The point is mostly to present more delicatly, often in smaller waters which don't require long casts. Tippet stregnth determines how fast a fish can be landed, not rod/line weight.
Printable View
The point is mostly to present more delicatly, often in smaller waters which don't require long casts. Tippet stregnth determines how fast a fish can be landed, not rod/line weight.
Well I'm back from a hard day at work. Read all the above posts ( thanks)and......... Perhaps I should have not mentioned "practical" . I should have simply stated that I didn't get any pleasure in having my rod bend into a "U" regardless of what ate my offering and in this case a feisty gill. It's just not my cuppa tea. But having said all that, is there really a "practical" raeson??? http://www.flyanglersonline.com/bb/smile.gif
Mark
Mark
Did you read what I wrote above? It's more practical to fish a lighter rod on smaller waters. Why don't you go after those gills with a 10 weight? It's cuz your arm would be fatigued from waving it all day and you'd pop tippets with your hookset. You probably wouldn't need to cast very far either so a heavy rod would be overkill. Sometimes it's nice to get farther away from the heftyness of a five or six weight and fish something a little lighter in hand. I get much pleasure from my rod being bent into a U shape and that's how you can whip a big fish fast with a small rod. You should fish whatever makes you happy because there are no rules.
Lite tackle is the only way to go!! Fishing is for our enjoyment, and the lite, high quality fly rods are a beautiful thing to fish with!!
You can have as much fun with a 10" trout on a 0 wt as you can with a 40" striper on a 10 wt!!
Everything is relative!
Mark,
I can't help but to think that the manufactures have had a helping hand in making the light weights popular. After all, how many 5 & 6 wt rods can they sell you?
Having said that, my next rod will most likely be a 3 wt. and under 7' for the small brook trout streams here in Pennsylvania. I see them more as a specialty rod. Many of the fish I catch are under 7" and I don't think it really much matters what weight rod you have in terms of landing a fish that size. Let's face it, a very small fish is a very small fish no matter what wt. rod your using.
Scott
It's like trying to play eighteen holes of golf with one wood. Each has a purpose, a time and a place.
By the way, I never had much use for golf.
------------------
Steve (Rookie)
Bottom line IMHO......
Use what you wish...if you're enjoying yourself & relaxing, that's all that matters!
"Different strokes for different folks."
Mike
------------------
You can call me Mike & you can call me Mikey..Just remember that this site's about sharing!
Thanks again for the responses. Obviously there is no debate and none is intended as to "whatever floats your boat". I have many times "tuned" my 5 wt(I have a 7',8'and a 9') and to accommodate small stream conditions. I underline to whatever, and adjust leader/tippet size and length for presentation concerns. That is what works for me.
I guess that, unlike some of you here, I do not like the "feel" of the mini weights when a bigger fish is on.
Mark
------------------
I'd rather be in Wyoming!