2&8540; oz. 8'6", 4-piece, Mid-Flex Fly Rod for 5-wt. line. For years the 8-foot 6-inch 5-weight was the best-selling fly rod model in the Orvis line & the new Access version continues that tradition of excellence in this model. The simple combination of medium length & medium weight makes it the most versatile fly rod ever built. From small streams, to large rivers, from trout to bass, this fly rod can handle it all. Access's new proprietary tapers & actions developed on Helios by our rod designers only add to the versatility of this rod, giving it the power to present larger flies & wonderful lightweight sensitivity to fight smaller quarry. Recommended by our schools as the perfect first fly rod, the 865-4 remains the single best all around fly rod on the market today & at this incredibly new price to performance ratio, this might be the best all-purpose fly rod on the market.