Ideal or favorite smallie rod

[anglerdave]

Smallie14's post got me to thinking. What is your ideal or favorite smallie rod?

For big rivers I like a 9' 8wt. For smaller water I'll either use my 8' 5wt or 9' 6wt. Ideally though I think I would like to have a 8 1/2' 6wt.

[poke flyfisher]

For small stream smallmouth, I have a 6 1/2 foot 5 weight I love using.

[fly-chucker]

Legend ultra 9' 7wt

kevin

It might lack a little back-bone, but I like my Orvis Clearwater 8' 5wt.

8' 6 wt

-zac

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The way to a flyfisherman's heart is through his fly

Probably either one of my Orvis Clearwater 8'6" or Scott V2 6'6" 3wts. Although I'm dying to try my Orvis TLS 1wt on them....The Smallies don't get too big near Columbus, OH.....

Jake

9ft 8 wt,I like tossing large flies to large bronzebacks and lighter rods just come up short
for whipping mega flies particularly in any kind of wind.
Spin

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[Philly]

I use either an 8 1/2 foot 4 piece 5 wgt or 9 ft 6 wgt built on Cabela's blanks.

[RG/AR]

A 6 wt. rod was built with smallies in mind. Use a length that fits your situation. The six weight is heavy enough for small deerhair bugs, clousers, etc., and still light enough to be sporting with the average smallie you might catch. An 8 wt. will overpower most smallies, and a 5 wt. will leave you wishing for a 6 when casting the deerhair bugs and weighted clousers.

[stevehaun]

sage rpl 9 foot 7 wt