Okuma Crisium Fly Rod

I bought this rod through amazon warehouse deals for a third the listed price. It is a two piece, 8'6" graphite 6/7wt flyrod. The rod looks great and casts very well. I already have a 5wt fiberglass rod and a 8wt fiberglass rod so I really wanted to get a graphite rod for a good price in a different weight that I did not have. I had previously owned an 8wt graphite rod but the rod was over 30 years old and broke during a fishing session.My first impressions is that this rod even though is a two piece, is very sensitive. I could feel the fish through the rod even if they gently took the fly and when fighting the fish I always knew I was hooked up. This rod also casts extremely well. It loads then propels the line through the guides so smoothly you need less effort to cast. With my fiberglass rods you really have to bend the rod with the flyline forcefully to get a similar result. My 5wt is the same size and number of pieces as this Okuma rod and the Okuma rod is superior in every way.I really enjoyed my first few hours of fishing with this rod. Great sensitivity, great casting and at a great price. I will update with more information soon after I get a few more hours of fishing with this rod but initial results are good.***UPDATE***10/27/2014I fished a couple of more times with this rod and I have to say I like it a lot. The one complaint I have is that the reel I am using with this rod does not stay in the reel seat because the tightening ring on the rod does not stay tight. I have a 100 dollar rod that has two tightening rings for the reel and that seems to be the best but I have not had this problem with my other rods that have only one ring. I never want to over tighten but I may have to. The reel has never fallen out but after fishing for about 15 minutes the reel kinda rattles in the reel seat so that I have to tighten the ring again. This is just my experience with the rod on a few occasions that I have taken it out. Otherwise this is a great rod. Casting is effortless but I am using an 8wt line on this rod just because I had either 8wt or 5wt to try it out and the 8wt seems great. I will have to update again when I try a 5wt line with this rod.

Just got the crf-34-70-2 rod delivered. 3/4 weight, 7', 2 pieces.Showed up in just a 4x4 box, no padding or bubble wrap.I assume with next day delivery it cam from a local warehouse so no damage and it looks fine.The site description and even the card attached says rosewood reel seat, but it is all aluminum.Might be an older version, the Okuma site describes it as rosewood too.Not a big deal but not what expected. I have a Okuma Sierra 5/6 on it and it fit just fine.

This is my second okuma rod, my first is an ultra light 9'6" side drift. I have to to say I'm really liking this brand. This fly rod was perfect for blue gill fishing on the lake. It was easier to use then my old cabelas prestige rod, I was very upset that it broke a day after warranty. This okuma rod lasted its first 8 hour fishing trip amazingly. It is smaller and didn't kill my shoulder by the end of the night, casted easily and accurately. Over all I'm very happy with this fly rod, and I don't feel as bad if it ever brakes in the future. I only spent a fourth of the price on this compared to the prestige, so my wallet won't cry if it breaks.

Well balanced good feel.

Excellent rod for the application I purchased it for. I bought this as a jig pole for crappi fishing out of a kayak. I am pleased beyond words @ the performance. Okuma makes n awesome rod or reel

It will serve as a back up

great fly rod and price

I like this item.

I haven't caught anything with it yet. But it seems like a good rod

good for the price. nothing special although it is dressed nicely .fairly stiff but it wouldn't call it fast , its just stiff . casts heavy like a 7 wt . so I over lined it . it cast better and loads where I like it too. 7wt line on a 5/6 . and yes, it is not a 5 it is a 5/6 I was surprised too. but fished it before I noticed , got the cork dirty and such. but all in all it IS a good 60-80 dollar fly rod... what ever that means to you .

This rod is amazing!

Great rod my second one of these for a price can’t beat it no complaints

Very nice design. Actually I had high hopes on this rod. Feels great to keep it in your hand and handles the line very well.I was using a 4lb test leader and while trying to release a snag, it broke in half!I was very shocked! I wasn't even fighting a fish or something.I would not buy this again.