Maxcatch Ultra-Lite Fly Rod for Stream River Panfish/Trout Fishing 1/2/3 Weight and Combo Set Available

Honestly overall I love this little outfit.I got the 7'6" 3wt outfit, and all the parts seem pretty nice. The rod is responsive and casts prettt well, especially for small streams and creeks. It's sensitive and flexes pretty far down the rod, feels like a medium action. It roll casts and mends really well, although I only got to test up to 40ft.It can cast small streamers and dry dropper rigs decently, but it definitely works a lot better with smaller flies.The reel is alright, the drag seems kinda too strong or too light, but honestly I think it's better to just leave it pretty loose and just use your palm to slow it down if a fish really starts to pull line. Another thing is the retrieve is almost too smooth, which can make it awkward to pick up line, and it's also very quiet which I personally don't like but others might.The line seems good enough but time will tell as far as durability.The box it comes with is decent but the flies are trash, maybe would work on panfish but I wouldn't bother for trout.For 100$, I'd say it's totally worth it and a great backup or second rod.

I received my rod and reel today. At first glance it looks and feels great! The reel however is very small. I can’t wait to take it out fishing. I was looking for a smaller rod set up. My 9’ is difficult to manage on the NC rivers do to trees.Bonus is the hat that was included

I work at a private golf club and have extended fishing privileges, I keep it in my truck with my ultra light spinning rod. During the spring and summer I take it to the pond behind the club after all the golfers are in for the day/evening. And use it on days the club is closed. It gets a fair amount of abuse and has caught lots of fish. Almost 2+ years with nothing broken. I do go with a size up on my line. And that little trick pays off well, especially at sunset with top water poppers and foam spider.

Bought two flyrod combo kits and I gotta say the Maxcatch outfit was much nicer quality.

I was not paid for this review, so if you want an honest assessment of these rods read on:The summer of 2016, I needed a quick budget solution to outfit a number of my family with lighter tackle to use on smaller streams - mostly streams in New Mexico and Oklahoma. I purchased 3 rods 2 X 7' 3WT and 1 X 7'6" 3WT. I used the rods in a number of conditions some from rocky, brushy conditions requiring a number of casting techniques. The rivers were the Lower Red River (NM), Rio Costilla (NM), Upper Red River, (NM), Coyote Creek (NM), Latir Creek (NM) & Lower Mountain Fork (OK). I'm a seasoned fly fisher using both Orvis and TFO gear..I purchased all MaxCatch, Rod, Reel, Line, chest packs and fly boxes. The rods come with a tube and tie-able cloth rod pouch that fits in its host tube. The rods assemble using dots to line up guides, I found the dots to work well and the guides lined up nicely. Each section is marked with WT and Size so you can differentiate each section if, like me, you find the price point so irresistible that you buy three. I also liked that I could get everything on Amazon and avoid the crowds of Cabellas, and high prices of Orvis.The action on these rod are really good - if not better and similar for rods that sell for hundreds more.. Comparable to my Orvis Clearwater or TFO Lefty Kreh. For my experience the line glided effortlessly through the guides and the action of the rods provided a great feel on both back and forward casts. In fact I found that at times I could get as much energy than the afore mentioned rods. Given the brush on the banks and tight quarters of smaller streams, the setup gave me just the right finesse and power i needed to put flies in any pool, run and hole.Customer Service: I had written a prior review about an issue with customer service. The quick back story is that my 3 rods were caught in a mishap with a power window and negligent driver who decided to roll windows up without looking and (yours truly) and "crack", 3 broken rod tips. This was a bit of a gut punch considering we had only hit 1 of the 4 streams we planned to fish.. After a quick field fix with some glue and rod tips that cost some loss in action and fod feel - I got busy working with MaxCatch customer service. They were extremely responsive through Amazon. Unfortunately I was using my phone to communicate and think some of my explanations were lost in translation. I waited a couple of months before writing my initial review. Almost within the hour of that review, they promptly contacted me again and we figured out that my beloved iPhone hadn't sent pictures of the parts they needed which helped convey the parts I needed to replacce.Once MaxCatch understood I needed new tip-top sections, they allowed me to purchase new sections for $14 a piece. Compared to what some "lifetime guarantee" rods charge for replacement parts ($30-$50); this - yet again - was a complete BARGAIN!. I received the new parts about week from purchase, acceptable considering these were special order. The delivery of the parts came in a nice tube, reinforced with foam with each tip suspended in its own section of foam. The tube itself was wrapped in a foam tape adding to the protection of the parts. I was able to replace the tip-top sections and now have a full setup for small stream fishing using entire MC gear. See my reviews under their chest pack, fly box, fly line and reels.

I'm not an experienced fly fisherman. However, I've spent almost 4 decades of my life immersed in inshore and offshore fishing along the E coast of FL lure, live bait and kite fishing for everything from flounder, snook and redfish inshore to sailfish, mahi and tuna offshore, using high-end Shimano and Penn tackle on both flats and offshore center console boats. Suffice to say I've paid my dues to the fishing Gods. A few years ago I got the bug to go trout fishing in Appalachia and bought a Maxcatch 7.5' 3 wt rod and caught my first rainbow. I had no idea what I was doing but I was hooked. That 8" fish meant more to me than anything I'd caught offshore and let me tell you I earned it! I just picked up a 6' 2wt for the really tight rhododendron-lined streams Appalachia is known for. I find I can cast accurately and further than I need to in these streams with both of these outfits and frankly, I'm quite amazed at how they perform. At this price point it won't hurt my feelings if I break one at the bushes. I almost feel bad using such a "cheap" rod after decades of having literally 10's of thousands of $ worth of spin/baitcast tackle and then buying this to try but after using it I don't really see a reason to upgrade. Keep in mind my target fish are under 14" and they're not going to go on any drag-smoking runs. For these fish in tight streams I think these outfits are perfect. I would like to see a hi-vis line option as my eyesight is failing me as I age.