I was out at a local lake today throwing swimbaits with my baitcaster. (A sin on this board I know). But being a die hard fly fisherman I was wondering if anyone has thrown any flies in the 8"-12" inch range? I tied up a little 4" trout that looked really good in the water and was thinking of getting a heavier rod and going after some big bass. I was thinking a rod in the 10-12 weight range cause I really wanna get it out there and have plenty of backbone on the hookset. If any of you have done this sort of thing, know someone who has, or have any good websites regarding the issue please let me know. Thank you for your help ahead of time.

-avflyangler