclable for producing new goods.