I have not personally cast the 8’4. I have been fishing the G2 8’8 for almost 12 years and it is still hands down my favorite rod I own.

That length has always kind of been considered the keeper...

Can find really good deals on used Radians right now…plus Scott has a decent repair program for non-warranty/second owner rods.


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I obviously misspoke designating between a full sinking line and fullsink....as in, I run an intermediate sink rate, on a designated sinking line...rather then just throwing a sink tip on my floating...

Yeah, agreed…that was why I asked if he had access to a boat. I don’t even put the four weight on the boat…but as a wading rod, a 4wt G Series is lovely and in the Wyoming wind, a 8’8” 5wt would be...

The G Series in high wind with a big fly isn’t for everyone’s casting stroke…I personally never had a problems with the 8’8” models. The 9ft gets a bit overpowered when you push into it really hard....

I like the 6 and 4 suggestions. You will be better off in the long run. With that said, the warranty thing is a great point. If you only have one 9ft 5wt and you break it...better pray they fix it...