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good fly rod
« on: August 21, 2010, 05:52:43 PM »
what would be a good fly rod for small streams in the thick woods. the kinda creek that you have to bushwack 9 miles to get to haha. just tryed fly fishing on Wednesday and caught 6 trout :drool: i'm sure somebody knows what would be a good rod for this type of fishing
Ben Pearson Colt recurve, 45#

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Re: good fly rod
« Reply #1 on: August 21, 2010, 06:23:57 PM »
I use a 2 weight rod.  Its probably about 6'5 or so.   Its smaller for the brush and makes the little ones seem like whales.

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Re: good fly rod
« Reply #2 on: August 21, 2010, 06:26:53 PM »
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Re: good fly rod
« Reply #3 on: August 21, 2010, 06:28:10 PM »
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Re: good fly rod
« Reply #4 on: August 21, 2010, 06:33:59 PM »
great, thanks. i was using a 6 weight 8' rod and thought that was too big for small creeks. i'll look around for a used one probably. caught a 9.5" Brookie out of this creek here on a worm, wanted to try it with a fly.

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Re: good fly rod
« Reply #5 on: August 21, 2010, 07:33:34 PM »
Essentially the strength of the rod, as you increase in number, the bigger the rod is and the bigger fish it could catch in short.  5 weight is the "average" size.  higher than  that is stealhead into salmon.   My trout rod is a 3 and a 4.   My salmon rod is a 9.   

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Re: good fly rod
« Reply #6 on: August 21, 2010, 07:35:03 PM »
thanks, i understand it now.
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Re: good fly rod
« Reply #7 on: August 21, 2010, 07:37:50 PM »
I love my 7 foot 3 weight.  don't go bigger than a three weight if you can help it.  You loose to much of the fun of small stream trout.

 


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