What does the weight mean on fly rods, reels, and line? I understand that heftier rods and reels go up in weight, but what are the qualifications of each? Hope someone can help me out, thanks.
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What does the weight mean on fly rods, reels, and line? I understand that heftier rods and reels go up in weight, but what are the qualifications of each? Hope someone can help me out, thanks.
the "weight" is the actual weight in grains (not grams) of the 1st THIRTY feet of fly line. then the rod that corresponds to that weight fly line would be rated the same & reels would fit so much of that size/rated line & x# yards backing.
This is not quite rocket science in the respect that the actual measurement can (& often will) vary. Hence the over or under lining a rod.
Just because the manufacturer claims the rod rated to a (eg) 5 weight it may actually cast better with a 4 or a 6 weight line.
Now that you understand that try to figure the x rating of leaders & tippets.
Later,
Peter
Thank you Peter, but now I have a couple more questions. what would make a reel correspond to that weight line? Is a 5/6 wt. line only able to hold 30ft along with backing?
Kiwii,
With regard to reels, some reel companies will label a reel with numbers corresponding to line weights that they feel that particular reel is most suited for or most likely to be used for. But there is no hard and fast rule and no consistancy between brands. On company's 5/6 reel might hold a WF-6-F line and 100 yards of backing and different company's 5/6 reel might hold a WF-6-F line and 150 yards of backing. Such reel model labels are only a guide and there is nothing wrong with using a reel with different rods or lines. For example, I use my Orvis Battenkill 7/8 reel on 6,7,8, and 9 weight rods, my Teton 9-11 on 7 through 10 weight rods, and my Abel Super 11 on 8 through 12 wt rods.