Going from an Orvis #7 weight rod to bamboo is opposite of what I did. Got an Orvis All Rounder 8' 4 pc #7 back in the 80's for maybe my 2nd or third graphite fly rod because they were stolen back in the 70's. Took years before even looking at graphite so fished bamboo & fiberglass. Found part of the old weigh list: fiberglass WondeRod 8 1/2' for a 7/8 was 5 oz. - Rainbow Special 7 1/2' for a #7/8 was 5 1/2 oz -Argus bamboo 8' for a #5/6 was 4 3/4 oz - JC Higgins bamboo ( H & I ) #3034 9' for #5/6 was 6 oz. The All Rounder is 3 1/8 oz, or was like a wand compared to the heavier rods. Fly fishing for smallies & trout was very different from the heavier-slower rods. A recent Orvis Catalog lists all Helios rods from #6 weight down to the #2 weight except for the 10' #6 rod as all under 2 5/8 oz. Outside of actually looking each rod over & casting it, where one could go thru about 30 + bamboo rod buying guidelines to determine the rods grade; while less than half could be determined without.
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