Want to set up a rod to handle anything from walleye and smallies to lake trout and possibly small salmon…with from floating to full sinking (extra fast) lines.
I have a really nice 9’6" Redington I built a Little on the light side…kept everything pretty lean on this preticular rod…it’ throws a 6 wt., wt.Forwad line extreamely well and has plenty of backbone…is this enough rod???
BK,
Welcome to the family! Glad to have you.
I own 3wt, 4wt, & 8wt. My next rod will be a 6wt & I really think that for all around use & multiple species like you mention, the 6wt is the rod to own. Your Redington sounds fine.
You should get a number of responses from a lot of folks who know far more than I do.
Mike
Thanks Mike,And I need all the input I can get…really would like to just go with my 4wt. But my fear on to light is really throwing doubts as to that…It’s the spending for a really good reel and extra spools for this 7wt not to mention a few more lines that REALLY makes me need the input…I have all this for my 9’ 4wt Daimondback it’s never let me down though.
…but I also want to be fair to the fish…
“Wish ya great fishing”
Welcome Bill,
Sorry that I can’t help you out(maybe someday if I would just shut my mouth and listen), but this is the best place to get your flyfishing questions answered.
Keep Comin’ Back
Land Em’,
Carp
Bill,
I’d think your 6 wt. would be fine for the species you mentioned. I find them an ideal ‘all purpose’ rod for lake fishing with larger flies for bass (large and small mouthed), pike, and trout.
I still prefer lighter rods where the cover and fly size allows me to use them. I’d take the 4 wt. along in any case, as it would certainly be more fun for the smallies, walleyes, and trout (don’t know anything about salmon fishing, maybe they need larger/heavier gear?).
Up to you, of course, but I’d certainly not use heavier than a 6 wt. rod unless I was throwing really big flies a long ways, or fishing in really heavy cover.
I do find myself using an 8 wt. line on my topwater 6 wt. when throwing big deer hair bugs and foam poppers in the wind (3/0 to 5/0 size, 7 to 10 inch long stuff), and I have a 7 wt. intermediate line I use on another 6 wt. for throwing diving flies (pretty wind resistant) and such.
Good Luck!
Buddy
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I agree with JC, a fair part of my fishing is still-water and the main rod I use is a 9ft 6/7 wt, I use DT6 and WF7 on it. I also have a wt5 I some times use for smaller waters and smaller flies, but in general it is the 6/7 wt.
Although most of our waters are long and thin as opposed to all-round. 
p.s. Have a look at the Frogwater section, which I still think is mis-named but then I am well known as a grumpy old sod.
Donald/Scotland
[This message has been edited by Donald Nicolson (edited 13 April 2005).]