World Bronze Medalist Reviews the Highland Stealth 10'6" 3wt — First Impressions

World Fly Fishing Championship Bronze Medalist Michael Bradley fishes the brand new Highland Stealth 10'6" 3wt for the very first time — unscripted, unfiltered, in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. No briefing. No script. Just a rod, wild water, and three hours of real-time first impressions. Watch Michael hit a tight far-bank seam four consecutive times with a dry dropper rig, fish 8X and 9X tippet all day without dropping a single fish, and explain why speed and recovery — not rod weight — is the real key to accuracy. Built for Champions. Designed for everyone. — ORDER THE HIGHLAND STEALTH — https://highlandrod.com/stealth-b/ — CHAPTERS — 0:00 Great Smoky Mountains — First Cast 0:13 Real Time First Impressions 0:47 First Fish — Pressured Wild Water 2:03 Feeling AND Seeing Strikes — 8X Tippet 2:34 Dropping it on a Dime 3:24 Tippet Protection on Fast Wild Fish 3:59 No Issues With Strike Detection 4:25 Why Michael Avoided 10.5ft Rods 5:37 Rainbow Trout 6:07 So Accurate 6:11 Fishing a Mile Away — Far Distance Cast 6:28 No Need to Crouch 7:36 Rattlesnake Moment 7:55 Dry Dropper Setup — 9X, Size 20 Nymph 8:23 Four Consecutive Perfect Casts — Far Bank 9:10 Speed and Recovery — The Key to Accuracy 10:27 World Championship Water Comparison 13:07 Final Verdict — First Impressions 13:44 Zero Fish Dropped All Day — ABOUT HIGHLAND ROD COMPANY — Highland Rod Company builds competition-grade fly rods by hand in the mountains of East Tennessee. Built for Champions. Designed for everyone. 4 of 6 Fly Fishing Team USA World Team members fish Highland Rod Co. rods — including World Bronze Medalist Michael Bradley and World Youth Gold Medalist Lawson Braun. Limited availability. https://highlandrod.com/stealth-b/ #flyfishing #flyfishingrods #highlandrodco #michaelbradley #flyfishingteamusa #highlandstealth #nymphfishing #smokymountains #competitionflyfishing #troutfishing #flyfishingreview #drydropper #wildtrout #handmaderods #flyfishinggear