My grandson is asking me about an old fly rod he had given to him…and I’m pretty much at a loss…
It is a Garcia #2685C 8’ Dry Fly Action…with a line designation C-HCH-HCF 6
I guess it’s a glass rod??? I’m thinking 7 wt. …if so what does the 6 mean?
Any thing you can tell me would be appreciated…
Line suggestion???
it is all 4 listings
Ya know, just based on his last post, this guy, Doug, who apparently does NOT sleep, is just too valuable a patron here on FAOL. When I say 'TOO" I mean absolutely NO disrespect. I wonder who does his shopping while he’s here with all the great answers and posts.
Mark
Juanita, My life long Housekeeper! :lol:
Doug 
P.S. I’ll have more time to sleep in the hereafter!
So JC,
Does that mean in today’s language it would be rated a 6/7 wt.?
C-HCH-HCF 6
C= level line
HCH= double taper
HCF= weight forward
6= six weight line
Thanks, JC,
Somehow I thought that C meant 7.
It does mean 7 wt .http://vfish.net/silklinechart.htm
ya, funny they put a 6 on it, huh?
JC,
Or anyone, WHY in the old days did they have a “6/7” designation???
Thanks,
Doug
Doug, they could handle both weights of lines.
Todays better built rods can handle up to 3 line weight designations.
a 5w will cast a 4 and a 6 weight line just as good as it will a 5.
Try it next time you go out.
[quote=“RS1”]
Doug, they could handle both weights of lines.
Todays better built rods can handle up to 3 line weight designations.
a 5w will cast a 4 and a 6 weight line just as good as it will a 5.
Try it next time you go out.[/quote]
RS1,
You know the next question!!!?? Why do the present day rods ‘Specify’ line #, if their so capable??
Doug
That’s an easy one Doug!!
It’s so you’ll buy all three rod sizes :shock:
With all rods there will be one weight line that handles the ‘best’ at 30 feet. Some companies list just that line. Others will list two, (like 6/7). If they list 3 most would think they didn’t know what was what. It is all marketing. All rods will handle 3 lines to some degree; the middle one is probably ‘best’ for the average guy under average conditions. The top number would slow the rod a bit and the lowest number would make the rod quicker.
Try the chart on [url=http://fiberglass-fly-rods.pbwiki.com/Shakespeare:967f0]this page[/url:967f0] for a line translation reference. Keep in mind that there was a change from silk lines to nylon lines that preceded the AFTMA system. It was generally thought that when changing to nylon you needed to go one line designation higher. For example if you had a rod that cast well with an HDH silk, you might need to go to and HCH if you picked a nylon line. Because of this I always take the old line designations with a grain of salt as I am never really sure if a silk or nylon line was intended.
What he said.
Also different rods will like different brands and tapers (talking floating lines) better than others. To some people on this board Cortlands Peach is the best line ever built. That may be true on some of the rods they have but one rod might like a TT. Or a AirFlo Ridgeline. Or a long belly Rio.
There may be something about underlining or overlining, not for the sake of slowing or making the rod faster, but getting a line that you enjoy throwing and making the rod perform to your casting style.
Well, here’s a link too, proves me wrong I think, does not seem to agree. Oh well. 
http://www.keone.com/aftma-silk.html