I have been fishing most of this summer (2011) with the 6'6'' Scott F2 3 weight. I cast all the F2 rods earlier this year at my buddies fly shop, and even had the opportunity to fish with 3 of the 4 models that Scott currently offers. The only model I didn't fish, but cast, was the 6 footer. For my particular taste, the 6'6'' was the clear winner, with the 7 footer a distant second. I already own the 7 footer in the F model and, prior to getting the 6'6'', that was my main rod. I like the F 7 footer much more than the F2. Just seems a little crisper, for me. Again, for my taste, I did not like the F2 5 weight at all. Felt it was way too heavy in the hand and thus not that much fun to fish with. My initial reaction to all of the F2 rods was not that positive at first. I had to take the 6'6'' fishing to really get a feel for the rod. I think that had I not had that opportunity, I would not have gone to the F2's. I now love that 3 weight! Handles an amazing range of flies. Small hoppers are a joy to cast, even at short lengths. Overall, my vote is for the older F rods other than the 6'6'', and even that rod in the F series is very nice, as a 2 weight. The F blanks just seem quite unique, while the F2 feels more like retro fiberglass, too me. I absolutely love glass, owning about a dozen trout rods in glass: Winston, J. Kennedy Fischer, Orvis, Fenwick, Scott and some custom jobs. This F2 6'6'' is currently my favorite. It has handled a lot of fish this summer, biggest a native Battenkill Brown a little over 18" on a size 8 black wooly bugger. You can get some great deals on the Scott F rods on ebay. My buddy won a 7 footer for 350., like new! I think I would look into them before shelling out 595 on the F2, again, except for that 6'6''! If you are on the fence in trying glass, go for it! Lots of fun, especially in rods shorter than 8 feet.
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