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Albright Fly Rods

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GP Series rods | A-5 Series rods | EXS Series rods

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Although the finest rods we sell like Loomis, Sage and Winston are unquestionably better rods in many aspects, and they are made right here in the USA, the big question for many people is—are they worth that kind of money? With these new high quality rods showing up on the market from manufacturers like Redington and now Albright, at half the cost, this debate is sure to continue.

Jim Murphy started the Redington Rod Company and designed many great rods for them.  After Jim sold Redington, he decided to come up with another line of his own rods, which are now called the Albright Rods. Jimmy Albright was a driving force in the early days of saltwater fly fishing and everyone knows the name from his famous Albright knot we use for connecting wire to monofilament.

The new rods would still be made offshore and imported, but the designs would be all new. Jim wanted to concentrate on his success with the utilization of high modulus graphite and fused silicate (what we call Quartz) as a tough exterior finish on his best rods.

When we cast all the rods here this fall, we were really impressed! Not only were they nice and light, but the actions were superb, especially on the least expensive rods. These are also good looking rods and the quality of craftsmanship has been held to a higher level we have ever seen in an inexpensive rod.

We are carrying 3 models of the new Albright rods.

The GP Series (General Practitioner) is the low end rod for people just starting out that want to keep the price down yet still have a good rod. These rods are an attractive rich brown color and utilize anodized, aluminum, uplocking seats with laminated wood inserts.

Albright GP rods

They come in both 2 piece models for $95.00 and 4 piece models for only $125.00. A cloth bag is included, but no hard case. These rods cast as well as many rods in the $200-300 range!  Certainly the best bargain we've seen in fly rods in years!

GP Series

The A-5 Series are all 5 piece rods, made with very high modulus graphite, anodized aluminum uplock eats with nice solid wood inserts and high quality cork handles.

Albright A-5 rods

The color is a "Winston" green, and these are attractive rods. The have nice butt power and good soft tips that we like. These are very light rods, despite the fact that they are 5 piece rods, with wonderful actions. They come with both a cloth bag and nice hard case.

The most amazing thing about the A-5 rods is the price. If you picked up this rod and had to make a guess you would say $500.00. All these A-5 rods will sell for $195.00! This is a terrific rod for someone that wants a light, high performance rod but is limited on his or her budget.

A-5 Five Piece Rods

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The EXS Series is the top of the line Albright rod, and you'll know them immediately since the brilliant colors of the "quartz" finish in green and blue jump right out at you.

Albright EXS series fly rods

These EXS series are now all 4piece rods. They are very light, yet responsive and powerful. Best of all, they are extremely durable due to the final wrap of a fused silicate that provides a whole new level of impact resistance. You'll never have to worry about that split shot hitting your tip on the forward cast, or a big tarpon fly slamming into the tip. These rods are TOUGH. They are also beautiful rods and very nicely finished. The trout rods are a handsome dark green quartz finish, while the saltwater rods from 10 on up to 12 are a dark sapphire blue quartz.

These are medium/fast to fast action rods but they have more flexible tips that allow them to cast very accurately and load well at shorter distances. We were impressed at how well these rods performed, even when compared to our most expensive rods.

The trout rods use nickel silver uplock seats with top of the line cherry burl inserts, while the saltwater rods use a tough silver aluminum anodized reel seat with short fighting butt. All EXS rods come with cloth bags and hard cases.

Freshwater  EXS Rods

Saltwater EXS Rods

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