Orvis Helios D 9′ 5-weight

$1,098.00

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Product Description

Orvis Helios D 9′ 5-weight, 4-piece fly rod  (4th generation)

comes with partitioned cloth liner and aluminum rod case

Specs

  • All-around trout fishing performance
  • Dries, nymphs, and light streamers in freshwater rivers and lakes
  • Maximum energy transference for longer casts
  • Extremely accurate up-close
  • Modified full wells grip
  • Matte midnight black finish with black thread wraps
  • Aluminum rod tube
  • Backed by 25-Year Guarantee
  • Made in USA

Reviews

  1. This is your classic “do it all” style 5wt rod. It isn’t quite geared for heavy nymphing or streamer fishing but will work great for fishing dry flies, dry-droppers, or lighter technical nymph set-ups. It’s feather light in hand and throws beautiful loops. Similar to some of the other Helios rods, the 9’ 5wt requires a bit of line to get it going in close, but once you can get your loop formed the rod behaves very well. The mid to long distance is where this rod feels the most at home. I played around with several different fly lines on this rod and felt that the Rio Elite Gold WF5F was my favorite from an all-around casting and fishing standpoint.

    Parker Thompson (Telluride Angler)
  2. The Helios D 9’ 5 weight is a step up in line speed performance over the Helios F. I didn’t find the Helios D to be as line tolerant as the Helios F, but with the right line the upgrade in line speed and downrange performance was noticeable without feeling like it was a completely different rod. You can feel that the butt section is stiffer on the Helios D compared to the Helios F, but the D doesn’t necessarily feel faster, more a slight difference in taper.

    I thought the Rio Gold was the best line on the 9’ 5 weight D. With the Gold, a line I have cast on possibly 100 or more unique 9 foot 5 weights, I could not readily place a rod the Helios D 905 reminded me of. It is refreshingly unique. The tip is wonderful and throws lovely level loops in an expectant manner. I get the sense of the butt section being tall and rather than bending along with the tip, the butt rocks back while the tip bends. It provides a unique feeling of load recognition and you get the sense that your back cast remains lofty and alive. You get the sense of the rod winding up and gathering energy in the springy blank, I like it. I believe this is a rod that the more I cast and play with, the more I will like. For right now, it is another outstanding 9’ 5 weight that possesses a set of unique characteristics that I am intrigued by.

    Richard Post (Telluride Angler)
  3. The flagship model of the Helios D trout lineup represents the object of this series in a medium-fast action fly rod that is exceptionally light in hand, transmits outstanding feedback to the caster and performs a wide range of techniques with high capability. In character, I would describe the rod as airy and nimble. It releases fly line with minimum resistance and tracks very efficiently unless overloaded. Like the rest of the freshwater models, the 9’ #5 is true-to-line-weight, refreshing in today’s genre of fast action rods categorically designed to fish specialized, heavy-headed lines.

    My favorite lines on this rod are the Rio Elite Technical Trout or Rio Gold for dry flies and the SA MPX for larger terrestrials and dry-dropper rigs. Nymphers, take note: I particularly recommend this rod as a nymphing stick, paired with a Rio Elite Gold XP line which extrudes a confident, deep load from the rod and delivers a strike indicator and weighted flies with a perfect semi-open loop. Stack mending and roll casting come naturally with a long-headed line like the Gold XP, too, because the rod responds energetically to subtle techniques.

    John Duncan (Telluride Angler)
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