You are bidding on an Orvis Hydros 9’ 9-wt 4-piece fly fishing rod that is new without tags.  This premium rod retails for $495, but can be yours for a fraction of the price.  This rod has a tip flex, and weighs a mere 4 1/8 ounces, making it light enough to cast all day but strong enough to play heavy game.

Setting a new precedent for American Made premium fly rods at a great price. In announcing the award, Field & Stream recognized that Orvis used its award-winning, patented and proprietary Helios fly-rod technology to bring fly fishers the new Hydros fly rod.

Orvis pirated the technology from its top-of-the-line Helios rods to produce the new Hydros series. The Hydros is a sensitive, responsive rod that puts a fly where you want it and is a pleasure to use all day.

The Hydros gives fly fishers a premium fly rod that outperforms and is up to 22% lighter than the top fly rods made by direct competitors, at a far lighter price. Such a great premium fly rod at such a price is a real breakthrough on its own, but is utterly unprecedented for a fly rod we are very proud to say is made in the United States — made by hand in Vermont where Orvis has made rods for over one hundred and fifty years.

This rod has ightweight chrome snake guides, handsome dark-blue finish, and super-grade cork handle.