Built by fly fishermen, for fly fishermen
High-modulus carbon, Ed Anderson artwork on every grip, and a lifetime no-fault warranty. $450 — the same for every weight we build.
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Every rod is $450, so price can't guide you. Water and target species can. The live site now tags each rod with what it is good for, but the lineup is still four near-identical thumbnails at a time in a slider, and nothing asks which water you fish.
Short casts, delicate presentation, small flies. You want a rod that protects light tippet.
If you own one rod, it lives here. Dries, nymph rigs, light streamers, most western water.
Wind, weight and distance. Alaska, the flats, the Bolivian jungle — their words, and the copy is good.
The lineup
The live site shows four at a time in a carousel, with no add-to-cart on the cards. A table lets a buyer compare all nine at once, and every row is a real product with its real price from the store.
| Rod | Best for | Typical water | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 9' 3wt |
Trout, panfish, small species | Creeks & spring creeks | $450 | View |
 9' 4wt |
Balanced dry-fly work | Small to mid rivers | $450 | View |
 9' 5wt |
Dries, nymph rigs, light streamers | Technical trout water | $450 | View |
 10' 5wt |
Heavy nymph rigs, mending | Larger rivers & lakes | $450 | View |
 9' 6wt |
The one-rod quiver | Most western water | $450 | View |
 8'8" 7wt |
Articulated streamers, bank hunting | Tight cover, smallmouth, pike | $450 | View |
 9' 8wt |
Streamers, wind, travel | Alaska, Mexico, big rivers | $450 | View |
 9' 8wt Redfish |
Sight-casting tailing fish | Skinny saltwater flats | $450 | View |
 9' 10wt |
Big saltwater species | Flats & blue water | $450 | View |
The remaining gap
Since 3 Sept the live site has a ten-field spec grid on all nine rod pages (length, line weight, action, blank, grip, artwork, reel seat, guides, finish, water). That closes most of this gap. What a $450 buyer still can't find in it: sections, rod weight, what's in the box, and where it's made.
| Line weight | 5 wt |
|---|---|
| Length | 10' 0" |
| Action | Fast |
| Blank | High-modulus carbon |
| Grip | Polyurethane blend · Ed Anderson artwork |
| Reel seat | Anodized aluminum |
| Sections | confirm with owner |
| Rod weight | confirm with owner |
| Tube & sock included | confirm with owner |
| Country of manufacture | confirm with owner |
| Warranty | Lifetime no-fault · $50 S&H |
| Trial | 90 days, free return shipping |
| Handle type | Full wells / half wells — confirm |
Line Weight | Rod Length | Action | Product Weight | Pieces | Handle Type), so this is the format buyers already compare against.
Trial & warranty
90-day trial, lifetime no-fault warranty, free return shipping. That is better than most of the industry offers. Since 3 Sept the live site leads with it: a hero line, a trust strip and a full "Ninety days. Then decide." band. That is the right call. What it still needs is proof from people who have used the rod.
90
Fish it through a full season change. If you're not sold, send it back and they pay the shipping.
$50
No-fault means it doesn't matter how it broke. $50 against a $450 rod is a strong offer, and the live product pages now state it, which removes the surprise. Keep saying it out loud.
2
Judge.me is installed now, but only two reviews exist: one each on the 9' 5wt and the 8'8" 7wt. For an unknown brand at $450, this is still the largest gap on the site.
Functional art
Every rod carries original work by Ed Anderson wrapped into the handle. It's the most genuinely differentiated thing Folklore makes. The live site now gives it a full homepage band and lists the artist in the spec grid. What's left is the collaboration story and a close-up on every product page.
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