What weight rod for red fish from a kayak.

[Bedlam]

I am planning on doing some salt water fishing in LA and the coast of MS, pending the oil spill issue. What weight rod would you recommend for fly fishing brackish water from a kayak. I know redfish will be a primary target, but I want a rod that will cover the most possible situations.

Thanks for the help.

[rockthief]

if the fish are fairly small and there is no wind you could go witha 7 wt. Some folks just pick up their 8wt even a 9wt and hit the water. Lucky you!

[joe cool]

Depends on the wind when you're fishing, the size of the flies you want to throw, and the size of the fish you want to throw to. Anywhere from 7 to 10 works, I'd say if you're only going to have one rod in that range go with the 8 if you're used to casting in the wind, or the 9 if you don't mind casting a little heavier rod all day.

[Thunderthumbs]

I would say at least an 8wt. You can certainly get by with something lighter, but you have to count on the wind blowing and casting big flies, so anything less than an 8wt would be just a bit light...in my humble opinion of course. That's about all I use for my saltwater fishing. Even the small fish pull hard, and you'll need something with a bit more backbone if you do manage to get into a big bull redfish.

Hope this helps,
TT

[GILs_GONE_WILD]

Eight weight!!

[tailingloop]

I really like shorter rods when fishing from kayaks and float tubes. You might consider the Sage Largemouth, Redington Predator 8 or 9wt, or TFO Mini Mag 8-10.