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What's the differrence between 'Reference Series' & 'Studio Built' fly rods?

With Studio Built Fly Rods, you can create a custom fly rod that's tailored to your exact preferences. Choose between different types of grips, reel seats and blank colors, plus add a custom inscription. *Please note that our Studio Built Fly Rods have a minimum 6-week waiting list. Our Reference Series fly rods also feature the same top-quality cork, blanks and components. But without any customisation options. Rest assured our Reference Series Fly Rods use the same industry leading blank and cast exactly the same as a custom built Studio Built fly rod - but without the price tag.

STROFT GTM Tippet the worlds strongest tippet material.

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STROFT ABR tippet material

The strongest in the world, Stroft ABR and GTM are absolutely unrivalled for strength vs diameter, thernone better.

More competition anglers and top pro guides use STROFT than any other brand.

STROFT® is a monofilament nylon that has been formulated and treated during production to produce a high-strength, controlled-stretch, material. A typical example is the 0.20 mm (.008inch, 3X) STROFT® with a strength of 4.20 kg (9.2 lbs).

This is 30% stronger than some other popular high-strength nylons.

STROFT® also provides superior knot strength.

STROFT ABR has the same strength characteristics as GTM but is an abrasion resistant material - It is slightly stiffer and harder than GTM making it an excellent choice for turning over big flies & saltwater fly fishing.

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At Epic, we take huge personal pride in the quality of our products. We use only the best industry leading components and materials available, and our craftsmanship is unparalleled.

Epic is a premium, performance-driven fly fishing brand for discerning anglers who demand the best. Our fly rods offer unmatched accuracy, sensitivity, and versatility for a superior fishing experience. Built to last in challenging conditions, Epic Fly Rods are the ultimate choice for fly anglers who value performance, quality, and craftsmanship. Each Epic fly rod is carefully crafted using the finest materials, making them the ideal tool for anglers of all skill levels. Whether you're fishing for trophy trout in a remote mountain stream or targeting big toothy critters in the salt, Epic Fly Rods are designed to deliver an exceptional fishing experience that you'll never forget.

Industry-leading fly rod blanks using state of the art composites
Stunning FLOR grade cork grips that stand the test of time
Hard anodised reel seats ensuring a lifetime of service
Premium quality stripping Titnaium guides that will not rust
Corrosion proof Ion-plated snake guides
SureFit™ Ferrule System for immediate section replacement
Stealthy and chip-resistant SnakeBelly™ finish
Premium quality composite rod tubes and our unique 'flip top' rod sock
Superior service and ongoing customer support

The Materials
Epic fly rods are made to exacting standards using either a proprietary S2-glass composite or a multi modulus, helical constructed low resign Carbon Fibre system.

Our Carbon Fibre blanks are light, crisp and at the very forefront of fly rod design.

Each material features a unidirectional fibre layup which aligns fibers longitudinally along the blank. The result is an incredibly strong, light and powerful tube with a crisp, precise response. This recipe, rolled to our Epic tapers combine silky smooth easy loading with trophy pulling power.

Regardless of the material you decide to choose, you have before you what we sincerely believe is the very best fly rod produced.

All jargon aside, these fly rods are just fantastic to cast, they look incredible, are super tough, and are a hell of a lot of fun to fish with.

Fish your Epic fly rod for 30 days. If, by the end of that, you don't think it's the best fly rod you've ever owned, we'll give you a full refund.

We are so very confident that every fly rod we make is of the highest quality possible we guarantee your complete and absolute satisfaction or your money back.

If one of our products fails to meet your expectations either at the time you receive it, or over the next 30 days, contact us and tell us why you are disappointed and we'll make it right or arrange a total refund without question.

Carl McNeil - Founder, Wanaka, New Zealand.

We've Got You Covered

Every Epic fly rod that we produce is covered by our lifetime, original owner warranty. This warranty covers failure due to defects in material or workmanship of our product.

This warranty is limited to repair and replacement of the rod or blank and does not cover direct, indirect, consequential, incidental or any other type of damage resulting from the use of the product. This warranty does not cover fire, theft, missing rod sections, intentional breakage, modification or customization of the finished rod, or damage during the assembly of a blank into a finished rod.

Epic Fly Rods reserves the right to determine whether to repair or replace any Epic Product covered by this warranty and the right to replace any discontinued models with comparable models when necessary. Colors and components may vary between original and replacement parts.

This Policy applies to the original owner only and may not be transferred to another person.

We will always do our very best to get you back out on the water fishing our gear again as soon as possible.

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More fly rod for your money. Servicing our customers direct means we’re free to use the highest grade components and materials available and offer outstanding service and support.

If you have any doubts as to our commitment to quality products and customer support please read our reviews.

Buy with Confidence. 100% Satisfaction Guarantee and Epic Lifetime Support.

Yes, we ship all over the world. We ship tracked courier internationally every single weekday. Shipping and tracking information is emailed out to you and SMS updates provided also.

Yes we do - the best in the business.

The Epic Promise

If you order one of our beautiful fly rods and are not delighted with it we'll refund your purchase in full. We are so very confident that every fly rod we make is of the highest quality possible we guarantee your complete and absolute satisfaction or your money back.If one of our products fails to meet your expectations either at the time you receive it, or over the next 30 days, contact us and tell us why you are disappointed and we'll make it right or arrange a total refund.

The Epic Lifetime Warranty.

Every Epic fly rod that we produce is covered by our lifetime, original owner warranty. This warranty covers failure due to defects in material or workmanship of our product.

This Policy applies to the original owner only and may not be transferred to another person.

We will always do our very best to get you back out on the water fishing our gear again as soon as possible.

It depends on where you are. Overseas deliveries can take anywhere from 5-7 days. Delivery details will be provided in your confirmation email.

Easy! - just pop over to our contact page for all the details.

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Break a tip? we've got you covered. We send out replacment sections the same day.

Our Surefit™ ferrule system is so precise that breakages can be addressed by simply sending out the replacement part right away. Gone are the days of having to return a broken section and waiting weeks for a return.

We are a small, passionate team focused on designing & producing extreemly high quality fly rods & fly fishing accessories.

As fly anglers we delight in supporting our customers with outstanding customer service. Let's hook up.

The Epic Story Epic is owned and run by Carl McNeil and Jeanie Ackley, the filmmaking couple that produced the award winning fly fishing films Once in a Blue Moon, Casts that Catch Fish and Itu’s Bones.

As a Certified Master Fly Casting Instructor Carl has taught hundreds of fly casters and mentored many anglers to gain their fly casting and Master Fly Casting certifications.

Carl served on the Fly Fishers International fly casting and certification committees for 10 years, he is a past associate editor of the FFI fly casting magazine "the Loop" and has been extensively published in fly fishing magazines worldwide.

He was awarded the 'Presidents Pin' for 'Services to fly casting" and has also received the IFF Conservation Award.

His ground breaking fly casting DVD "Casts That Catch Fish" is one of the best selling fly casting DVD's of all time.

Jeanie is an award winning filmmaker, camerawoman & researcher, and has recieved an Oscar nomination from The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for her documentary camera work. She is an accomplished business woman.

Born & Bred in New Zealand We reckon New Zealand is the perfect test laboratory to develop great fly rods.

And in true Kiwi fashion we favor solid design, original thinking and good old fashioned service over mass production, fashion and fickle trends.

We strive to be the very best, not the cheapest nor the biggest - and we pride ourselves on astounding customer service.

Epic Beginnings "Epic was born out of two frustrations I experienced in fly fishing:

My students were coming to fly casting classes with new fly rods so stiff and so lifeless they were extremely difficult to cast - even for me! _ Probably great rods if you wanted to bust out a 100 foot cast on a football field, but a total impairment when used as practical fly fishing tools.

The second big driver was my own fishing experience. Like all fly anglers, I wanted to be a better fly fisherman, become a better caster and ultimately catch more fish. And like all anglers, I’d grown through experimentation and improvement on just about every aspect of the sport. Rods, lines, leaders, my casting - and thousands of flies.

Eventually I started fish lighter fly rods and lighter lines in order to make better presentations. You know, to get more feeling, better casts and better response.

While the lighter rods had better feeling for sure, I was regularly breaking tips by point loading when netting big trout - Yep, we have some fairly big trout here in New Zealand!

And so the journey began. A journey to "build a better fly rod” - that phrase still sits on the whiteboard above my desk to this day.

Many materials were tested and many tapers developed in the quest to leave behind the stiff lifeless rods I was so used to using. My first fly rod that went into production, the Epic 580, went through 15 iterations before we settled on a taper that could truly be called Epic - and that's how the brand began.

Our tapers are powerful, but not stiff. Incredibly tough, but impart wonderfull responsiveness and feedback. And test, they can still bust out those long casts

I know that you’ll feel and appreciate the Epic difference. You’ll be making better casts, making tighter loops, better presentations, and ultimately catching more fish. And if you don’t, we’ll happily take back the fly rod you are looking at"

Effortless Fly Casting - Smooth Like Butter, Sweet Like Honey. Carl McNeil - Master Fly Casting Instructor - Author - Photographer - Filmmaker - Founder - Epic Fly Rods

Epic HQ is based in Wanaka New Zealand (where the big trout are)

We ship internationally each and every day with 67% of our fly rods exported to discerning customers in the 'Good Ole USA' - Jeanie, one of our founders, was born in Nashville Tennessee and grew up in Columbus Ohio (She's still a Buckeye Girl)

Our other main markets are New Zealand, where we are proud to be ’New Zealand's Fly Rod’ - Japan, Australia and Europe.

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