Had my first 'chuck' of the 3wt SLX on the Helios 2 10' #3wt in the afternoon of New Years day.
I would have had a cast in the morning but I was feeling a bit 'wooden'
Kindly, Kev passed said 10' 3wt back to Ben with Kevs' own #3wt SLX line (see a page back for Kevs' review). Ben in turn had brought it up with him for me to have a try at some point during the recovery from Hogmanay.......
There being no comparison rod in the original Helios range I was keen to give it a try. Nice rod. Very
very nice rod.
The difficulty comes with the line.
The trouble is, the SLX is so good (and really, it is) it just 'works' at whatever you try and do with it. That's not a criticism folks, it's deserved praise. The SLX really is that good. I can't see past it. Amongst other casts and stuff what really impressed was performance into a fairly stiff breeze - it fairly zipped into the wind. Impressive. For a 3wt
Deeply, deeply impressive.
I can see why Kev has an order in for said Helios2, nice outfit.
Come the season Kev I hope you might be persuaded to let me have a chuck in a fishing situation..... when it comes to the line I've said before that I can't see past it. I stand by that. I don't think it really matters what weight you need, you just need an SLX in your life. Simples
H