Can anyone remember what Orvis's top of the line rod and reel was in the late '80's?


In the summer of 1989 I bought the absolute top of the line rod and reel that Orvis had to offer. All I can remember was it was an 8' 6" 6 weight, 4 piece rod, with a fighting butt, and the total cost of the rod, 2 fully spooled reels, and case was $1172. The rod broke at the 3rd ferrule the second time it was used, I sent it back for repairs and was never seen again. Any ideas what it might have been? I've even called their head office in Manchester, but no one in customer service could recall what the top of the line model was then.

I believe it was the Triton, named after the submarine - about the time I was ordering custom Fishers from Mound House and never looked back.

that's it, Trident

Ha! I still remember those Orvis Trident TL magazine advertisements featuring Ohio-class submarines.