Depends on conditions and what I expect to catch. Usually, either an older Xi2 9 ft. 7 wt or I have a 10ft. 6 wt Hardy Demon that I like to use.
Depends on conditions and what I expect to catch. Usually, either an older Xi2 9 ft. 7 wt or I have a 10ft. 6 wt Hardy Demon that I like to use.
11 ft, TFO Deer Creek Switch Rod with grain appropriate floating line
Summer Steelhead: Swinging small wets, skating dries & bobicating: Sage 697 - 4 XP
Light Steelhead and small coastal streams: Swinging wets, etc. : Scott S3s 907-4
Medium Steelhead: Swinging wets: Scott S3s 908-4, G. Loomis 1088-4 GLX
Large Steelhead: Swinging wets, etc.: Powell Tiboron 909 - 4.
I have always liked a 9 1/2 foot 7 wt. I have used a 9 foot 8 wt but it gets a little heavy by the end of the day. Steelhead on the Per Marquette run 7 to 12 #. I use a Billy Pate anti reverse so I can chase them down stream over rocks and such if I have to. That reel is kinda heavy so the lighter rod is good for all day.
Bob
smaller streams - 9' 8wt Redington RS2.
anything bigger - TFO 6wt DC switch or TFO 12'6" DC 5/6 spey.
Inland rivers, medium to large size fish, 13' to 15' 7/8wt two-handed rods, for swinging flies. Coastal rivers, 9' to 9.5' 7wt-8wt and 9wt glass and graphite single handed rods, shooting heads, weight forward and DT lines. If the water is big enough my first choice is the two-handed rods. wcglass
For Great Lakes steelheading I use 2 rods depending on stream size:
- Sage Z-Axis Switch 11ft for 7 WT
- Winston Spey 12ft for 7 WT
For bigger steelhead like in upper BC I use a Sage Spey 14ft for 9WT.
Max
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