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Been there, done that... the 6 wt is easier to cast

In my case... I probably am a bad caster! LOL However, I think you are right. I walked down to a pond last night that is filled with smaller bluegills. I used the 6 wt St. Croix Premier and catching...

The RS2 does seem quite a bit stiffer to me. I have difficulty feeling it load. Whereas, with the Premier, I do feel it load. Thanks for your feedback!

In my case... the 6 wt is easier to cast than the 5 wt, so theoretically, if the 5 wt should be easier to cast, as you say, then it is probably the rod, not the line weight, that is giving me the...

Thanks for your reply. The flies I would probably be using most would be 10-12, wooly buggers, girdle bugs and other panfish flies, etc. If I ever want to go big, I have an 8-9 wt at my disposal, so...

I'm a newcomer to flyfishing. I have two relatively inexpensive flyrods... a Redington RS2 5 wt and a St. Croix Premier 6 wt. Both are 9-foot, 2 pc. rods. I can't cast the Redington for beans. The...