After years of not being anywhere NEAR a flyshop I managed to try out some rods.
Mostly Sage rods (XP,TXL,FLI,TCR) some Orvis T3's and Loomis GLX. I only played with rods in the 3-5 weight range.
I was in the market for a 5 weight, but alas they had nothing shorter then 8 1/2'. Of all the different rods I played with there was one that just reached out and bit me in the leg. Needless to say it came home with me.
Oh yea, the rod is a Sage TXL 470-3