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Derek McKenzie – Fly Fishing Outfitters, Melbourne Australia

Award winning Mystic Fly Rods are now available in Australia and New Zealand. Find out why these fly rods are rapidly winning acclaim around the world for both their innovation and practical application on the water. We believe that Mystic Fly Rods are amongst the best fly rods available on the market today and we are sure you will agree with us when you choose a Mystic Fly Rod. Mystic Fly Rods continue to win major rod shoot-outs such as the Fly Fish Ohio event and Fly Fish America’s 2012 Editor’s Choice for Switch Rods.

Award winning Mystic Fly Rods are now available in Australia and New Zealand. Find out why these fly rods are rapidly winning acclaim around the

world for both their innovation and practical application on the water. We believe that Mystic Fly Rods are among the best fly rods available on the market today and we are sure you will agree with us when you choose a Mystic Fly Rod. Mystic Fly Rods continue to win major rod shoot-outs such as the Fly Fish Ohio event and Fly Fish America’s 2012 Editor’s Choice for Switch Rods.

I would like to submit a testimonial/ review of my Mystic fly rods experience. Let me start off by saying that I own two Mystic fly rods, both Reapers. The first is a Mystic Reaper 6 wt fly rod, the second is a Mystic Reaper 7 wt. I bought the 6 wt after fishing my friends reaper for a good bit, while out smallie fishing one day. Before this, I built my own rods, and I thought I liked the way the handled and cast. After fishing the Reaper, I didn’t want to give it back. It made casts no rod of mine had ever made. I was easily throwing my fly 15 to 20 feet farther, and on target. This means I was working a whole lot less to get my flies where they needed to be, and I can definitely tell after a day in the boat. I fish my 6 wt. mostly for smallmouth, I use a Rio outbound short Intermediate 6 wt. line. This combination is fantastic.

The Mystic M273-2 has been named the winner of Fly Fish Ohio’s 2009 Great 2-Weight Shoot-Out!

Their panel of experts awarded our 2-weight rod the highest combined score in the competition with an “amazing” 4.45 points out of a possible five. The reviewers fished 22 fly rods from eleven manufacturers with a variety of reels and lines and a range of conditions. Reviewer Paul Feldman says:

 “There’s no question in my mind that I would leave the fly rod fairy a few brown trout scales for the Mystic M273-2. As an amateur rod builder and a tackle freak, the quality and craftsmanship that this rod displays is the equal of any rod I have ever seen. The fact that it also delightful to cast and fish with is almost too good to be true!”

Fly Fish Ohio is an online treasure trove of fly fishing advice, gear reviews and stories serving the Midwest and beyond. The award-winning site is brought to you by self-proclaimed “fanatics” whose goal is to help you “find your own bit of paradise” on the water.

Our thanks to the folks at Fly Fish Ohio and their reviewers for their glowing recommendation as well as their well-documented time, effort and methodology.