There is a famous quote by Wyatt Earp, "Fast is fine, but accuracy is everything." What anglers discover with experience is just that. In fly fishing, accuracy is everything. Whether it's the right drift in the feeding lane, the sightline of a cruising predator, or the right level of the water column, the difference between success and failure is often measured in inches.
All modern fly rods are powerful, but accuracy is the new frontier in fly design. Making an 80-foot cast in saltwater is prospecting. Making a forty-foot cast on the nose of a laid-up tarpon is fishing. Reflect on your greatest successes and failures as an angler and the answer is clear. Accuracy breeds success.
The H3 brings us a fundamental shift from flex profiles to a new frontier in accuracy and purpose-driven design. Helios 3F and 3D each offer uncompromising purpose. 3F is accuracy with finesse, a dry fly angler's dream. 3D is accuracy with power at distance for pinpoint delivery of larger flies. The difference is taper and stiffness, but the design foundation of accuracy remains constant. To play the game at its highest level there can be no compromise and for every angler the H3 is the pinnacle of purpose, designed to master the moment and meet the demands of accuracy on a spring creek with a 3F or a tarpon flat with a 3D. Choose the game, then choose the weapon.
Incredible power, deadly accuracy, and impressive feel are part and parcel of Orvis's Helios 3F fly rods. Not only have they built a super lightweight rod in the Helios 3, but it also offers a crisp feel in hand for an unbeatable casting experience. Accuracy is important. Hurling a fly across the water and hoping for a strike won't win any trophiesit's those accurate drops that bring in the real prize. The difference in a couple of inches can make or break a catch.
The Helios 3F reduces the variables and harnesses the energy behind each cast for enhanced accuracy, so you can reach the far bank and drop a fly with precision every time. Orvis checked unbeatable accuracy and power off the list, but the H3F also delivers the finesse required to delicately drop a fly without spooking fish, and it has plenty of backbone to haul in the big fish of your dreams without flinching. Whether you're chasing bonefish on the flats or casting streamers to the far bank, the Helios 3F offers the outstanding casting performance and responsiveness you need to land more fish.
Model |
Line Weight |
Length |
Number of Pieces |
HELIOS 3F 763-4 |
3 |
7'6" |
4 |
HELIOS 3F 843-4 |
3 |
8'4" |
4 |
HELIOS 3F 1063-4 |
3 |
10'6" |
4 |
HELIOS 3F 864-4 |
4 |
8'6" |
4 |
HELIOS 3F 904-4 |
4 |
9' |
4 |
HELIOS 3F 104-4 |
4 |
10' |
4 |
HELIOS 3F 865-4 |
5 |
8'6" |
4 |
HELIOS 3F 905-4 |
5 |
9' |
4 |
HELIOS 3F 105-4 |
5 |
10' |
4 |
HELIOS 3F 906-4 |
6 |
9' |
4 |
HELIOS 3F 966-4 |
6 |
9'6" |
4 |
HELIOS 3F 106-4 |
6 |
10' |
4 |
HELIOS 3F 907-4 |
7 |
9' |
4 |
HELIOS 3F 107-4 |
7 |
10' |
4 |
HELIOS 3F 908-4 |
8 |
9' |
4 |
HELIOS 3F 108-4 |
8 |
10' |
4 |