Orvis Zero Gravity Fly Rod

By Frank Martin

Leave it to Orvis to create a rod that gets this much buzz and excitement from both retailers and fly fishermen around the globe. The new Zero Gravity rod has done just that.

“Look, it’s the best rod I’ve ever cast,” says Daryl Seaton, “lighter and more responsive than my favorite rods from Orvis. It’s like an extension of my arm. That’s the only way I can describe it.”

“This rod is a rocket,” writes Bill Bullock. “I tested it in Manitoba on pike. We probably landed 150 pike over three days.”

“I don’t know if it is the taper or the material, but I couldn’t overload this rod,” claims Chuck Hawkins. “I was casting most of the fly line and the rod felt as if I were making a 40-foot cast. I’m very impressed!”

So what has Orvis done to cause all this excitement? In short, they’ve created a rod that, in their words, “makes the cast you already have better.” And isn’t that what we all most need from a good fly rod?

“Responsiveness” and “sensitivity” are the words you hear most often from people who have tried the new Zero Gravity rod. The rod blanks are nearly half as light as top-of-the-line rod blanks of a few years ago, and the diameters are 25% smaller—even when compared with last year’s T3 rods. This leads to better timing and action, from butt to tip.

The rods are created using an Orvis-exclusive thermoplastic-toughened resin system. Which doesn’t mean much to most of us, but seems to result in a rod that allows fly fishermen to make a perfect cast every time—which is all we really need to know.

Zero Gravity rods are light, nimble, precise, and powerful, yet extremely durable. And if the name makes it sound like military technology, that’s only because it is. The composite material used was developed by specialists in high-level defense technology for the US Dept. of Defense. The same material is used in military helicopters, like the Apache and Blackhawk II, as well as a new unmanned drone being developed by the US Air Force. Its purpose is to create aircraft that are light in weight, yet will stand up under tremendous pressure in high G-force flying. The material works in planes, but what will it do for a fly rod? Apparently, quite a bit. And Orvis is out to prove that with the new Zero Gravity Fly Rod.

In the words of one expert, “Not only will this add power and distance to your cast, you’ll deliver your fly as if on a gentle puff of air. You’ll feel every strike.”

To learn more about the new Orvis Zero Gravity Fly Rod, visit www.orvis.com. Or contact their customer service department at: 888-235-9763.