T-3 Shined in Alaska!

Posted by Jim Tweedley Phoenix, Arizona on 20th Mar 2010

I decided to purchase your 8wt. rod and a T-3 reel. It was put to the ultimate test last week in Alaska. We timed the Silver salmon run perfectly and were into 15 pound silvers by the second day. My guide, Bob Gill and I each fished the rod for a day, then compared notes. We were impressed with the quality and performance of the rod. I had no difficulty casting a sinking line with a relatively heavy fly pattern. It held up well to the stress dished out by the big Copper River silvers. I was even more impressed with the T-3 Reel. The drag system is simple, practical and very easy to adjust. The Copper River delta is loaded with silt from glacier melt and runoff. It is not uncommon for this grit to stick to your line and work it's way into a reel. Not once did I have to stop fishing to remove the spool and rinse the silt out of the T-3 Reel. The Elkhorn Rod and Reel performed well above our expectations