Hi Jeffro,

I use a 5 weight most of the time, though I have a 3 weight for a few of the small streams I fish. I have an 8/9 weight as well, which doesn't get used much these days. I don't fish the areas where the real monsters lay, so typically I'm fishing for fish up to 3 lbs. Mike T on this board fishes Taupo quite a bit, and there are some bigger fish there. He's used some two handed rods. Anyway, New Zealand is a very nice place. I'm originally from Nova Scotia, Canada, which is also a really nice place too!

- Jeff