Last year we released our Sierra rod. It is our 10 ft. soft action small water rod. The Sierra has quickly become a favorite for smaller streams and hungry fish. We designed this rod after a trip to the Eastern Sierras in California. There are a plentitude of small, brushy streams in the region and our 12 foot rods sometimes were a bit to long and a bit overpowering. We decided to shorten the length and add some more flex to the rod resulting in an extremely fun rod especially on smaller water.
Last year I was fishing in Alaska, a place where we typically like a little more strength in our rods for landing those fiesty rainbows. But I brought along a Sierra just for fun and it turned out to be a blast. When you have a bigger fish on with this rod it feels like its going to explode, but instead it just handles the fish extremely well. We don't necessarily recommend the Sierra rod as your all around go to Tenkara rod because we feel that the length can be limiting on larger water. BUT if you strictly fish smaller water or just want to add a funner small water rod to your quiver we can't recommend it enough!
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4 comments
Jeff Sedlacek
Very interested. I am fishing trout streams in Iowa. I think this would work great.
Very interested. I am fishing trout streams in Iowa. I think this would work great.
Scott Little
I love mine. My two favorite TRC0 rods are the Sierra and Cascade. I inadvertantly lost my rod tube and am amazed at how easy they make it to replace it. Thank you so much!
I love mine. My two favorite TRC0 rods are the Sierra and Cascade. I inadvertantly lost my rod tube and am amazed at how easy they make it to replace it. Thank you so much!
Jeff Siemers
I just spent a couple of days fishing the Firehole in Yellowstone NP and used the Sierra exclusively. I probably hooked 30 fish over the two days and the Sierra was unbelievably fun. I definitely was pushing its limits with those feisty rainbows but it held up to the task. Looking forward to many more this season.
I just spent a couple of days fishing the Firehole in Yellowstone NP and used the Sierra exclusively. I probably hooked 30 fish over the two days and the Sierra was unbelievably fun. I definitely was pushing its limits with those feisty rainbows but it held up to the task. Looking forward to many more this season.
Sean Dickson
I had a problem with my Sierra, the folks at TRC fixed it immediately, sent me some flies along with the fix, and I bought a 10.5 chartreuse line to go with it. Today, I landed some beautiful Bows with The Bridger fly on the swing. I was skeptical about using barbless due to worrying about hook set, but it set perfect and left the fish in good shape. I usually use wee wets, but after today I may become a convert to the reverse hackle.
I had a problem with my Sierra, the folks at TRC fixed it immediately, sent me some flies along with the fix, and I bought a 10.5 chartreuse line to go with it. Today, I landed some beautiful Bows with The Bridger fly on the swing. I was skeptical about using barbless due to worrying about hook set, but it set perfect and left the fish in good shape. I usually use wee wets, but after today I may become a convert to the reverse hackle.