Just scored an old 8.5 ft. Montague on Ebay for 60 bucks. It will be the first time I've ever even touched a bamboo rod, much less cast one (not counting the time the fancy fly shop owner ran me and Ralph out of his shop for fondling the expensive rods too much...).

The seller didn't provide any info on what weight of fly line to use with it. It'll arrive early next week. How do I figure out the right weight? I was thinkin' just string it up with my usual 5 wt DT and start casting to see if that's a reasonable size, then adjust up or down accordingly. I think i can dig up some 7 wt, and i have 3 wt line around also.

Any help appreciated!

DANBOB