Rogue Bamboo Fly Rod 7'6" 5-wt Medium Fast Action | Phillipson Peerless Taper
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The rod most bamboo anglers end up with. For good reason.
The Rogue is the all-water 5-weight. Not a specialist built for one type of fishing, not a rod that asks you to adjust your game to suit it. At 7'6" with medium fast action, it handles a full day of western trout fishing without a single compromise: morning nymphs, afternoon dries, an evening hatch where you need to cover water and place a fly accurately at the same time.
If you're buying your first bamboo rod and you want one rod that does everything, this is it. If you're buying your second and you've been waiting for a rod that fishes like bamboo without making you think about it, this is still it.
The Phillipson Peerless Taper
Bill Phillipson built production bamboo rods in Denver that were good enough that serious anglers fished them alongside rods that cost far more. The Peerless is his medium fast 5-weight taper - a design that loads through the mid-section and recovers with authority, giving it both the sensitivity of a medium rod and the reach of a faster one.
It's one of the most versatile tapers in the lineup. The action is forgiving enough that it doesn't punish imperfect timing, and precise enough that it rewards a refined stroke. On a western river where conditions change through the day, that range covers everything.
Built the Way a Bamboo Rod Should Be
The Rogue is hand-planed to the standard that has defined Headwaters rods since 2002.
The fittings: A finely knurled double-locking downlocking reel seat with stabilized burled maple insert. Ultra-fine cork grip. Red agate stripping guide. Hard chrome guides wrapped in deep burgundy thread with a narrow black tip.
The tube: Cordura rod tube with rod sock included.
Choose Your Version
The Favorite | $400 - Single-tip version for the angler who wants to get on the water first. Same rod, same fittings, same hand-planed cane. Clear upgrade path to the Deluxe when you're ready.
The Deluxe | $600 - Two tips, two sections of extra security. The complete rod as it was meant to be fished.
The Outfit | $895 - Everything you need to step onto the water. The Rogue Deluxe paired with a Clark Fork 3.0 fly reel, weight-forward fly line, backing, leader, tippet, and a selection of flies.
Specifications
- Action: Medium Fast
- Length: 7'6"
- Line weight: 5-weight
- Pieces: 2 (Deluxe and Outfit include extra tip)
- Taper: Phillipson Peerless
- Reel seat: Downlocking, double-locking knurled nut, stabilized burled maple insert
- Grip: Ultra-fine cork
- Stripping guide: Red agate
- Guide wrap: Deep burgundy with black tip
- Tube: Cordura with rod sock
No Risk. Our Promise.
Fish it for 30 days. If it's not the rod you hoped it would be, send it back for a full refund, no questions asked. The lifetime warranty covers the original owner for as long as you fish it.
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"A great way to get into bamboo--affordable and well made."
"I was pleasantly surprised by the smooth, graceful action."
"It greatly improves your accuracy, especially at short distances."
"Allows the fly fisherman to feel good about the renewable, sustainably-sourced rod."
"The natural tone, attractive windings, cork, and fittings; and flawless finish--impressive."
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