Scott STS - 50th Anniversary

The STS series put Scott on the saltwater map. Widely adopted by Florida Keys captains and saltwater anglers around the globe, they were introduced at a time when saltwater fly fishing was growing rapidly, and travel to new destinations in the tropics was taking off.

STS built on the success of ARC by using multi-directional lay ups and took materials alchemy a step further utilizing the first multi-modulus blank designs.

Anglers who have followed our history fondly remember Scott’s ‘Jet Ski era’ and images of casting from the wing of a submerged aircraft and lifting cinder blocks with the rod from the top of a poling platform.

By a wide margin, the 909/3 is considered the crown jewel in this transformative series.

Scott Fly Rods 50th Anniversary Rods

This year, we proudly celebrate our 50th anniversary. It’s been a journey filled with fun, firsts, camaraderie, and a half century of handcrafting high performance fly rods.

In contemplating the most fitting tribute to the anglers who fish Scott rods, the rod smiths that craft them, and the rod designs of Harry Wilson, Larry Kenney, and Jim Bartschi, we picked one rod from each decade that exemplifies Scott innovation and, in some way, changed the way we fish.

Each was chosen from an award-winning series of Scott rods that are even more celebrated by the anglers who fish them. For those anglers, these are ‘never part with’ rods.

Rather than replicating the originals, we decided to build the blanks to spec with a resto-mod approach to finishing them. They will be instantly recognizable to Scott history buffs, but we’re introducing some new surprises by finishing them with today’s best in class components and construction techniques.

In celebration we offer these tribute fly rods with a heartfelt thank you to the Scott family.