Olglass56
Omg I’m sorry for that typo …
I was at work discussing Mini Coopers and the R56 chassis designation got stuck in my head.
I work at a European performance shop..lol
I meant to say RF76
If you want more Fullflex than your 6wt Royal
Try scoring a RF76L (5) wt
Here is my dirty bakers dozen of Phillipson 7.5ft rods
There’s a reason why you don’t see the Orvis A/amber rod in there .
There’s also a reason why there are 4 yellow Fullflex models ..
Yeah there that good .
Once you fish one you’ll score a backup pretty quick after you “tune” in to these rods ..
I highly recommend you to try one of the glass ferrule 7.5 Orvis/Phillipson rods.
There’s 2 different ones
Ones labeled 7wts (which were rumored to be mislabeled at Orvis ) they are really 5/6 wt rods
I take mine brookie fishing all the time
There is also a yellow Fullflex Orvis/Phillipson rod that is labeled as a 5wt ..
I’ve yet to score one and do an analysis compared to mine..
Watch out for the 7ft pack rod they are true 7wt rods and when assembled measure out to 6’10”
Cool rods
but faster action with hella backbone
If you want something sweeter than your ff70??
Then you need one of these puppies!
Fenwick FL 84-5
Absolutely positively the best fenwick 7ftr they ever made .
Closest thing to a one piece feeling rod as you’ll ever get..
As they were sold as 1pc blanks that came with the oversleeve to be added/glued after rod was cut (if you so chose)
These rods are in another ballpark compared to the ferralite rods double or triple digit…
Completely different taper and feel .
Very progressive..
I’d never sell mine .
The word prized possession starts coming to mind.
I joked with the wife about which rods I want to be buried with .
FL84s are on the burial list .. lol
Nothing against the Amber rods fan base,
I told you they have fans .
But notice Scott mentions the crispness and how he like that it’s not to slow..
I was trying to answer your questions regarding what you were specifically looking for .
If you want something more full flexing than your Royal the Orvis “A” amber rods ain’t It!
Like I said the A/amber would be a breezy day rod .. if it was in my quiver
If you contend with lots of wind the A rods crispness is great .
I already have plenty of Heddons for windy days though..
Hope this helps,
Scotto
Edit-
oh I forgot to mention that my master g-Mf76 and the Abercrombie Yellowstone rods are the same blank/taper as your Royal
Although royals were batch picked for the best of the best to become royals.
Both have 8 total guides inc stripper and tip top
I believe your Royal is the same
My RF76L has 8 total guides but different spacing as my master and Abercrombie rods
The Royal only has the stripper guide on the butt section
Master and Abercrombie have the stripper and the first guide on the butt section
The Yellow Orvis/Phillipson N/S ferrule and glass ferrule rods come with 10 total guides
With the stripper guide closer to the handle by 2inches compared to my master and Abercrombie rod
The extra guides and different spacing really help the Yellow Fullflex rods fully flex!!
If you wiggle tested them to your royal difference is nominal .
The difference detween the rods becomes much more clear and pronounced once you actually take the Yellow rod fishing .
I assure you it would not be a redundant choice to score a yellow Fullflex.
One roll cast of the the Fullflex will make a believer out of you ..
If your lucky enough to scoop one up and don’t like . You’ll have zero trouble unloading it.
Heck I’d buy it.
Scotto