I had a forty percent off coupon at Orvis last year, and I test cast the Orvis Access 6 weight tip flex and Orvis Hydros 6 weight tip flex. In the same time frame, I test cast and fished with the six weight Temple Form BVK rod. The Access rod was a nice casting rod as was the BVK, but the Hydros was by far my favorite rod of the three. I bought the Hydros rod and I really like it. My opinion was the the Access rod had much better feel to it than the BVK rod. Your results will probably vary so you should cast the Access if you can.