"I first encountered the
Titanium Rod from Colorado Rods in January 2002. David Ahn tried to get me to
try one, but I knew, I just knew, that if I did, I would be in love with them
and would forsake all other rods. Well I thought about those babies for a long
year and how much I yearned for them. And in January 2003, at the Maryland Show,
yes, I tried them out. Right after trying other, very nice rods. So, I picked up
a 5 wt and immediately was casting 20 feet farther than with the other brand.
Wow! I tried the 5, then I moved to a 7/8. What control, what distance, what
sensitivity!
So, I took the plunge, and got a 5 -- for trout
-- and an 8/9 -- for salmon and bonefish and other saltwater species. My son and
I were planning on our New Zealand trip in March, and so as I considered the
trip, I took pity on my son -- he would suffer if he did not also have a 5 wt.
Titanium Rod. So, I called David, and, yes, I got a second Titanium Rod for my
son to use.
In New Zealand, I fished for 10 days on both the
South and North Islands for brown and rainbow trout in size usually 2 to 8 lbs.
(I managed to turn up a rainbow on my last days on the North Island that went to
14 lbs! as well.) All were caught on my wonderful glorious Titanium Rod. I found
myself able to reach distances and angles never before attainable. And boy did
they produce fish! I look forward to many grand years fishing my Titanium Rod.
What about line weights? Well, although the rod is a 5 wt., I needed to be
prepared for eventualities. So, I rigged up both a 6 and a 7 wt reel and on
several particularly windy days the 7 weight performed very well. The line did
not feel heavy for the rod, and I was able to punch it out to where the fish
were and tease them into taking.
What about the big rod? How did that work for me? My first experience was on the
Potomac, upstream from Washington DC, in April, fishing for shad. Friend,
Sebastian O'Kelly and I put out from Fletcher's Landing and anchored just short
of the seam. I was using a 350 grain Teeny line and on the first cast, I was
overwhelmed by the power of the 8/9 rod to throw that line out to where it would
sink down and come around right into the fish. Casts routinely ran 60 to 80
feet. And, guess what, almost every cast I got a fish as I stripped it back in.
We cleaned up, to the chagrin of neighboring fishermen who did not do nearly as
well. Sebastian is a great caster, clearly better than I am, and Ient the rod to
him to try out. First cast and he throws the whole line! He dubbed the rod a
"boomstick". And I agree.
Next I did my annual pilgrimage to an unnamed river in Labrador in pursuit of
Atlantic salmon. I spent the entire week working that river with the 8/9
Titanium Rod. Great performance. To me, it clearly out-powered all other rods in
use in the camp. Again, I reached places in the pools that I fish every year
that I had never reached before, and found fish where others could not. To own a
Titanium Rod is to have a new love affair, and one that is most satisfying! I
look forward to many years of enjoying the Titanium rods I own and will purchase
in the future. ~ Terry Shultz ~
I’ve been using ADG rods for about a decade,
beginning with David’s IM-6 and IM-8 series graphite rods. When he came out
with the prototype Titan Titanium rod, I field tested it at my Labrador lodge
and on salmon rivers of the Maritimes. While his graphite rods were really good,
the Titan was an amazing evolution in rod design. The rod does the work, making
casting effortless, and the responsiveness is unbelievable. I’ve never had a
breakage with any ADG rods, and they’ve been used under extremely severe
weather conditions of heat and cold during the past 10 years. I’m not an
engineer, but it seems that the titanium wires convert the energy you put into
the rod to energy output with no loss of power. I’ve been fly fishing and
writing about it in Canada for more than 40 years, but have never found a
sweeter rod to use. I now have just about every ADG Titanium rod available, and
would not use anything else. Strength, power, sensitivity, dependable
performance, these are the features I look for in a fly rod and ADG delivers. I
consider it a revolutionary design in fly rods, much like the introduction of
graphite over fiberglass materials. Since trying the Titanium rod I’ve been
converted, and all of my fishing now is with ADG Titanium rods. If you try one,
I’m sure you’ll be convinced as well.
Len Rich, Canadian Outdoor Writer
Award-winning freelance writer/photographer
1991 recipient - Canada Recreational Fisheries Award
2007 recipient - OWC Jack Davis Mentorship Award
Approx. 20 lb, 34" Smallmouth Buffalo
("Texas Bone Fish") caught 3/10/07 at "The Narrows Recreation
Area" near Spicewood, Tx. on an ADG TITAN Titanium Rod!.
"I purchased my TF 804-4 Titan
rod at the FFF Southern Council Conclave in Mountain Home Ark last Oct 2006. I
have caught 145 white bass, 18 largemouth, 7 smallmouth, 10 Guadalupe bass, and
3 Smallmouth Buffalo since Feb 7th 2007. Went fly fishing 3 hours last Sat on the San Gabriel
below Tejas Camp above Lake Georgetown ( Near George Town, TX ) and caught 20
whites. Went back Sunday and caught 21 whites but it took 5 hours and lots of
casting, striping and moving up and down a 50 yard stretch of the river... A
good number of these fish have been caught on my Titan TF 804-4 including this
monster I plan on buying some more Titan rods this year in different
weights..." Best Regards
Bruce
Reds Caught on both my 7.5" 6/7wt" and 9' 7/8wt ADG Titan fly rods
During fly fishing trip summer 2008 off Lake Charles LA, Our guide put us on at least 20 to 25 Redfish that we could site cast to the visible fish or its wake, but I only hooked and landed 6 Reds 19" to 26" Reds, I had another Red on, but after a good fight the fly pulled out due to I think I put way too much pressure on it. I lost another one due to poor hook set on my part and letting the fish have slack line.
I was fishing all day with my ADG Titan 7.5" 6/7wt and 9' 7wt/8wt rods, with saltwater redfish taper S.A. weight forward 7wt and 8wt fly line acordingly, 15lb saltwater redfish taper leader, with 15 pound fluorocarbon tippet, then tied on a copper colored Spoon fly which caught three of my five Reds landed to hand, then shrimp imitations caught the other two Reds I landed. Due to the power, ease of casting and accuracy using my Titan 6/7wt and 7/8wt rods helped cast, hook and fight, then land some really nice size Reds.! Once I got over the initial excitement of seeing my first Redfish in many months, this rod allowed me to cast smoothly and accurately to some really spooky Redfish, many of these fish were so spooky you had one chance to cast, so if you missed the sweet spot, they were gone. Also my arm never got tired after many hours of casting. I can't even count how many other fish spooked either before we spotted them or before we could get a cast off. Many mud slicks left from fish that spooked from the boat noise. It was a great 7.0 hours of fishing.
This is now my 4th ADG Titan fly rod in the last two 2.5 years. I have a 8' 3/4wt Rod, 9' 5/6wt Rod 7.5' 6/7wt and 9' 7/8wt TitanT Rod. I have caught fish up to 20lb on my 3/4wt Titan. My favorite rod out of them all is the 7.5' 6/7wt TitanT Rod. As I have said before, these rods allow me to focus on catching more and bigger fish due to their ease of casting, accuracy and durability. I use these rods for most of my fresh and saltwater fly fishing with the exception of a few old rods I still like to fish with. I hope ADG keeps making new and innovative rods. I suggest a short 7'8" 7/8wt rod as a new model to be used for both fresh and saltwater species.
"ADG's 9 ft 5 wt Titan fly rod is the best
fly rod I have ever used in 35 years of fly fishing. The titanium gives this rod
a feel like no other. The smooth yet powerful action makes casting effortless.
Just relax and let the rod do the work. I believe ADG has made a significant
development that will surely elevate fly fishing to a new level of performance
and enjoyment." ~ Joe Dickey
~
"First, I had a great night with the flycasters on the Long Beach Casting
Club's pond. I had a steady parade of some of the best flycasters in the club
tracking me down to try my 5 weight Titan. All the best casters immediately
detected the difference. Hardnose guys, like one of the National champions kept
coming back for another try. One of the club's casting co-captains (who also
happens to be a certified casting instructor) was astounded. I heard him
muttering, "What do I have that I can sell so I can buy one of those?"
Another former member of the Board of Directors (another FFF casting instructor)
used it in the casting games and is very interested in building one from a blank
(his rods are pieces of art). One of the club's very best distance casters and
best teachers returned three times to try it, because no other 5 wt on the pond
could touch it for distance.
I used it in the casting games (this year I will be competing) and did very well
for someone who hadn't casted the games for over 5 years. What the guys are
noticing is the no-nonsense consistent tight loops, and the fact that it doesn't
bounce the flyline when the power is applied correctly. We've added a feature to
the "trout fly game," at our club, in which we finish up by throwing
three additional distance casts with the same rod that we cast in the accuracy
game. So I used my 5 wt Titan. Most of the casters were throwing between 65 and
75 feet using their accuracy rods. So the distance-judge was standing out about
90 feet out, well out of the way for most casters and most rods. My darn Titan 5
wt. threw the line right over the top of the judge (four feet above his head)
and he screwed up the line so badly trying to get out of the way, he wasn't sure
how far the cast went. They gave me 94 feet. It was on track to break 100 ft.
You might not know it, but it only takes a distance cast of 75 feet, thrown
using a 7 weight rod to qualify as a certified casting instructor (among other
things). Here's the kicker. That rod was not rigged for tournament casting ---it
had a 12 foot tapered leader with a 3 foot tippet for fishing in the bay. These
people were blown away by a rod that was definitely not rigged for high
performance. Worse than that, by the time the evening was over so many people
had casted it, that the leader looked like a macrame made of "wind
knots." That means that these very sophisticated casters were casting a
line that looked like a piece of crap, and the rod still delivered the
performance. They noticed."
Best wishes,
~ Carl Rischer ~
Past President of Long Beach Casting Club
FFF Certified Casting Instructor
"I want to thank you for the excellent service I received
from ADG. During my last fishing adventure in Pennsylvania for steel heads, I
broke the top section of my 7/8-weight titanium rod. I was nine and a half hours
from home and forgot to pack a spare rod. After digging in my wallet, I
discovered your business card and proceeded to call you. You returned my message
within a couple of hours and graciously sent a new top section over night to
where I was staying. The service I received from ADG was remarkable and I plan
on sharing my experience with everyone. Thank you.
I will send you some photos of the fish I caught and released in PA. The nine
foot 7/8 weight titanium has been a perfect rod for catching steel head. The
bite of a steel head is very light, but no competition for the excellent
sensitivity of your titanium rods. While drifting egg patterns with the rod, I
can feel every nook and cranny of the stream bottom.
I plan on continuing to build ADG rods and cannot say enough about your rods
performance and ADG service. Please continue your one on one relationship with
your customers and congratulations on your development of the titanium
rods."
Best Regards,
~ Scott Means ~
Means Mountain Stix
I went fishing few days ago. I was fishing sea-trout in a river called "Húseyjarkvísl" in north Iceland. In the spring time we are fishing trout and charr, heading to the sea. The water in the rivers is still cold in april/may and we are using heavy tube flies and fast sinking fly line tips. We had a sunny weather and strong wind. Heavy wind, big and heavy tube fly did not matter to the ADG titanium fly rods. It worked perfectly, both casting and fighting the fish. I cought this 65 cm., strong sea-trout. The biggest one this spring season is 94 cm.
Best regards,
Kristinn Bogi
"I tried a couple of the ADG Titanium rods last summer up in
Labrador and must confess I was really impressed. They have a really smooth
action and are extremely sensitive. If I had to classify the action I would say
it is fast to medium-fast action. Several guides in Labrador and also in
Colorado swear by the rods. All I know is that I found them very nice to cast
and I landed a nice 16lb pike on a 7/8 rod. I would recommend them." ~ Colin ~
At the Fly Fishing Show in College Park, I saw Joe
Humphreys at the casting area. When I walked up to say HI, he had a big grin on
his face and said something like "Dave you gotta' try this rod, man this is
nice!". I cast it for a bit before giving it back to Joe....was truly
impressed with it! I guess it was the owner of the company. presented Joe with
one of the rods. Joe proceeded to play with it a little before doing his
scheduled casting program. During that time, as Joe put it "I'm going to
take this thing DOWNTOWN !", saw him (several times) make a backcast or two
and put the line well into or over the screen at the end of the casting area.
with lots of backing out of the tip. Big Joe Humphreys grin....he decided to do
his program with it! My opinion, the rod was not as finely finished or appointed
as the much higher priced rods, but easily as good or even better than most in
performance.
"Most excellent rod I ever fished and casted."
"The actual titanium effect in the rod makes a big difference and
distinguishes it from all other rods. It is a fly rod revolution!"
"The action is so smooth and effortless, I can cast further and fish all
day without my arm getting tired."
"It is very pleasant and enjoyable to fish the Titan due to its action
and true titanium sensation."
"Titan is a great rod. It is a very powerful rod and what I needed to do
was, as you said, relax and let the rod do the work. Anyway, thanks, and I hope
your product is very successful. It deserves to be."
"It is very different than any other rods on the market and I have over
50 rods, it makes fishing more pleasant, easier, and tireless."
I went fishing few days ago. I was fishing sea-trout in a river called "Húseyjarkvísl" in north Iceland. In the spring time we are fishing trout and charr, heading to the sea. The water in the rivers is still cold in april/may and we are using heavy tube flies and fast sinking fly line tips. We had a sunny weather and strong wind. Heavy wind, big and heavy tube fly did not matter to the ADG titanium fly rods. It worked perfectly, both casting and fighting the fish. I cought this 65 cm., strong sea-trout. The biggest one this spring season is 94 cm.
