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snowkid17
Location: central florida
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 Posted: Sun 07/11/10 6:08 pm Post subject: How Do You Determine What Size Fly To Use For Your Rod? |
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| I have heard many stories on what size, and weight of fly you can use for your rod. I have a 7/8 wt. rod and I am skeptical of what fly weight and size I should use. Any suggestions and how I can determine this? |
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JohnB
Location: Mississippi gulf coast
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| Posted: Sun 07/11/10 7:30 pm Post subject: |
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| i use anywhere between size 4 and 1/0 for my 8wt |
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TOMWIGS
Location: Shawnee Mission, Ks USA
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| Posted: Sun 07/11/10 8:24 pm Post subject: |
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| The rod shouldn't determine the size of fly to use-the fish will do that for you! |
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JohnB
Location: Mississippi gulf coast
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| Posted: Mon 07/12/10 4:55 pm Post subject: |
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| That is true most of the time, but down here the specks like big poppers and 1/0-2/0 clousers! Now a six weight is a fine speck rod, but is in no way able to handle those flies at the distance that is required to catch the fish. When I first started fly fishing I was told to choose my rod according to the flies I was trowing not by the fish I was trowing them at. But that does'nt always work either cause I can throw a tarpon fly with my 8wt, but It makes more sense to use a 12 because the size of the fish. |
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