A friend of mine gave me a bunch of different poppers on #2 hook. I only have a 8'-6" mod/fast 5wt rod with 5wf line at the moment and was wonder, with the right leader, would it be ok to use a 5wt rod or do I need a heavier rod/line ??
Thx's
Mike
A friend of mine gave me a bunch of different poppers on #2 hook. I only have a 8'-6" mod/fast 5wt rod with 5wf line at the moment and was wonder, with the right leader, would it be ok to use a 5wt rod or do I need a heavier rod/line ??
Thx's
Mike
"The charm of fishing is that it is the pursuit of that which is elusive but attainable, a perpetual series of occasions for hope" -John Buchan
Mike,
It should work fine. I use a 5wt rocket taper for big bass bugs and poppers all the time. A shorter leader will help turn the popper over easier if you feel that needs to be done. If needs be you could over line the rod to a 6wt but you should be fine with the length and 5wt.
Kwel!
gonna try'em out this weekend ... hopefully the winds around here will die down a bit. Still not really good enough yet to cast with strong winds, but still practicing on that.
thx's
Mike
"The charm of fishing is that it is the pursuit of that which is elusive but attainable, a perpetual series of occasions for hope" -John Buchan
Bump, because I think mike should be given an opinion or two that is not mine.
Come on folks, give the guy some advice please.
I've done it with #4 on a 5wt. Short 6-8lb mono (6ft) untapered leaders worked well for me. I think you'll be fine just watch what the fly does over your shoulder and adjust on the foward cast. You can even try a 1x tapered leader.
I like to use either Vanish fluorocarbon or Stren Extra Strength Mono. Either will do well. Just go to Wal-Mart and pick yourself up a spool from the spin fishing aisle. Yo0u could make your own tapered leader by using two different weights. Say 8 Lb Stren Extra Strength for the butt, has a strength at least 50% greater than the label rating so it's 12lb actual test, then add a piece of 8lb Vanish as a tippet.
Just so happens I'm going to walmart tomorrow so I'll pick some up and try making up a couple of leaders and try that out. Got some great ideas here gang, thanks a bunch for all the tips.
My daughter works at the local walmart so I get a nice discount too Too bad they don't sell any fly tackle.
Mike
"The charm of fishing is that it is the pursuit of that which is elusive but attainable, a perpetual series of occasions for hope" -John Buchan
as long as the weather stays half way decent I'll be out there, probably making a fool of myself, ... but who cares
I'll let ya know how it goes and thanks again for all the great info.
Mike
"The charm of fishing is that it is the pursuit of that which is elusive but attainable, a perpetual series of occasions for hope" -John Buchan