TFO is good, but I'm kinda moving on. I think for a casual angler it's pretty damn good. my original 5 wt is TFO, I might check out a few others of theirs for a replacement 5 wt, but my 3 wt sage, 8 wt scott and 12 wt thomas & thomas are noticeably more enjoyable to fish. I may find for my preferences that a different make of a TFO 5 wt would work well (for the lighter weight rods I tend to like slower action, fish are less powerful, often times a dry fly, and distance casting isn't as big of an issue), but I haven't looked into it. but to be fair at the time that TFO 5 wt (9 ft) was like $200 and my 3 wt sage (8 ft) was $1000 and the inflation issue let's see I bought the TFO in 2020 and the sage in 2024. it's pretty clear the TFO is still a budget / value brand, so long way of saying, yeah TFO is good.
the Ross colorado 3 wt reel is what I have (Damor mentions the same reel) is great.
and I just re-read Chew's budget, under $1000, TFO and that ross reel is probably a really nice set up for the price.