The Session is Scott's entry into their premium range and the rod we hand people who want a serious American-made stick without flagship money. Fast action with real feel, and a genuinely strong first premium rod.
We stock the complete Session lineup, all eleven models, 3 weight through 8 weight.
Full lineup
| Model | Line | Length | Pieces | Best at |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SE803/4 | 3 wt | 8' 0" | 4 | Small stream trout and lake panfish on dries |
| SE854/4 | 4 wt | 8' 6" | 4 | Small to medium water dry fly, light tippet |
| SE904/4 | 4 wt | 9' 0" | 4 | Light all-arounder — small flies, longer accurate casts |
| SE905/4 | 5 wt | 9' 0" | 4 | True do-it-all 5 across flies and techniques |
| SE906/4 | 6 wt | 9' 0" | 4 | Float fishing banks — caddis, stones, streamers |
| SE907/4 | 7 wt | 9' 0" | 4 | Crossover streamer rod — big trout, smallmouth, carp |
| SE908/4 | 8 wt | 9' 0" | 4 | Big flies, salmon, pike, largemouth, sink tips |
| SE955/4 | 5 wt | 9' 6" | 4 | Line control, long roll and spey casts, fighting butt |
| SE956/4 | 6 wt | 9' 6" | 4 | Streamers and swung flies, strong single-hand spey |
| SE1004/4 | 4 wt | 10' 0" | 4 | Technical nymphing and tailwater midge hatches |
| SE1005/4 | 5 wt | 10' 0" | 4 | Stillwater specialist — floating through sinking lines |
All four-piece. Current pricing is on the selector above.
Picking one
- First good rod? The 9' 5 weight. It is the most useful trout rod anyone can own.
- Small water? The 8' 3 weight or 8'6" 4 weight — short enough for brushy creeks, soft enough to protect light tippet.
- Streamers and warmwater? The 7 or 8 weight. Both throw heavy flies and sink tips without complaint.
- Nymphing or stillwater? The 10-foot models. Extra length buys mending and line control you cannot get from a 9-footer.
Where the Session sits in Scott's range
Scott builds a laddered lineup, and the Session is the entry point into it. Above it sit the Centric and the GT Series, both of which add recovery speed, stability at distance, and upgraded componentry — titanium guides, milled reel seats, Flor grade cork.
The honest advice: if a rod is going to be your main stick for the next decade, cast the Centric alongside this one before you decide. The difference is real and most people feel it inside a few casts. We stock every model of both, so there is no reason to guess.
Components
- Blank: Scott's fast-with-feel action — multi-modulus layup, ARC2 reinforcement, Carbon Link resin
- Stripping guides: Silicon Nitride
- Snake guides: low-glare light wire
- Reel seat: custom machined aluminum with dyed box elder insert
- Butt: fighting butt on the 9'6" 5 weight
Come cast the range and let the rod make the case. Ed's Fly Shop, 432 E Main St, downtown Montrose, Colorado.
