By Eric Rickstad, editor of The Orvis News "Handle to tip - it's all there. Never felt anything like it. No BS. Seriously impressed. The fly-fishing market will be buzzing." ­ Kirk Deeter, Editor-at-Large, Field & Stream "A New Dawn in Rod Making" - Fly Rod & Reel Magazine We set out on an adventure two years ago to make the world's lightest fly rod. Along the way, we also made the world's best. The new Helios is so innovative and, frankly, so far ahead of all other fly rods it skips generations in how a fly rod should feel, cast, and fish. It is so sublimely light, incredibly responsive, deadly accurate, and just plain easy and enjoyable to cast that to compare it to other graphite rods is like comparing graphite to fiberglass. There is no comparison. The Helios is that good. And everyone is noticing... The Helios has received praise across the board from anglers, guides, fly-fishing magazines, and bloggers alike. Simply pick up a Helios and wiggle it and you'll understand the praise. You'll be stunned by just how light and balanced the Helios is; at just 21.8-oz.the 8' 6" 5-wt feels like you¹re holding just a cork handle, and at at just 31.4-oz. the 9-wt. literally feels like a 5-wt.. That lightness — which sure comes in handy when you are casting all day — is the result of using, for the first time ever, our exclusive thermoplastic, thermoset resins from tip to butt to reduce the entire blank¹s weight. But, our new technology goes far beyond making the Helios just the world's lightest fly rod. It let us create the all-new Precision Power Taper, a straight, steep taper that gives a superior, smoother transition of power all down the rod from tip to butt. This gives you a fly rod that loads quickly, is fast, crisp, and light, and has a supremely-balanced feel right down close at the butt. You can actually feel the line load the rod and feel your entire casting stroke, so you control your cast far better than with any other fly rod to generate the best casts of your life. All that and a gorgeous translucent-olive finish, a woven-graphite reel seat, and REC Recoil guides that resist breakage complete the new Helios, which comes in a handsome woven-graphite rod tube. Fish a new Helios. Feel the difference. Leap ahead. And set out on a fly-fishing adventure of your own. Made in Manchester, Vermont.