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cti111
Post 22 Jun 2018, 17:20 • #1 
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Haven’t posted in a long time since life has me busier than ever, so what little free time I have I’m fishing within a semi-reasonable drive from the house. Awhile ago, I had Bob Hallowell make me one of his black fiberglass rods (rolled by Mike McFarland) after demo’ing his 3pc 8'1" 5wt. In short, this rod is one of those “do it all” tapers that both casts in close and at distance. I’d describer the action as progressive and can really throw some line if needed. The more line you put out, the deeper the rod loads. Finally, the Hallowell feels light in hand and feels like it has a crisp/quick recovery so in general on the faster side of medium. I find myself choosing to fish this rod quite a bit over the past month because of its versatility (dries, small streamers, dry/dropper). Anyways I’ll let the pictures do the rest of the talking…

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Robert
Post 22 Jun 2018, 17:32 • #2 
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Agreed! That’s a fantastic rod! I fished with Bob last month when he was in Colorado and he let me fish his 8’1” 5wt. It’s a sublime stick!
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LeoCreek
Post 22 Jun 2018, 18:02 • #3 
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Agreed! Bob's 8'1" 5wt 3pc is a fantastic all-around glass 5wt. Suh-weet and versatile...what more could you ask for?
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dustdog12
Post 22 Jun 2018, 18:11 • #4 
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Great report and a fine rod!
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pecosjuan
Post 23 Jun 2018, 21:08 • #5 
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Nice Report !

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Grouse
Post 24 Jun 2018, 20:01 • #6 
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Like it all. Fine photographs and the appearance of a winning combination of rod and reel.
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Glass Enthusiast
Post 24 Jun 2018, 21:42 • #7 
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what a cool rod! where does one acquire ones of these gems?
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aurelio corso
Post 25 Jun 2018, 08:18 • #8 
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Bob does great work........aurelio
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corlay
Post 25 Jun 2018, 09:04 • #9 
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cool pairing with that San Miguel
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Odonata
Post 25 Jun 2018, 11:02 • #10 
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Nice looking rod and fish !
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Driftless
Post 25 Jun 2018, 13:38 • #11 
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Beautiful! The rod and the fish!
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BobHa
Post 25 Jun 2018, 15:08 • #12 
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Glass Enthusiast wrote:
what a cool rod! where does one acquire ones of these gems?


Awesome glad you like it! Nice fish.

Just pm or email me

Bob
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twistedtippet
Post 26 Jun 2018, 21:01 • #13 
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I have the same rod 8'1" 5wt.Halloway coming from Chris Barclay, anyone have any line recommendations

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BobHa
Post 26 Jun 2018, 22:21 • #14 
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I like it with a tt long belly line. Although being biased I think it handles all 5wts well

Bob
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