I would be interested to hear from the board members about their go to trout rod -- primary use in in small and medium size streams/rivers like the Ausable in Michigan or Bowens Creek in PA. Look forward to the responses. Dave
Favorite Trout Rod
I would be interested to hear from the board members about their go to trout rod -- primary use in in small and medium size streams/rivers like the Ausable in Michigan or Bowens Creek in PA. Look forward to the responses. Dave
Hi Dave! My Favorite dry fly rod is a custom built Sevier, 9-foot, 3/4 wt. It is a slow rod and a lot of fun casting dries to rising trout. My favorite nymphing rod is a Dan Craft Five Rivers FT Fast Action rod blank. It is a custom built 10-foot, 3 wt. 4-piece. It will also cast small streamers with no problem.
Bruce
Hmmm... for small and medium size streams...Well, my #1 is a custom built Sage LL 490-2. A VERY close second is a custom-bult 3-weight 8 1/2' Gatti. But for nymphing my fav is a custom-built Sage RPL 490-2.
Last edited by PRM; 02-23-2012 at 04:56 PM. Reason: corrrected sage model #'s
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Several years ago, I built a Batson RX6, 4 piece, 7 1/2 foot, 4/5 weight. I used an agate stripping guide, double foot guides, reversed half wells grip and a teak wood sliding band reel seat. I like fishing that rod for almost every outing. If I am trolling deep water in a lake, I'll go with the 8 1/2 foot, 4 piece, 5 weight Ross FW Essence that my daughter gave me. Here's a shot of the Batson;
My favorite small to med stream rod is a Cortland 8' 4wt Brook Series rod. For Nymphing on larger streams I have a 10' 4 wt Brook Series rod, and it is very good for fishing soft hackles and dries as well. I also have a Sage Fli 9' 5 wt, that gets a fair amount of use on bigger streams however I am finding that it can't really do anything that the 10' Cortland can't do. I have short custom built 2 and 3 wt rods for fishing the really small streams. That's really all I need.
Kusse 7' wt Quad
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Steffens' 7' 6" Cattanach 7642
Wanigas 7' Fiberglass (~1970)
My favorite is a Loop Opti Creek 388-4 with a Loop Opti Creek reel. A very close second is a Sage ZXL 486-4 with an Abel pt.5.
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DITTO! About as good as it gets for an all around trout rod that is relaxing to cast and an absolute joy to play fish on!Originally Posted by NJTroutbum
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