Taylor Anomoly fly rod

Casting the Anomoly 8-weight at ICAST

Taylor Fly Fishing started out as a reel company.  And then expanded into the rod business. With engineering backgrounds, design and innovation was the strength of TFF. When the company braintrusts aren't in design mode, they're out testing - that means fishing their prototypes.

Like premium rod makers Sage, Winston, Orvis et al, Taylor utilizes proprietary nano resins and super high modulus carbon fiber to create rods that are extremely strong, yet lightweight. The latest in this technology are their new Anomoly rods. These light blue rods feature a thin profile and titanium recoil guides - lighter, stronger, and virtually unbreakable.  Rod models are all 9-foot, 4-piece, with three weight models - 4, 5, and 8. MSRP is $649.  And come with a lifetime warranty.

These rods cast as well in our testing as several of the top premium rods from the big names, and even better than some.  The one caveat is that they're made overseas. Still, considering that the top USA rods are over $800, the Anomoly series should be another strong seller for TFF.