I have heard a few nice things about them but was wondering how they compared with say Sage, or Loomis?
Jeff
I generally like Sage best, then Scott, then Loomis. I have sold and fished all three. I think the casting action of Sage rods feels better to more casters, of different skill levels. However, some Scott rods are unique and wonderful and I actually own more of them than I do Sage.
I will also say that Scott rods are a bit tougher than Sage. We vary rarely had to send a Scott back for repair.
I haven’t yet, but am especially anxious to cast/fish one of their E2 rods. I gave one a waggle and it felt like the perfect trout rod.
Yes it does
…it feels perfect for the type of trout/water I fish.
i have rods from all three companies and they are all very good quality and craftsmanship. i don’t own a super-high-end rod, tho, so i can’t compare. in fact, the rods i have are all on the lower end of the product spectrum for the companies (except the mid-level Loomis). they work for what i do and they don’t complain or fall apart.
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The G series are probably my favorite trout rods. I can’t explain it other than they have “soul”. Great rods inside of 40 feet, which is where most people fish anyway. You won’t win a casting contest with them, but who cares? They’re great fishing tools. Rods are such a personal choice, so it’s hard to compare, but they are just a lot of fun for me to fish.
Hope this helps,
-John
Thanks all.
Jeff
In the arsenel we have some Sages, a Loomis, a Scott, and several no namers. The Scott and Loomis are on the heavy end and the no namers are on the light end. The Sages are mixed pretty well thru. The Scott we won somewhere and is (was) probably the most expensive rod here. It is the rod that we have to concentrate the most with as we start useing it to adjust to it’s requirements. It is a grand rod…just different for us.
Only you can decide if they are different for you or not. 
Hi Jeff,
Can’t comment on Loomis, but my Sage 389-3 LL and my Scott G series 7’7" 4-weight are my favorite graphite rods. Both are considered “slow” by today’s standards, but then again, so am I. 
Will
I should add that I currenty think my Sage 490-3 LL is the perfect trout rod. The E2 felt like a more modern version of it, a little faster but still with lots of touch.
The Sage LL series is now called the VPS Light and they are MARVELOUS rods as well. The 490-3 could be described the same way as most women’s ideal man: versatile, sensitive, and able to do all the important stuff, but still has the balls to work hard when needed.
I think when you get to the top of the line manufacturers, subjective individual tastes dominate what people like best. So comparing the three, while fun to banter about, has so much leeway because what one user likes about a Sage, a Loomis, a Scott, can be exactly the opposite for another person.
I think the thing that hinders the popularity of the Scott rods is that, at least around me, almost every flyshop, and a lot of general outdoors stores carry Loomis rods… a lot, if not most carry Sage rods… while Scott rods are found in only a small percentage of the shops. I think if you found Scott rods at the same density as the other two lines, they’d be as popular as Sage.
Hextall,
Thanks for the insight. I know that in my immediate area, there are no scott dealers. I was kinda wondering why. I know that most of the majr manufacturers all have their followings, but scott seems to be the one least seen at least around my way. I was kinda wondering why.
Jeff
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i love scott g-series rods. i know a few years ago when rei opened up to fly fishing they sold scott rods and it SEEMS many small fly shops were put out by that and dropped scott rods. plus a couple years ago scott sent out a “obscene” catalog which they said was an editorial error. nevertheless, many people/shop owners were ticked off at that as well and i read where a few were planning on dropping scott rods then, too. i wonder if that catalog is a collectors item now? anway, scott does have a loyal but smaller following than other big name rods like sage, orvis and loomis. but, next to a cane rod i’ll take a scott g or winston im6 over the rest!
I own a 2 scott rods. One is a G series and the other is the new E2. I think Scott makes an outstanding rod. Both rods where gifts. The G was a handme down, that I love to fish, and the new E2 was a gift from my wife. I have delt with the folks at scott over the phone and though email, and they have been extremely nice and supportive. The general manager sent me 6 free posters for my tying room. They are very gracious, and really believe in there product.
Mike
fishin’ fool, I know that Scott Rods are often hard to find in the Northwest, likely due to the fact that Sage, Loomis, and Lamiglass are based there.
The owner of the shop I used to work for actually did a deal with a North Face rep from Bainbridge Island (home of Sage) where he traded a Scott STS rod for a big North Face tent because the rep couldn’t find a Scott dealer anywhere close to him.
T&T rods are also harder to find in the west because Sage, Scott, and Loomis have such a following here.
BigCliff,
I live in SE Pennsylvania. There are a few dealers here and there, but I believe the closest one to me is about 1 1/2 hours drive. Kinda far for a test cast. Of course if I happen up that way to do some fishing, well I just may have to stop and give a wiggle or two. For the most part the rods that I find around here are Sage, Loomis, Orvis, St. croix, and Winston. Every now and again I’ll see a T & T sign, very rarely a Scott (unless its ski goggles) sign, not to mention Diamondback, Redington, etc etc. I know that often times brands are regional in a sense, and started to wonde if that was the case with Scott, or if maybe they had gone the way of brands such as Powell.
Jeff
i live in Houston and there are at least three dealers in this fly fishing meca. Austin has one. but, there were none in Steamboat where i lived for a while even tho there were three fly shops right in the middle of town.
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Just checked the Scott website. They have 20 dealers in California, 11 each in Oregon and Montana, 6 in Washington, and 4 each in Idaho and Wyoming.