Need Suggestions For New Combo
Hey
I am looking to buy a nice new combo that will be used mainly for panfish. I am think something 3wt atleast 8'. Any suggestions? I would like the rod to be one with a lifetime replacement warranty also. I don't wanna break the bank, but I don't mind spending a little money either. I mainly fish baitcasters, so I am not familiar with all the fly fishing rods/reels. I'm just wanting to upgrade from my Walmart Shakespeare combo. Might as well suggest a fly line also.
Thanks
Sounds kind of weird, doesn't it ??
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Originally Posted by
rizeye
John,
I don't quite follow what you are saying. you propose he buys a fast 5wt rod and under-line it with a 4wt line, is that correct? how will that be better for bluegill or even be easier to cast.
A couple weeks ago, I decided to try a Rio Selective Trout II WF4F on my 9' for 5 wt BVK. I thought it would be a difficult set up to cast because the BVK is supposed to be fast. I'm casting FEB skwalas that are about a "size 6" and FEB salmonflies that are about a "size 2" off a thread furled leader and 3-4' of 4X tippet - and the rod is a cannon with great accuracy lined and rigged that way, and the casting is effortless. ( I think the thing is, the BVK has a lot of "feel", and that is why this particular rod will handle the 4 wt line the way it does. )
It was a real surprise to me - a very delightful surprise, since I like fast rods, and the BVK in particular, for this kind of fishing and I had a couple WF4F lines that weren't getting a lot of use. They are now.
Now I don't have the opportunity to fish for bluegill and bass and other warm water fishies in this neck of the woods, at least not on the scale that it makes sense for me to learn what I would need to know to successfully chase them. But there is so little difference between a 3 wt line and a 4 wt line, that the set up I've been using seems like it would work well for bluegill and bass and other warm water fishies, and would be more flexible than a 3 wt rod in that fishing bigger water, bigger wind, and bigger flies for bigger fishies is one line weight ( 5 ) away.
Maybe I'm all wet. That's okay. And maybe not.
John