The only problems I have had was when a large fly was cast into a breeze with a 'light' rod. Then a bigger rod was called for. A light rod just is not intended to ba able to cast in all conditions. No rod size is.
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The only problems I have had was when a large fly was cast into a breeze with a 'light' rod. Then a bigger rod was called for. A light rod just is not intended to ba able to cast in all conditions. No rod size is.
JC...I have been chastised on this board for saying just what you said. Some folks think these little rods will do everything.....they will not.
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Hello JC,
Quite true. No rod can do everything in all conditions. If the wind picks up even a bit, the 1 wt starts to lose its effectiveness quickly. Then it is time to switch to a 4wt. As conditions worsen, we go to 5 or 6 wts. Flyfishers have to adapt to the weather, because it will never happen the other way http://www.flyanglersonline.com/bb/smile.gif! If it wasn't the weather, we could never justify owning all our rods http://www.flyanglersonline.com/bb/smile.gif!
Robin, call the Fly Shop at Cabelas before you go on over. When I bought mine from the store in Fort Worth, the guy in the fly shop said the 1 wt is on backorder much of the time.
Or give me a call and we can get together for a casting/lunch break near my office at 75 and Campbell across from the Richardson Hotel.
Cheers,
Richard
Plano TX
What JC, Buzz, and Richard said. I would never claim that one weights are the all purpose rod. Weather, water type (weedy, snag-filled, etc) and the type of fish you are seeking all place limitations on these rods. I have two four weights, a six weight and two nine weights that get very regular use.
Having said that, when conditions are right those one weights SURE ARE FUN! 8T http://www.flyanglersonline.com/bb/smile.gif
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You had better learn to be a happy camper. You only get one try at this campground and it's a real short camping season.
I got the 1 wt from Cabelas and it works fine with the 1 wt Clear Creek line provided. I would not use the reel that Cabelas supplies with the outfit. The reel is classed for 3 to 5 wt lines and is much too heavy to balance the rod. It will work but it is a pretty strange combination.
I took it out a couple of weeks ago fishing shallow water gills and it really is fun. I was casting little foam poppers tied on a size 14 hook and small unwieghted nymphs and it worked fine. I will verify that you can land a 17 inch largemouth on it. Maybe not in the most graceful manner but it worked. You can not (at least I can not) turn a couple of foot long carp with it.
David
I live in Collin County in North Texas, just up the road from Dallas. There are numerous creeks, runoff ponds, tanks and similar small water that cry out for a small tackle address.
I have had such a blast with my three weight, I own a two weight and this just seems to be the next progression. I have two eight weights that may as well have stayed in the box. I keep them for trips to Texoma for striper.
I appreciate all the input and hope for more. I'll be test driving this Sunday at the Cabelas in [url=http://www.pantherfountain.com/pantherstory.asp:ab58a]Panther City[/url:ab58a]
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Right now I have a DT2F on mine, and it works fine. Would work fine with a 3 on it, too. Or a 1. 2s are just so much easier to find than 1s...
Honestly, I don't think it makes much difference. My arm seems to compensate and the casts still go out.
RW here,
I've had my Cabela's Clear Creek, 7 foot 1-weight for about four years and fish with it most of the time. It handles beautifully for smallstream trout, panfish and smallmouth bass, mostly all I fish for lately. I have it matched with a Hardy flyweight reel that balances it perfectly with an Orvis WF1F Wonderline. In addition, I carry a spare spool for the Hardy wound with Cortland 444 DT2F Peach. This is a medium action, smooth casting little beauty that delivers everything I want from a rod, including not aggravating the arthritis in my right hand after 3 or 4 hours of casting. For $100 bucks I can't ask for anything more.
Later, RW
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"Maybe your stature as a fly fisherman isn't determined by how big a trout you can catch, but by how small a trout you can catch without being disappointed." <John Gierach>
I suppose a 1wt is going to be in my future sooner or later. For the last two years an 8', 2wt rod has been my rod of choice for easily 75-80% [or more] of my fishing. My problem up to this point is that I like 8' [or at least 7 1/2'] rods over the shorter sticks. And they are few and far between [and expensive] in the 1wts. I had hoped that Orvis would have their "25% trade-in" program this year and I'd be able to pick-up a far-and-fine 1wt [7 1/2'] but I guess they're not running it this year & they are not listing the rod on their website any more anyway. I guess I'll just have to keep looking or settle for the Cabela rod.
donald
hey folks,
I have decided that I will get the one weight line that comes with as well as a two weight line for shorter casting.
Now I just need to decide upon a reel that is light enough, can swap spools and won't break the bank. Man oh man, if I had only known all the decision making and hand wringing that would go into this fly fishing stuff.... http://www.flyanglersonline.com/bb/wink.gif
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