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Bakk Series Fly Rod
Sale price
$899.95 USD
Regular price
$900.00 USD
A trophy trout gives you one drift. A rod that hinges in the wrong place turns that drift into a story about the one that got away.
The Bakk Series is what happens when someone with twenty-five years on trout water sits down with a rod builder and refuses to compromise. Jeremiah Bakk set the taper, Trey Kistler built the blank, and every rod is hand-wrapped one at a time in the USA. It loads progressively enough to protect 6X tippet on a spooky fish at fifteen feet, then still has the butt section to turn a heavy fish out of current.
Which weight
| Weight | Action | Use it for | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 wt | Medium-fast | The all-round trout rod. Dry flies, light nymph rigs, most rivers most days. | $899.95 |
| 6 wt | Fast | Wind, bigger water, streamers and heavier nymph rigs. | $899.95 |
| 8 wt | Fast | Salmon, steelhead, bonefish and anywhere you need to punch a line into a breeze. | $999.95 |
Who this is for
Anglers who already own a rod they are happy with and want the one they will keep for twenty years. This is not a first fly rod — it is the rod you buy once you know exactly what you want from one, and at this price you should.
Pair it with
The Bakk Series Fly Reel at $299.99 was designed alongside this rod in 5 and 6 weight, and the outfit balances at the cork rather than nose-diving. That balance is most of the reason to buy them together.
Compared to the Helium and KLX
Those are bass rods, built for casting weight and pulling fish out of cover — a completely different job. If you are choosing between Kistler bass rods, start with the Helium at $300.
Ships from the USA. Free returns within 30 days if it has not been fished.
Venator hunting — get into the hunt.