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Travel Rod Test

Manufacturer: Orvis
Model: Trident TL 90604 Mid-Flex 7.0
No of sections: 4
Length: 9'
Line weight: 6
Price: £460

Description

Green low gloss blank with green wraps and tip over butt ferrules. American snake rings and hat fork tip-top. Lined stripping ring. High quality wood insert reel seat with gold end cap and locking mechanism. Good quality reverse half wells handle. Supplied in rod bag with covered tube with identifying plate on the end. Standard Orvis 25 year guarantee.

Testers' comments

Peter Sutton: The Trident TL's are the Orvis flagship range and are fitted with MVR (maximum vibration reduction) technology. This and a more de luxe set of fittings and finish are the only differences between the Trident and the Silver Label Rods. As with the Silver Label the size and spacing of the rings is excellent as is the quality. Is it worth the additional money?

This is a difficult question to answer and I suggest that both rods are tried and a decision made on that basis.

Certainly the Trident is one of the smoothest casting and most accurate rods I've ever used and displayed no noticeable vibration at all casting real text book loops with nary a wiggle or wave to be seen.

This was another of my favourites.

Terry Lawton: I had the benefit of trying this rod after our official testing when I was able to cast it in windier conditions. Casting accuracy at short to medium distances was fantastic. I was able to hit targets absolutely spot on. You could win any casting accuracy competition with this rod. It gave great loop control although I struggled a bit with longer cats. It had a very pretty wood reel seat insert and I thought that it was a very much nicer rod than the Orvis 5 weight Tip-Flex

Summary

Fantastic accuracy and loop control. It was let down slightly because of some poor quality varnishing and wrapping of the rings. 8/10

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