TFO BC Big Fly - Fly Rod Review 

Winners have been announced! 1st place FTO BC Big Fly 10wt Fly Rod @louisduplessis5425 and 2nd Place a Brammer's Build-A-BEAST @allenharvey8923 Thanks everyone!!!

Thank you for such an in-depth and professional review, Gunnar! We hope that whomever wins this rod enjoys it for many, many years!

Thank you Gunnar, I have been looking at this rod, my favorite rod right now is the Echo Badass Glass rod as it loads so deeply.

Great indepth rod review, I've been looking at getting this rod for a while. Thanks for sharing and congratulations to the winner. And thanks to T F O for donating this rod for a giveaway.

Probably the most thorough rod review I've ever watched. Thank you.

Thank you for the show and tell testing review. Looks like a great rod for many years to come.

I have the 8wt that I use for smallmouth and creek pike and I absolutely love it. I have been sitting with a 10wt in my shopping cart for months waiting for the funds to avail themselves.... your review is absolutely spot on!! Thanks for that.... I'd like to see more of these.

Can't believe I enjoyed a rod review this much. What an amazing setting for this. Broke my left arm and had major rotator cuff repair...hope to be able to fish by spring. Reviewing your mechanics and strength videos again. Thanks Gunnar

Gunnar, thank you for this review I have been considering a Pike/Musky rod and the TFO is on my short list. There are no fly shops near me so I have to rely on reviews and luck when I purchase rods. You have a very informative channel and you are such a good host. Keep up the great work and thank you again for teaming up with TFO for this review.

Great in-depth test and explanation of something I’ve been looking at for a while now- looking forward to more of these.

This thing looks so sick! Ive been fishing smallmouth and pike on the fly all season with my 8wt. Can't wait to try tying and casting some huge flies like that for musky.

Awesome rod review, love to win that rod! Big fan of TFO. Thanks Gunnar

Great detailed rod review. Love the casting action on the BC Big flies. They sling the big stuff without issues for me. Cannot speak highly enough about the TFO warranty and customer service. Look forward to your next video! Thanks

Top shelf review of a top shelf fly rod. Really enjoyed the in depth review/discussion/demos Gunnar. Thanks for another great video.

Nice review I fished the St. Louis river for the first time this year with a fly rod. What a blast. Still trying to find my first musky though!!

That was so much more of a review than most other folks on RU-vid give, thanks for the great video

Been curious about this rod. Thank you for putting this review together. Pending a win I will have to get one for myself.

I just picked up a 10wt of these for big barramundi down here in Australia. Thanks for such a great review, particularly going through the different grains. Cheers mate 👍

I learn so much from you in every one of your videos. I love the format and details of this rod review and can’t wait to see more!

I've been looking into getting a 10wt, after one of the most indepth, quality, nonbiased rod reviews I have ever seen (thank you!!), the TFO will be on my list to cast & consider. Thanks for a quality review!!! Blessings!

What an in depth review! Keep it up I'm sure more companies will want you to review their gear

A very thorough review of what looks like an excellent all around Big Fly chucking rod. I never expect a Gunnar video to be less than 30 minutes long so 38 minutes works. I have TFO 10 weight rod that has a red Winn golf grip on it (can’t remember the name but I believe it starts with V), I got it back in 2014-15, back in the BVK, Predator rod days from TFO. I like it but I have always wanted to either build or buy a 10-11 weight with the longer butt section for the reasons that you mentioned. Thanks for sharing your thoughts and showing how it can handle a variety of line weights and fly sizes. 😎🎣

I've got both the 8 and 10 wt and they're wonderful rods. Really enjoy mine.

Great overview of this rod, doing the right tests to show whether the rod will work for the typical applications.The rod appears to have passed the test.

I’m glad to see these are available by TFO! I tried for the longest time to get one of Blane’s Esox rods a few years ago when they first came out and could never find one. I’ll be purchasing one of these for sure !

Have done all my muskie work with standard 10 and 12 wt saltwater rods. Would be fun to play with that toy!

Always been a big fan of TFO, and glad that this comes with a tube. I've had a few of their trout rods, and every one came with a sock but no tube. Honestly, that's been my only complaint. And I do know how comments and replies work! (Unless it's obviously a scammer, that's been going around lately)

Thanks again for sharing your thoughts on this rod & putting it thru some awesome casts. I hope whomever wins will enjoy this rod for years to come. I've never used a rod of this strength before ( 8 wt switch rod is the strongest I own ) , but it looks like it sure would be fun to try & learn to fish for bigger game. Thank you ! David Fisher-of-Men Fly Tying Ada, Michigan

Appreciate the review. I finally been able to get a tiger muskie using your videos.

10wt works awfully well with a 12” fly! Good size for a lot of different uses!

Excellent rod review, Gunnar! Comparison of line weights followed by casting large flies was very enlightening. Thank you!

Well that certainly helps clear up some questions about this fly rod. Thanks

Now that is a thorough review!! Nice job as always Gunnar! Looks like a great “Big Fly” rod!

Fantastic review, thank you for all the details! Just ordered one!

I actually have one in my cart right now, and another rod. Been trying to decide and this video was EXACTLY what I needed to make the decision. You did an incredible job with this. I’m Gonna order one up. And maybe get lucky enough to have a second one on hand. Thank you so much for this!!

Great review Gunnar! Thanks for sharing the scoop on this one!

Gunner, great review. Could not be more thorough.

That's what i call a great review. Over half an hour going deep in details. 👍🏻 Love your content.

Great review. Very in-depth and thorough. I have never owned a TFO rod but would be willing to have this one to use. Thanks for the video and a chance to win this rod. Thanks,TFO,for providing the new rod.

Great content as always! I have been looking at that rod for a while, might have to buy it now.

A super awesome in-depth review Gunnar! Always a joy to watch one of your videos. TFO is a great rod - performance, warranty, price point. A great rod for both beginner and pro.

Great rod review…I’ve been fishing a TFO TiCrX 9wt for salt/striper duty, overlined with an outbound short and it’s been a very functional and reliable rod over the years.

Looks like a great Rod, currently i am looking for a used older model. Winning this One would be sweet. Aniway i love how you Explore all the aspects of the Rods👌

Looks like an awesome rod! I've been wanting to get a heavier rod for more esox and striper fishing. Still need to try and tackle building a beast too! Thanks for the great videos

Awesome review. You're making me want to buy another fly rod. I bought a 9 weight TFO about 2 years ago, and I was very impressed with it. It throws big flies just as easily or better than my 10 weights. It was the 9 ft., 9 wt. "Lefty Kreh Professional". It's a 4 piece rod. I wasn't sure if I would like a 4 piece rod being this is the first 4 piece rod I ever owned, but there were no negative issues with it. I used it with several different lines, and it handled very nicely. I understand now why so many guys rave about the TFO rods. Buying that rod made me a believer in TFO. I have a St. Croix Legend Ultra 10 weight that I bought used on Ebay. I have no complaints about the St. Croix, It's a nice rod. I don't really have anything to compare it to other than a 10 weight Eagle Claw fiberglass rod that was my first 10 weight rod. The Eagle Claw was cheap on Ebay used, and it got me in the game. It's heavy and a chore to cast, but it can get the job done. It gives me an alternate rod that I can rig differently, so I guess it does serve a purpose. I bought a kayak last year, and have been doing some serious musky fishing. I've been watching your tying videos and have been tossing big stuff. I'm learning through experience what rod, line, fly combinations seem to go together well. You have to spend time on the water experimenting with different things. Casting the big stuff for muskies is way different than trout fishing. This is a whole new ball game for sure. I had a couple follows from nice fish last year. I'm still after my first fly rod musky though. Thanks for a great review, you really covered all the bases of what fly casters want in a rod.

Great breakdown and review covering the full range of line weights for this rod. I haven’t had the chance to get my hands on one yet, but I’m even more excited for when that time comes. Keep up the good work!

I like your very comprehensive testing review.

Great video. Appreciate the comparison or grain weights, very helpful insight.

Great timing for your reviews to start coming out! I’m just getting serious about looking for a musky specific rod. I really appreciate how every opinion or bit of instruction you put out is thought through so thoroughly and in detail. I feel a lot of the influential people in our industry are sharing opinions that are tragically under-thought. Glad to see you’re being part of the solution! Keep up the good work.

Another great review Gunnar! Thanks!

I love every tfo rod ive ever had in my hands and was the company that got me all started in fly fishing! been handed many of less expensive and many of drastically more expensive rods…i always find my way back to tfo. I have the 12wt esox but its kinda overkill for the waters i fish, i wish i had went with a 10wt. I always wanted to test the bc big fly but never had the opportunity arise, of course it came out like a week after i got my esox go figure 😂 but your great in depth review only confirmed i need to get my hands on one. all i fish for here is esox species and throw big flys!

Great review. You give more good content and detail on your rod review than a large majority I have watched, Thank you. I have a couple of TFO Axiom II’s and like them

Good job Gunnar on the TFO review!

Rod seems like it casts smoothly. Got my hands on one to test last week and it was great!

Great review! I’ve had my eye on that rod for awhile this definitely will help make a decision.

So, I decided to buy it. It arrived today. Nice rod ! I can't wait to get it out on the water.

Well put together and informative. Thanks for all your videos, keep it up.

Great review, would be awesome to chase Pike with this rod with some Gunnar Bramner flies. Thanks for all the knowledge and tips you share for the community.

Again and always Gunnar, thank you. Every video you’ve made has been an honest, no-nonsense, educated and extremely useful wealth of information that you generously share. The effort you clearly invest in all of it, and the sincerity of it, does not go unnoticed or unappreciated. You certainly do bring an immense amount of information and experience to a community that has the privilege of learning from it freely. With such a detailed and complete review, never quite saw one that good before, it’s hard to not feel extremely confident about wanting and needing that rod. I have never commented on a video before, anywhere. You’ve just made me do it for the first time, and my motivation was to thank you. So thank you :)

Great review! Looks like it would be an awesome rod for some central Minnesota waters!

Just started fly fishing about 2 years ago. Been looking to get a Bigger rod This Looks like a very nice rod. And Brammer, very nice review. Good luck to Whoever wins this.

Never thought I like an extra fast action fly rod too, but I have to trust your assessment.

Great review, was seriously considering this Rod.

Your videos come in on a right time for me. Been very interested in getting into muskie fishing as of late.

This rod is now on my short list to buy for Pike/Musky fishing! Great review!

I’ve had a BC for about 2 years now in a 12wt and there are only 2 relatively minor negative things I have to say about it. The first is the thin wire guides in the upper sections are a little flimsy, so make sure your line to leader connections are smooth because they won’t stand up to a lot of fatigue. The other is that if you have average to larger hands, you might find that a bit larger diameter handle would be more comfortable and easy to feel with frozen hands. Other than that, I’ll echo that it does handle the high end of its rated grain range well, but seems to prefer more in the middle. A great “lighter duty” musky rod and an excellent rod for throwing magnum striped bass flies. It absorbs shock a little better than others and handles your standard bufords, t-bones, and bucktail changers up to 12” very well on a mid weight ~500gr. line. If you’re looking for something to handle truly massive flies and 600+gr. then you might consider other options.

This was a very well done video that answered lots of questions. Thank You Gunnar.

Your positive reviews made a strong impression on me bro. Looking forward to more excellent reviews like this.

I am fairly new to the sport of fly fishing. I'm still learning alot of the ins and outs of the sport, and watching your videos has been a big help.

Thank you for all your contributions to musky fly fishing.

Excellent presentation on the rod as well as the RIO lines and the casting.

I am feeling you bro, the BC Big Fly rod really speak to me.

Man, your making my next rod purchase mid difficult. I need to add this one to the list now.

As always, Thanks for the mechanical-minded version of Fly fishing equipment and techniques!

Well that is different! I kinda enjoyed your way of review presentation. It brings in a more focus and deep to the important aspect when evaluating a product. Bravo!

I own this rod and love it. Wouldn't mind owning another.

I've been waiting for this level of review on this rod. Idk how they could improve on their previous Chocklett rod, but it looks like they did.

Great review Gunnar!!! I fish many TFO rods and enjoy them all!!!!

Great review. I’ve been eyeballing this rod for a while

The rod seems like the optimal meat chucking stick. May have to add one to the arsenal!

Awesome review. Thanks for all the great information 🤛🤛🤛

After your in-deep review, I think I am ready to pull the trigger on this rod, unless I am fortunate enough to win it.

Great review, Gunnar! Very informative and thorough! Thank you!

Just ordered the 12wt, but still want to be in the running for this rod 😊

Love that tfo stands behind their products

Great breakdown, thanks!

Great review, lately I’ve been looking at musky rods, I’ve actually checked this rod company out as well as others you’ll be reviewing so this is very informing for me

Rod review is amazing, currently in the market for a new rod. So these reviews will help.

Please Beware of Scammers - why people do this crap is beyond me, but the winners will be announced in a Video, DO NOT reply to comments saying "you won" ect....

Love my TFO Pro II and III rods. This would be a sweet addition to the arsenal.

I would love to see your comparison between the TFO and the Sage 11 weight.

Those guides are crazy flexible 😳

Great video !! Very in depth information.. you do a wonderful job getting information out there!

Thank you for going so in-depth with this review

Like the way you dissected the fast action vs. fly lines tested. Would love to see some 9wt reviews as I am in my 60s with shoulder injury. I find 9wts less taxing to cast when floating. Like a payload, or a Scott wave?

Great review and attention to detail. Appreciate the work put into the review.

Awesome review Gunnar, would be nice to see how it handles a big pike or musky

Watching your cast was worth the time. Have you reviewed the Echo Streamer X?

Great review, thanks. Looking forward to the rest of them.

Great too see unbiased reviews, not alot of those going around. You’re a great tying and fly Fishing inspiration. Keep it up👍🏼