Orvis Recon 9’0″ 7-weight Saltwater (2026)

Reviews

1. Rated 4 out of 5

   This rod feels like a saltwater and salmon rod rather than a trout streamer rod. It fishes high in its line class and prefers a heavy-headed line, such as most saltwater lines, specialty streamer lines and the SA Anadro. With these lines, it forms excellent casting loops and builds line speed at distance. There are lighter 7-weights out there, but the Recon 2 is built to last with heavy duty components and a stout blank. The taper is highly refined. The rod flexes evenly and predictably with the amount of line you have in the air, but with a distinctly fast-action tempo and the constant request for power in the casting stroke. This will be a popular rod for bass, redfish, pike, sockeye salmon and heavy or articulated trout streamers.

   John Duncan (Telluride Angler)

2. Rated 5 out of 5

   This is a very powerful 7wt that is easy casting and relatively light in hand. It throws fairly tight loops at all distances and is surprisingly nice in close. It’s a rod that will feel equally at home in freshwater as it will in saltwater. It would make for a great bass rod and would be very fun chasing bonefish on the flats. Depending on what you plan on using it for, this rod will handle several lines well. For a general-purpose freshwater floating line, the SA Amplitude Infinity WF7F is great. If you want to use it as a streamer rod consider the Rio Elite Predator family of lines and if you fish saltwater the Rio Elite Bonefish is a great choice.

   Parker Thompson (Telluride Angler)