$579.00
60Smoother than Barry White.
The 580 is super versatile, super smooth and just slick as all hell. Our personal favourite, the 580 presents like a 4 but has the strength and lifting power of a big six. Divorce your lifeless graphite 6 & hook up with an Epic 580, you'll be glad you did.
Our Epic Ready to Wrap Rod Kit makes life easy - we’ve done much of the hard work for you. The kit contains all the components, glues, rod finish and comprehensive instructions you’ll need to build your own unique custom fly rod.
Length: 8'
Pieces: 4
Kit Contents:
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Recommended line weight: AFTMA #5
Length: 8'
Pieces: 4
Total length: 2,438mm
Effective Line Range: AFTMA 4/ 5 / 6
Action:Progressive / Mid Flex / Medium
Taper: Fast
Blank Weight: 54g
Each Epic Ready To Wrap Kit contains everything you need to make a great fly rod. The very best fly rod building components available, all designed to fit together seamlessly. No Reaming, No Drilling, No Sanding - all Epic.
No reaming, no drilling, no sanding. Too Easy.
Building a great custom fly rod is no mean feat, selecting the correct matching components can be an intimidating exercise alone. Then there’s those wraps, the cork and glue...
Our Epic Ready to Wrap Rod Kit makes life easy - we’ve done much of the hard work for you. The kit contains all the components, glues, rod finish and instructions you’ll need to build your own unique custom Epic fly rod.
The components in our Epic Ready to Wrap Rod Kit have all been specifically designed to work together. Each cork grip is ported to receive our Epic reel seats perfectly. Easily assembled step by step.
FastGlass II™
All Epic "Glass" rods are produced from industry leading 8 micron Unidirectional S-2 Glass. This next generation fiber is specifically engineered for fly rod production and features 8 micronfibers developed and produced in the USA. These fibres are almost half the diameter of other unidirectional materials, resulting in tighter, more precise and stronger fly rods.
SnakeBelly™
SnakeBelly™ delivers the toughest exterior finish possible. After production, blanks are first painted and then clear coated. This two step process produces blanks that are incredibly scratch resistant and durable.
SureFit Ferule™
Break a tip? we've got you covered This ferule system is so precise that breakages can be addressed by simply sending out the replacement part. Gone are the days of having to return a broken section.
Built Epic Tough
Epic glass rods are incredibly tough. Our S2 FastGlass II has a far higher strength-to-weight ratio than Carbon fibre (graphite) rods. Epic FastGlass rods can endure more acute and severe bends than the equivalent Carbon fibre or even regular S2 glass, tip sections are stronger and far less susceptible to breakages due to high-sticking and problematic rod angles when pulling against load.
All Epic FastGlass® rods are produced from industry leading 8 micron Unidirectional S-2 Glass. This next generation fiber is specifically engineered for fly rod production and features 8 micron fibers developed and produced for us in the USA. This material applied to our Epic tapers delivers tighter, lighter and more precise fly rods.
Silica-nano matrix technology. Super Low Resin Systems
100% Uni-directional material - Non Woven
100% Carbon Helix Core
Multi Carbon Construction (Multi modulus)
Target Zero Fibre Alignment
Our ferule system is so precise that breakages can be addressed by simply sending out the replacement part. Gone are the days of having to return a broken section.
Internal High Strength Ferrule.
A high strength internal ferrule is placed at each join to provide superior crush and split resistance.
*SureFit features on both our FastGlass and NanoTech Carbon rods
Delivers the toughest exterior finish possible. After production, blanks are first painted and then clear coated. This two step process produces blanks that are incredibly scratch resistant and durable.
A few weeks ago, I received an Epic 5wt 580 Fast Glass kit as a birthday gift from my wife and so far, I couldn't be more pleased with it! The quality of the blank, cork, guides and reel seat are all outstanding. Plus, the organization of the kit, building items and manual are terrific. I started building the rod about 10 days ago and after after taking my time to fully enjoy the process, I am nearly finished with the rod. I still need to apply the finish coat of epoxy to the guides and install the tiptop. The first epoxy coat to the guide silk was diluted with denatured alcohol as specified in the manual applied using tips found in the online build videos resulting in completely transparent and nearly flawless guides! I'm excited to complete the rod and get it out for some casting soon to be followed by fishing! I can't say enough good things about the product and the Customer service - both have been outstanding! I doubt this will be my last Epic rod build! Thanks for the excellent product and the incredible support!
This kit has been an absolute pleasure to build and I'm loving the whole process. Can't wait to finish it and catch some trout.
I’ve just celebrated a significant birthday and my family gave me the 580 Fastglass kit. I will start building it today - it looks great! I am really impressed by the quality of all “ingredients” and how comprehensive the information provided is. Thanks so much, I can’t wait to test the rod on the river! Regards Matt
Hi everyone, this beauty has yet to be built as I am waiting for a friend to send his rod turner from the West Coast. I can’t put into words how excited I am to get into this build, but unfortunately I am waiting and reading the build guide over and over.
Amazing quality, the build is going well thanks to the great instructions included. Rod, seat and handle oozes class and quality. Wrapping is actually easier than I expected and the epoxy levels so well using the optional epic rod turner. Couldn't be happier!