bass fly rods

[Crotalus 0]

The size of the fly should be the first consideration in selecting the rod/line weight. My sons regularly catch nice sized small mouths on their 5 wt rods. So why am I buying a 10 wt.? Because they like to fish foam hoppers while I want to throw 6"-10" long streamers that will also attract a musky. I used an 8 wt last year and it just doenst have enough umph to deliver the big bushies.

 

Once you have a rod that can deliver the fly then start thinking about the fish. So a 10 wt can throw a big fly, but can it land a tarpon or billfish? Maybe, but maybe not, so now you have to bump up the size to maybe a 12 wt or 14 wt for the fighting ability.

 

 

there is a lot more to selecting a fly rod than saying 5 wt for trout and 8 wt for bass.

[Phish 0]

The size of the fly should be the first consideration in selecting the rod/line weight. My sons regularly catch nice sized small mouths on their 5 wt rods. So why am I buying a 10 wt.? Because they like to fish foam hoppers while I want to throw 6"-10" long streamers that will also attract a musky. I used an 8 wt last year and it just doenst have enough umph to deliver the big bushies.

 

Once you have a rod that can deliver the fly then start thinking about the fish. So a 10 wt can throw a big fly, but can it land a tarpon or billfish? Maybe, but maybe not, so now you have to bump up the size to maybe a 12 wt or 14 wt for the fighting ability.

 

 

there is a lot more to selecting a fly rod than saying 5 wt for trout and 8 wt for bass.

Absolutely correct!!

 

Its like asking someone to bring a bb gun to a deer hunt!

[perchjerker 0]

Or taking a .50 caliber machine gun to the barn for rat killing.