10 Best 8 Weight Fly Rod of August 2025

The Orvis Company

• DESIGNED for a PREMIUM ENTRY LEVEL AT AN OUTSTANDING ATTRACTIVE PRICE - a high quality blank, using the best available components for this price, the rod just feels like most rods twice or triple of the price. Best choice for the young guys to get into fishing and also works reliably for the experienced angler for a back-up rod. We just want to make fishing simple and affordable.
• EXCLUSIVE MAXLINQ BLANK TECHNOLOGY – Pure IM7 24T plus 30T carbon fiber. With mixed 5 layers of carbon including Reinforced Muscle carbon layer for at least 20% increase in strength. the high performance blank will prove the quality is not only associate with high dollar price tags, the highest performance to price ratio
• DISTANCE and PRESENTATION – a fast action design rod blank to excel in distance and presentation. Loading easily for long casts into the wind. Slim taper engineered to be smooth and powerful, all for easy long distance casting. Making it easier for new guys getting in to fishing to become a high frequent fisher
• HIGH STANDARD SMOOTH GUIDES – MaxSelect Stripping Guides and Ultra lightweight Hard Chromed stainless steel snake guides and Over-sized tip loop for smoothest longer casting. PURE CORK HANDLE and REEL SEAT – Pure A+ Contoured Cork Handle for comfortable gripping and also helpful for casting. High Density machined aluminum reel seat with two up-locking rings for reliable fixing of the reel foot. And will tolerate saltwater environment.
• ONE-YEAR-WARRANTY and LifeTime Repairing Warranty - MAXCATCH as a 15 years rod factory,offer “No Hassle” warranty for all our rods for one year. If you are not 100% satisfied with our rod, you can return it in any time. And we also offer lifetime repairing for All Maxcatch rods.

M MAXIMUMCATCH

• Orvis Encounter 8WT 9' Fly Rod Outfit

Orvis

• All water, Medium-Fast action rod
• Anodized Machined aluminum reel seat, ideal for all water conditions
• Alignment dots for easy rod set up
• Combo includes: Crosswater rod, Crosswater reel pre-spooled with Rio mainstream wf fly line, and cordura rod tube
• Limited 1 year Warranty

Redington

• COST PRICE SALES –We offer this full kit with manufacturing cost directly and with Quality warranty. Only for taking more friends to start for fishing experience . Includes a performance 9', 8 weight, 4 pc rod, an aluminum large arbor reel with line, backing and leaders pre-loaded. 12 hand tied lures in a waterproof box, neoprene reel cover, retractor, line nipper, and a durable travel case to hold everything. Perfect to start fishing at a budget. And also a backup combo
• ONE-YEAR-WARRANTY and LIFETIME Repairing Warranty - MAXCATCH as a 13 years fishing rod factory, offer “No Hassle” warranty for all our rods for one year. If you are not 100% satisfied with our products, you can return it in any time. And we also offer lifetime repairing for Maxcatch rods and reels
• EXCLUSIVE MAXLINQ ROD TECHNOLOGY – Pure IM7 24T plus 30T carbon fiber. With mixed 5 layers of carbon including Reinforced Muscle carbon layer for at least 20% increase in strength. A fast action design rod blank to excel in distance and presentation. To meet the need of a newer caster, Slim taper engineered to be smooth and powerful, high efficiency loading, all for easy long distance casting especially for new caster
• Pre-Loaded ALUMINUM REEL – An aluminum lightweight reel with an extremely smooth disc drag system is included. The reel is pre-spooled with backing, Weight-forward floating line and tapered leader. The reel size matchs with each line weight rod for perfect balance accordingly.
• LURES,BOX & ROD BAG – A durable but also convenient travel rod bag with reel pouch to hold everything together. Waterproof, Floating Box-5.24’’X3.54’’1.38’’, holds up to 372 lures. Includes 12 pc hand tied dry and wet lures, hook size:#10. A neoprene reel pouch is included for easy protection of the reel.

M MAXIMUMCATCH

• Reel seat is type III anodized aluminum Midnight black w/ Matte Midnight carbon insert
• SiC/titanium stripping guides
• Black/black main wraps
• REC recoil snake guides
• Aluminum rod tube made in USA

Orvis

• Handcrafted on Bainbridge Island, USA
• Kinetic Technology
• Tannin blank color, Burgundy primary thread wraps with Bronze trim wraps
• Tangle Free Fuji ceramic stripper guides; Oversized hard chromed snake guides and tip-top
• Heavy duty aluminum up-locking reel seat to withstand rugged environments

SAGE

• FLY ROD: 8 weight, 9', 7 Piece, medium-fast action, IM8 graphite. Has machined aluminum reel seat with double lock rings, 7” long, Western style cork handle with compressed cork accent rings, 2” extension butt, two stainless steel stripper guides with silicon carbide rings, stainless single foot guides and tip top. Each section is 17.25” long. Rod weight is 5.2 ounces.
• ROD CASE: 21.5” hard tube rod case with, reel pouch and side storage pouch with zipper. The case will hold rod, reel, fly box and all the accessories. Case has a carry strap and hang ring. Rod Bag: 7-section cloth rod bag with ties. Fly rod is placed in the bag before storing in the tube for the best protection.
• FLY REEL: 95mm diameter spool, die cast aluminum, adjustable disc drag. Comes preinstalled with chartreuse, WF8-F, weight forward 8, floating fly line, 30# orange backing and 9’ 0X tapered monofilament leader. All Wild Water fly reels are easily changed from left to right hand retrieve. Reel will come in left hand retrieve.
• FLY BOX: Waterproof, Floating, 5.25" x 3.5" x 1.25", custom box design, custom foam design, holds up to 372 flies. FLIES: 5 flies total; size 10, black wooly bugger (qty.2); size 2, red and white deceiver (qty. 2); size 2, green deer hair frog popper (qty. 1) SPARE LEADER: 9’ 0X tapered monofilament leader, qty. 1 ACCESSORIES: retractable reel (qty. 1), line nipper with nail knot tying tool and hook eye cleaner (qty. 1) and printed instruction manual.
• WHERE USED: This package is best suited for large trout, pike, stripers, redfish, salmon, bonefish, bass, medium to large streams, ponds, lakes and saltwater. CUSTOMER SERVICE: Wild Water has English speaking, USA customer service and product support. We design our own products. We fly fish with our own products. We are always happy to answer any questions about your order. We can answer any technical questions about your product or fix any issue you may encounter from our USA headquarters.

Wild Water

• Orvis Clearwater 4 Piece Fly Rod | 9ft 0in 8WT

Orvis

• Smooth and powerful, medium fast rods
• Black matte finished blanks, gold logos for style
• Anodized reel seats with aluminum inserts
• Premium grade cork with burled accents
• Comes with a TFO-logo red rod sock for optional customization

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