I hooked up on a good size striper one night when using an 8wt.
Scared the bejezzies out of me.
Never brought an 8 again.
When I was a kid I would use an old glass 6wt to catch snapper blues. That was fun.
But I never went that low when expecting to catch real fish.
I fish my 10wt most of the time when I fish from shore. Much better in the wind than a 9wt. In the kayak, I like the lighter weight 9.
The simpler the outfit, the more skill it takes to manage it, and the more pleasure one gets in his achievements.
--- Horace Kephart
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