XO: fly rod par excellence In 2016 we introduced a premium single hand rod series called XO. We worked many years to get every piece of the process optimized. After the launch of those outstanding single-hand rods we shifted our focus to do the same with double-hand rods. Most of our guys are fanatic salmon fishermen, so we had also a very personal interest to get it right. We have been testing XO DH prototypes all over the globe and now when 2017 salmon season is pretty much closed in Scandinavia, we are ready to release the results: four great rod models to cover the majority of the situations a salmon fisherman is expected to face while fishing for anadromous fish species anywhere in the world. The rods are extremely light, sensitive but still powerfull modern mid-action DH rods with exceptionally fast recovery speed. They have the same major high-quality components as we have in our single-hand XO rods, but they have obviously some modifications needed for a DH rods. Those include for example a secure, easy-to-use reel seat for handling bigger and heavier salmon reels and clear markings indicating suitable Ace shooting heads and Ace Skagit lines. They have the same elegant rod tubes and cloths as the single-hand rods. They came with an expectionally good customer care. So if you want to get a premium DH to last a life-time, a XO DH rod is definitely a great choiche. XO DH RODS - Unsanded & unpainted blank for the best action - Novel silica nano resin combined with a mix of different carbon fibres - Finnish Curly Birch wooden insert - Down-locking precision machined aluminum reel seat - AAAA Portugese cork with rubber cork reinforcments - Patented single leg REC nickel titanium alloy guides - Titanium stripping guides from American Tackle Co. - Supplied in a custom aluminium tube with en graved metal end caps together with a cloth bag - Designed and developed in Finland More info on : XOFLYFISHING.COM