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from 229 reviewsMy Aeroflex is great. Nice and light in the handle, loads really well. Strong enough for bigger streamers but delicate enough to soft land dry flys.
Also the customer service is some of the best I've dealt with.
Tactical Long
I recently purchased a aeroflex 9’5wt and 10’ 3wt. As a guide these rods get used and abused everyday. Every client either noviced or advanced has enjoyed casting and fishing these rods. Their sensitivity, durability, and accuracy is exactly what I look for in a rod for my clients. Hands down the only rods I will ever fish!
I love this rod for Great Lakes lake run rainbows. Super sensitive tip that can feel every little bottom tick or subtle bite. Lower third or so of the rod is strong enough to turn big fish when you need to.
Ideal Nymph 10’ 2wt Rod performed as expected. On par with so called higher end, more expensive rods. Designer once again leaves his mark. Keep up the good work!
This 10wt easily flicks accurate 20-23 foot shots and then steps out to 60-70 feet with power and control! Very pleased with the feel and build.
It feels right with my Galvan Rush LT R-10 on it.
Beautiful rod and fits my casting style.
Louisiana redfish be warned!
I recently purchased the Aeroflex 3 wt , 7’6” rod for casting dry flies in small streams. I had the opportunity to fish with it once so far. Casting and accuracy is fantastic! I can’t wait to get back out with it again!
For disclosure I am a guide that uses these reels & rods. With that said I own almost 10 of them and we have fished from small brook trout streams to 30 inch steelhead out of Lake Erie. Not only doe these reels and rods hold up, balance, and cast accurately. As I describe it to clients, will you make a cast with a monofilament leader and your rod returns back to "zero and does not pull your flies out of where you just poke them," then you have one of your best tools in your hand. The reels are outmatched and don't get enough traction. Listen, you get what you pay for. These reels are in the top range of price BUT they are alone in perforce, drag, balance, and design. I can't say enough about the Aeroflex. These rods perform in any range of experienced to non-experienced casters so well but if I had a local shop that sold them I may be their best salesman. They are durable, incredibly accurate, transfer energy exactly the way they were designed and I needed to. Buy one, by 10 you won't regret it.
Seriously ? Best tapers and without a shadow of doubt their customer service exceeds anything else on the planet by far bar none !! Way beyond 5 star !!
After testing out the 7/8/9 in the series, I was very confident that the 11 wt would be a great fit for a barracuda trip in the Keys. The rod felt like a 9/10 with plenty of power, casted/loaded very easily, and being a heavier rod it was still fun to fight smaller fish on. Price point and performance puts this rod at the top of my list. Biggest take-away was how well it tracked casting into heavy wind with bigger flies.
Love my Diamondback Aeroflex 9' 5wt. For years, I have been a fan of the original Diamondback Aeroflex, and I still own several. I was looking forward to seeing what Joe and the Diamondback crew would do with this reimagined classic. What they have accomplished is beyond my expectations. The rod has the backbone and strength to deliver smaller streamers to "distant" fish all day but also has the accuracy and delicacy to use small dry flies up close.
Not only does it cast well in all condition, but it is also a blast to fish with. I have landed trout - both large and small and all sizes in between - as well as aggressive river small mouth bass. This rod handled them all very well.
Cosmetically, the rod is gorgeous. The blue-green blank, and blue-silver wraps are great. And the cork, and guides complement the overall design.
All-in-all and outstanding rod and great value.
I really enjoy my Aeroflex, and am looking forward to adding another (next time a 6wt) to my quiver.
Thanks.
Put 1k casts into it so far, dialing long distance takes minimal effort. Equally great as a beach caster as well w/ additional 4’ inches on the blank. Diamondback and Joe I can’t recommend enough! Superb price point for a high quality rod coupled with/ elite customer service! Thanks Joe!!!
Ordered my tip and had it in within a week. Super happy to have a team of people working to get us back on the water.
The customer service is out of this world fantastic! I lost the tip of my rod the first time I used it. Not an era on there part but my own. I fell in after getting snagged and out from fishing in Central Pennsylvania the water is cold and I had a mile walk back to the car. I really wasn’t worried about the tip at that time . But I called and ordered one Saturday and by Wednesday I had! Thanks again diamondback for the fast turnaround!
Chris
Just returned from a trip. Fished 5 days with the 10ft 2wt Ideal Nymph for the first time chasing Thai and Golden mahseers in the jungle rivers of Thailand. There's so much good things to say about this rod; it's sensivity, it's recovery which increases accuracy and casting ability and more notably, being able to handle the fast and powerful runs of the mahseers, stopping and turning them from going further down the rapids and fast waters, preventing break offs from rocks and snags. Didnt also have to worry about breaking off 5x/4x tippets nor the rod when applying the pressure, could just focused on fishing. The power of this rod is unbelievable. All the good things said about this rod is real, it's no hype. Have been euro nymphing with the Grey's Streamflex Plus 10ft 3 wt rod for around 6 years now. It's a decent enough entry level rod but had difficulty handling the one plus pounders, let alone the 2 to 3 pounders. But fishing with the DB, it was night and day in comparison. Landed so many 1 pound plus mahseers with ease and also 20+ 2 to 3 lbs range. Truly a top end rod at a mid price range. If I need another one for euro nymphing, I'll get this same rod, it's that good for me. And the buying experience was awesome, had a unique delivery request which was met. That's great customer service if I might add. Would buy from them again in the future for sure.