I really like the Zenith, especially in 4wt. It’s such a pleasure to cast and so much less tiresome than my old 5wts. I’ve landed most of my bigger trout on it and it’s been no problem at all. I’ll even throw size 2 streamers with it occasionally and it does just fine.

I retired my 5wt rods and now fish primarily with the 4 for trout, unless I’m planning to only cast big streamers (rare) – in which case I’ll use my 6 (which is currently out of commission, as I busted it in half on the Grand a couple weeks ago) 🙁

Regarding the Grand though… I’ve had some tough days on it this year. Haven’t hit any good hatches yet and I’ve been met with very murky water and lots of algae almost every outing. I haven’t seen the river like this in quite some time, but maybe my timing has just been off/unlucky.

I see from your memorable fish page that you have a Hardy Zenith 4 weight – would be interested in how you like it for Grand/Credit…Am currently using 5 weight which is too much for the credit and smaller grand trout, and am considering the 8ft 6in 4 wt zenith or sage circa 8ft 9in 4 weight, which is a slower action rod.