Moonshine Rod Company Co. The Epiphany II ESN Fly with Extra Tip

This rod is very sensitive, perform well for nymphing and for dry fly. It's probably going to be my favorite rod for trout fishing.

I ordered and received the Epiphany Euro Nymph Rod before I ever tried Euro Nymphing. I decided to contact the company to discuss my style of casting and my preferences in rod action. Tate Cunningham one of the founders of the company responded right away. After discussing with Tate he let me know that their Vesper 3 wt 10'6" might be more appropriate for my style, which is a medium fast rod. It was more expensive than the Epiphany but about 60% the cost of rods from Sage and Loomis that have equivalent blanks. Tate arranged the exchange process and made it seamless for me. The Vesper is amazing in look, and performance. It is a stunning rod and very accurate. Casting weighted flies with essentially just tippet would seem to be tough, but my first day out with the Vesper I made hundreds of short Euro Nymph casts and only perhaps 5 didn't land where I wanted them to. Very Accurate.I had no intentions of using this rod as a overhead casting rod, but last week I couldn't help myself. Rising fish must be addressesd!! I only had a 45" 4wt Dt line on my reek I was able to shoot the entire line and backing accurately enough to hook up with two very nice browns.I highly recommend the Vesper, I am extremely impressed with the company as Moonshine Rods Co. treats their customers (at least this customer) as though they want to have a lifetime relationship with their customers.

Moonshine produces an awesome product for an awesome price !!

Bought this thing as my first dedicated nymphing rod. I also purchased a 2wt 11ft Syndicate at the same time. I actually prefer this to the Syndicate and if I had to pick one rod to have between the two I'd take this in a heartbeat and in fact I actually prefer casting it. I also like that it's beefy enough that I can throw a dry fly on it when I have to. I wondered if it would feel too stiff/big for fish in the 12 inch range but they feel good on it, and of course it'll easily handle stuff 20+.Tip is very sensitive and because of the thicker butt section the action while fighting the fish is great. Love the replacement rod tip, especially because if you're not used to a longer rod I could definitely see it going in the dirt the first few outings. Thing looks fantastic too.I'm sure there are better rods out there but this thing does everything I need it to do and then some, and for the price it is an absolute bargain. One of the best parts about fishing this thing is that because it's affordable I'm not worried about dropping a paycheck every time I fish with it. If you are looking for a good, affordable all-around nymphing rod stop reading reviews and buy it.

This has become my go to rod for most of my fishing. I do a lot of euro nymphing on streams but also go for pan fish and trout on still water and I really like this rod for all of it. It is a 3 wt and at first it seemed a little stiff compared to a 4 wt of another brand. But as soon as I got adjusted to it - I loved it and still do. The spare tip that came with it is nice for a backup but it has had lots of hard use and some abuse and has help up great with not problems. I had broken two tips on the other brand which I still use if I am helping someone else but I have them use my Moonshine and I get by. It has handled some big trout (22" +) on still water with no problems and I love the flex to help me keep them hooked with no barb.