Huge fan of Maxcatch rods! The performance vs value just puts them far above rods that cost 3x-4x more. This was a great review, excellent feedback! I'd love to hear about that discount you mentioned.
Hi Matt, thanks for commenting, very much appreciated👍 if you follow the link in the description, that will take you to Maxcarchoutdoors. At checkout you can enter the code DOUGLASHERON that should give you the 10% discount, let me know how you get on, I’m interested in how long they will give the discount for.
Thanks, good review and explanation of the features. Think you'll be giving this a serious workout. Well done getting the discount for your subscribers.
I couldn’t agree more I recently over the past few weeks bought some Maxcatch stuff one being a Saltpro fly rod and I initially bought the Sparta reel and general salt water fly line for fishing the Clyde Estuary, once arrived and I seen the quality I sold my big brand competition cassette reel setup and bought 12 Avid reels for a fraction of the price it cost me for my stillmaniac reel setup so my competition rig for this year will be 2 stillmaniac rods an orvis recon and 12 maxcatch avid fly reels with all my lines on, I can’t fault them I was looking at this very nymph rod as well and after watching this I will certainly be ordering it. Tight lines Ronnie
Cheers Ronnie, that’s excellent feedback for viewers to see. If you want the 10% discount use the code DOUGLASHERON on eBay, as I said I’m not sure how long the discount will last. Thanks again Douglas
@@PiscatorUK-Fishing Cool 😎 always nice to hear from/meet fellow brothers of the deep. Hopefully I will see you about as I seen you fishing the narrows on a few of your videos etc. with regards to the Clyde area I’ve not ventured out much yet apart from Helensburgh reservoir, I’ve just got a sea trout permit from ticker’s so I’m looking at getting out more when I’m up on base.
I just received the 10’ 2 weight and am very impressed. pretty good quality. casts 20# mono line easily. paired it with their Eco 5/6 reel. loaded it with 30# backing and attached 20# Amnesia directly to that. this balances the rod to the middle of the handle. for $100 total I can beat up this rod and feel great about it.
Cheers mate, I would really go for anything that has a full cage and a good drag. The reel I had on this was the Scierra Traxion 1 LW 2/3 weight which balances the 10’’ rod nicely. May need the 3/4 weight for the 10’ 6 rod as the 2/3 could make the rod a bit tip heavy. Some people do like a bit more weight at the but end, hope this helps. Thanks again for watching and commenting
The rod has an un ground finish which i prefer thats what goves the spiral effect ,the blank gets bound in a tape before baking which leaved the spiral effect .It cut the costs down but is very hardwaring and i prefer it
Would you say this compares to the eco shadow 2 priced at $289, or the Orvis 10’ 3wt clear water priced at $250?? Not many budget friendly options out there. Hoping I can find some real feedback before making a choice
I can’t really comment on the two rods that you mentioned, not on the performance, although they are lighter than the Maxcatch, probably due to better quality carbon in the build. I can tell you that it’s better than the vision hero nymph rod. I am a firm believer if you buy cheap you buy twice. If I got two seasons from the maxcatch and bought another rod for the next two seasons, I would still be better off compared to the top brands. I will catch just as many fish with a cheaper rod, but than I will with an expensive rod. I won’t be wrapping it up in cotton wool and scared to use it. Don’t get me wrong, if money was no object I would buy expensive rods, it’s kudos and what we do. Sorry I couldn’t answer your original question. If your new to euro nymphing, I wouldn’t go down the top brand route, to start with. Thanks for commenting👍
I got a nice braided core euro line from barbless flies, I will put a link below. www.barbless-flies.co.uk/products/specialist-nymph-fly-line I use a leader material from France called Pezon and Machel 100% memory free. www.pecheur.com/achat-nylon-pezon-michel-eaux-vives-color-line-100m-14117.this
Hello Alan, I haven’t tried the nano range so can’t really comment.thanks for the comment tho.personally I don’t go above a 3 weight rod when euro nymphing as I think the lower weights are better suited for the task. I know many anglers use a 4 weight if they want to switch to casting dry fly. I would rather take two rods that are made for each task but that’s just my opinion mate.
@@PiscatorUK-Fishing Thanks. Yeah, I'm looking to try the Troutbitten mono rig approach and the 10' 4wt allows for even streamer fishing (via tippet swap). Also, supposedly, the Nano is very light so wouldn't impair nymphing as much as some 4wts. It's a hybrid/compromise approach though, so I appreciate your separate rod approach.
Found your video very interesting. May I ask why you chose a two weight over a three weight? I’m hoping to get into euro nymphing but wasn’t sure about the weight thing. I’ve fished small to medium rivers in Northern Ireland using traditional fly rod and I love a two weight but thought I’d need extra umph with a three weight because of the light line. Many thanks Ed
Thanks Ed, I chose the 2 weight because I mainly fish smaller rivers. A 3 weight is a better all rounder rod and is a bit longer. The euro rod weight is not related to the fly line as anglers use euro lines which are light with a straight through diameter of 0.60mm unlike traditional fly rods weights which are relative to the weight of fly line. I use a mono leader of 0.18mm, which is considered a micro leader which works well with the 2 weight.
@@PiscatorUK-Fishing many thanks I’ll chase one of those rods up. I greatly appreciate your advice and may I say I’ve scrolled through all your other videos and what a wealth of knowledge you have and how well you explain techniques. Many thanks
Great video! I’m going to purchase the 10’6” 3 wt Maxcatch Competition Intouch nymph rod. I’m thinking about putting an Eco fly reel on it as well. Any suggestions?
Cheers mate, if I was going to go for another maxcatch I would definitely go for the 3wt 10.6 or 11ft 3wt as you will be able to cast heavier bugs if required. Never tried the Eco reel, but I would recommend a reel with a full closed cage and a nice drag. The reel hi had on is the srixon 1 LW, nice drag and full cage. I’ve now got the vision hero reel, got it second hand £70.
I have the 10’6” 3#, I have it matched to the Greys Fin fly reel. The rod is excellent, I love Maxcatch products, great quality and value for money. Fast and free shipping all makes it a must unless you are obsessed by brand names.
@@keithhunter3910 is the Avid Pro a full cage reel? I prefer a full cage reel for euro nymphing as the thin leader does not slip through the gaps of a standard reel
Hi Ryan, although this rod is relatively heavy at 98grams compared to higher spec rods, it feels very light in the hand, in fact I feel very little difference in weight in the hand against my 10.5ft 3wt Nymphmaniac which is 20grams lighter. Hence the swing weight has a very low inertia which will reduce overall fatigue. On a side note, the maxcatch feels better against my vision 3wt when it comes to casting lighter bugs. What I mean by that is, when casting and during the drift with light bugs I feel totally connected to my bugs using a Spanish micro leader due to the rod sensitivity. Hope this helps
Hello mate, thanks for commenting. I’m not sure if the discount code is active as this video is over a year old. The link to eBay in the description still works and the code is DOUGLASHERON. Let me know if it still works. If not it’s still worth the money.
@@ciaranbyrne8252 I hope it works out for you mate, I got a brilliant euro nymph fly line from barbless flies online probably the cheapest around but brilliant quality. Where in the country are you?
Hi Steve, cheers mate you should be able to. A viewer purchased one last week with the code. Code- DOUGLASHERON, folllow the link in the description mate, all the best and tight lines👍🎣
Looks excellent, a friend has another MaxCatch rod for salt water he loves! Wonder if it comes in 11'!! Think its worth the money anyway, especially with 10% discount!! (how do we get a code?).
Huge fan of Maxcatch rods! The performance vs value just puts them far above rods that cost 3x-4x more. This was a great review, excellent feedback! I'd love to hear about that discount you mentioned.
Hi Matt, thanks for commenting, very much appreciated👍 if you follow the link in the description, that will take you to Maxcarchoutdoors. At checkout you can enter the code DOUGLASHERON that should give you the 10% discount, let me know how you get on, I’m interested in how long they will give the discount for.
You sold me on it. Had been thinking about it for awhile. Just purchased. Appreciate it!
Excellent mate, you won’t be disappointed👍
Thanks, good review and explanation of the features. Think you'll be giving this a serious workout. Well done getting the discount for your subscribers.
I couldn’t agree more I recently over the past few weeks bought some Maxcatch stuff one being a Saltpro fly rod and I initially bought the Sparta reel and general salt water fly line for fishing the Clyde Estuary, once arrived and I seen the quality I sold my big brand competition cassette reel setup and bought 12 Avid reels for a fraction of the price it cost me for my stillmaniac reel setup so my competition rig for this year will be 2 stillmaniac rods an orvis recon and 12 maxcatch avid fly reels with all my lines on, I can’t fault them I was looking at this very nymph rod as well and after watching this I will certainly be ordering it.
Tight lines
Ronnie
Cheers Ronnie, that’s excellent feedback for viewers to see. If you want the 10% discount use the code DOUGLASHERON on eBay, as I said I’m not sure how long the discount will last. Thanks again Douglas
Hi Ronnie, I forgot to ask, who’s the submariner?
Thanks for the code I used it earlier I’m currently serving and based on the Clyde.
@@craigbarker791 awesome mate, I’m x submariner 25 years
@@PiscatorUK-Fishing Cool 😎 always nice to hear from/meet fellow brothers of the deep. Hopefully I will see you about as I seen you fishing the narrows on a few of your videos etc. with regards to the Clyde area I’ve not ventured out much yet apart from Helensburgh reservoir, I’ve just got a sea trout permit from ticker’s so I’m looking at getting out more when I’m up on base.
not many budget options out there, love the video
Many thanks for watching Dan👍tight lines
Graet review! I am planing to buy this rod very soon...thanks for helping me making the decision...
Thanks Ivan, your welcome. Tight lines👍🎣
Ako si ga kupio, kako se pokazao? 😂
Planiram i ja da ga poručim
I just received the 10’ 2 weight and am very impressed. pretty good quality. casts 20# mono line easily. paired it with their Eco 5/6 reel. loaded it with 30# backing and attached 20# Amnesia directly to that. this balances the rod to the middle of the handle. for $100 total I can beat up this rod and feel great about it.
That’s awesome Arthur. Tight lines with it👍
Was looking at Greys but now looking at this ! Thanks for the video
I'm well impressed with all the Maxcatch, gear I've bought so far.
They do some great stuff for a reasonable price
Thanks, I was looking for this review and im interested in buying one!
Hi mate, if you follow the link in the description and use the code, DOUGLASHERON at checkout that will give you 10% discount
Cheers for this- discount is still working!
Excellent mate, thanks for the update👍
Hi, my first "real" rod was an (ABU ATLANTIC 403) cost £10.95 from Arthur Allans West Nile st. Glasgow.
Worth a bit more now!
Cheers!
Excellent review!
Cheers mate
Just orders the 10 .6 3 weight thanks for the review wish everyone done reviews like this a just need a reel for it what you recommend
Cheers mate, I would really go for anything that has a full cage and a good drag. The reel I had on this was the Scierra Traxion 1 LW 2/3 weight which balances the 10’’ rod nicely. May need the 3/4 weight for the 10’ 6 rod as the 2/3 could make the rod a bit tip heavy. Some people do like a bit more weight at the but end, hope this helps. Thanks again for watching and commenting
Thanks m8 no problem think a will just get the sierra traxion 1 for it
The rod has an un ground finish which i prefer thats what goves the spiral effect ,the blank gets bound in a tape before baking which leaved the spiral effect .It cut the costs down but is very hardwaring and i prefer it
Thanks for your feedback mate, very much appreciated👍
Thanks for the review, I going to buy it. Btw would you please tell me if you bought the reel also from Maxcatch? Thanks again
Many thanks, the reel is the scierra srixon 1 LW. It has a full cage excellent for thin diameter fly line or euro leader
Cracking video,
Cheers mate👍
Top man sir 🐟🐟🐟
Would you say this compares to the eco shadow 2 priced at $289, or the Orvis 10’ 3wt clear water priced at $250?? Not many budget friendly options out there. Hoping I can find some real feedback before making a choice
I can’t really comment on the two rods that you mentioned, not on the performance, although they are lighter than the Maxcatch, probably due to better quality carbon in the build. I can tell you that it’s better than the vision hero nymph rod. I am a firm believer if you buy cheap you buy twice. If I got two seasons from the maxcatch and bought another rod for the next two seasons, I would still be better off compared to the top brands. I will catch just as many fish with a cheaper rod, but than I will with an expensive rod. I won’t be wrapping it up in cotton wool and scared to use it. Don’t get me wrong, if money was no object I would buy expensive rods, it’s kudos and what we do. Sorry I couldn’t answer your original question. If your new to euro nymphing, I wouldn’t go down the top brand route, to start with. Thanks for commenting👍
Great review. I’ve been looking for a backup euro rod. They still doing the discount?
Cheers buddy, I’m unsure about the discount as it’s been a year since the video. Follow the link in description and use code DOUGLASHERON
Hi, I will buy this rob, recommend any line and leather also to get all together. please. nice review!
I got a nice braided core euro line from barbless flies, I will put a link below.
www.barbless-flies.co.uk/products/specialist-nymph-fly-line
I use a leader material from France called Pezon and Machel 100% memory free.
www.pecheur.com/achat-nylon-pezon-michel-eaux-vives-color-line-100m-14117.this
Hi may I ask what is the fly reel ur using with the maxcatch Nymph rod!???..nice review by the way I'm thinking of buying this rod!!.. 😎👍
Thanks Ant, it’s a Scierra Traxion 1 LW fly reel #2 the reel has a full cage. I’ll put a link below
www.ebay.co.uk/itm/204039124196
Cheers buddy much appreciated 😎👍🎶
Have you tried the Maxcatch Nano Nymph rod yet? I want a 10' 4wt and the Intouch doesn't come in that size.
Hello Alan, I haven’t tried the nano range so can’t really comment.thanks for the comment tho.personally I don’t go above a 3 weight rod when euro nymphing as I think the lower weights are better suited for the task. I know many anglers use a 4 weight if they want to switch to casting dry fly. I would rather take two rods that are made for each task but that’s just my opinion mate.
@@PiscatorUK-Fishing Thanks. Yeah, I'm looking to try the Troutbitten mono rig approach and the 10' 4wt allows for even streamer fishing (via tippet swap). Also, supposedly, the Nano is very light so wouldn't impair nymphing as much as some 4wts. It's a hybrid/compromise approach though, so I appreciate your separate rod approach.
Found your video very interesting. May I ask why you chose a two weight over a three weight? I’m hoping to get into euro nymphing but wasn’t sure about the weight thing. I’ve fished small to medium rivers in Northern Ireland using traditional fly rod and I love a two weight but thought I’d need extra umph with a three weight because of the light line. Many thanks Ed
Thanks Ed, I chose the 2 weight because I mainly fish smaller rivers. A 3 weight is a better all rounder rod and is a bit longer. The euro rod weight is not related to the fly line as anglers use euro lines which are light with a straight through diameter of 0.60mm unlike traditional fly rods weights which are relative to the weight of fly line. I use a mono leader of 0.18mm, which is considered a micro leader which works well with the 2 weight.
@@PiscatorUK-Fishing many thanks I’ll chase one of those rods up. I greatly appreciate your advice and may I say I’ve scrolled through all your other videos and what a wealth of knowledge you have and how well you explain techniques. Many thanks
@@Edsq101 many thanks for the channel feedback and for watching. Tight lines buddy
Great video! I’m going to purchase the 10’6” 3 wt Maxcatch Competition Intouch nymph rod. I’m thinking about putting an Eco fly reel on it as well. Any suggestions?
Cheers mate, if I was going to go for another maxcatch I would definitely go for the 3wt 10.6 or 11ft 3wt as you will be able to cast heavier bugs if required. Never tried the Eco reel, but I would recommend a reel with a full closed cage and a nice drag. The reel hi had on is the srixon 1 LW, nice drag and full cage. I’ve now got the vision hero reel, got it second hand £70.
I have the 10’6” 3#, I have it matched to the Greys Fin fly reel. The rod is excellent, I love Maxcatch products, great quality and value for money. Fast and free shipping all makes it a must unless you are obsessed by brand names.
I like the Avid Pro 3/4 on the Intouch Comp 10'6" 3wt.
I have three Avid Pros, and they have never let me down.
@@keithhunter3910 is the Avid Pro a full cage reel? I prefer a full cage reel for euro nymphing as the thin leader does not slip through the gaps of a standard reel
Does Maxcatch supply a combo for Nymphing?
Hello mister piscator how does the rod feel in your hand?what is the swing weight like?
Hi Ryan, although this rod is relatively heavy at 98grams compared to higher spec rods, it feels very light in the hand, in fact I feel very little difference in weight in the hand against my 10.5ft 3wt Nymphmaniac which is 20grams lighter. Hence the swing weight has a very low inertia which will reduce overall fatigue. On a side note, the maxcatch feels better against my vision 3wt when it comes to casting lighter bugs. What I mean by that is, when casting and during the drift with light bugs I feel totally connected to my bugs using a Spanish micro leader due to the rod sensitivity. Hope this helps
Could you name some of the rods you felt were inferior to this one?
👍 the review. Only new to this style of fishing. Send on the code please 🙏
Hello mate, thanks for commenting. I’m not sure if the discount code is active as this video is over a year old. The link to eBay in the description still works and the code is DOUGLASHERON. Let me know if it still works. If not it’s still worth the money.
Will give it a go. Great review. If the rod is as good as the review I'll be more than happy
Just purchased it. Code didn't work. But will give it a whirl. What's your recommendations on reel line setup
@@ciaranbyrne8252 I hope it works out for you mate, I got a brilliant euro nymph fly line from barbless flies online probably the cheapest around but brilliant quality. Where in the country are you?
Kildare. Will check out that line. Just trying to get things right from the start. Thanks
Hi, looks a good rod and worth a go at the price . Can I still use your discount code?
Hi Steve, cheers mate you should be able to. A viewer purchased one last week with the code. Code- DOUGLASHERON, folllow the link in the description mate, all the best and tight lines👍🎣
Many thanks buddy
youve sold me
👍
Looks excellent, a friend has another MaxCatch rod for salt water he loves! Wonder if it comes in 11'!! Think its worth the money anyway, especially with 10% discount!! (how do we get a code?).
Hi Mark, thanks for commenting. I think they do an 11ft #3 weight. The code for discount is DOUGLASHERON
Follow the link in the description, cheers