The outfit I picked up is already serving me well. I’ve got my casting up to approx 75 ft with the WF9F, a 7-1/2 ft 10 lb tippet leader and a 1/0 clouser. The rod seems to load uo pretty nice, but a fishing buddy of mine suggested I go up to a WF10F. He states the road will load even nicer. Should I bother? If I do, I’ll probably get the line Cabela’s has on sale. Haven’t hooked my ear or hat, either (yet?)…and to make it better, have already landed stripers up to 5 or 6 lbs. This is going to be fun.
This is one for those with much more experience than I, but I don’t think you will do better by overlining the rod a weight.
From what little that I know, and it’s quite little, I would think that if looking for serious distance may have to consider a shooting head and some Amnesia running line.
Just basing this from what I have read. So don’t chastise me too severely.
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75’ will serve you pretty well. You’ll find that very often you’ll cast out as far as you can, but the fish won’t hit 'till the leader is nearly in the guides.
This is because the fish are at your feet :rolleyes:
A fast action rod will load faster when overlined. I overline all of my salt rods.
For a fast action rod, with a floating line I overline by two (an 11 on a 9wt), with an intermediate, by 1 (a 10 on a 9wt) and with sinking lines I use the recommended weight.
This is just a rule of thumb for me and I like to try different lines on my rods to find the best combination
If Micropteris sees this I would imagine he would recommend you try some even heavier lines.
I believe he uses the equivalent of an 11wt line on his 6wt rod
The best thing to do is see if you can try out a few different lines to see what works best for you.
It all depends on what you want to do and how you want to fish.
Big flies that kill line speed or teams of flies that require open loops usually do better with heavier lines (9-11 wt), whereas spooky bass on tiny bait in tidal brooks, lighter lines (3-6 wt) come in to play. All of which I cast on the same rod, yes Dudley a 6 wt.
High line speed is as much of a crutch as excess line weight. The key is to learn how to use them both.
As it is with trout fishing the anglers skill is the key to presentation, not just the gear.