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#1 User is offline   Monty 


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Posted 04 January 2005 - 12:32 AM

Hello...I`m looking for a new rod...I have 2- 8 wt`s and 1- 6 wt I use them for the fall Salmon fishing. I`m fishing some rivers on Vancouver Island and have found some nice rainbow trout fishing..But my rods seem too stiff...I was thinking about a 3-wt? Any suggestions on makes or models or prices? Thanks for input...Monty
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Posted 04 January 2005 - 01:45 AM

My oppinion would be by a 9ft if that isn't too long if so go shorter. But i personally love a 4wt they are so verstital. You can thrown small streamers on thern such as wooley buggers, and still can present a size 24 dry with ease. But that could be a biased oppinion since I own 2 4wt's a 6'6'" and a 9ft. As far as manufacturer look at temple fork rods and middle class rod starts at about $140 and is a sweet piece of rod for anybody's money! I would put it with rods costing twice that or more. Sure you can spend more but why. The rods are lifetime gar. and are really nice looking too. I am yet to buy one but they have a 9ft 6" 8wt that is on my wish list and a 8ft 2wt also. Hey wasn't I the one that said nothing under a 4wt! Hey I like toys as much as the next guy. It will be a dry fly only rod and light nymphs.THats my 2cents.
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Posted 04 January 2005 - 06:38 PM

You need to check out the Temple Forks rod they are a great rod and you can not beat the price or the wanntary I would get a 4 or a 5 weight they have a 81/2 foot 4 weight in a 4 peice it is avery nice rod and the price is 140.00
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Posted 04 January 2005 - 08:57 PM

hmmmm fly master I recognize that avatar .



You ought to make yourself one. I would personally go with a 4 wt. though. A 3 wt limits your ability to cast different flies. You dont want to have to cary more rods just for different flies.


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Posted 05 January 2005 - 01:58 PM

Hey how to you make a avator I tried to upload a pic it was a jpeg and it said can't upload that file. so i just pulled that one from the online menu. Sorry if I stepped on any feet or something. You are pretty vague on the post you left.
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Posted 05 January 2005 - 02:05 PM

Ya the 8ft 4wt is nice too. And you are right no more versital rod than a 5wt for 8ft to 9ft. That is the swiss army knife of fly rods. No rod collection should be without one. I have a Imperial St Croix 8ft 5/6wt use it in the MTNs some good for streamers and down to dries. It is a older rod i picked up for $35 from a guy that came in a restuarant. I used to work in in high school. The rod has a downlocking reel seat and full wells grip. Hopefully sometime I will be able to get the rod updated to uplocking seat and a nice wood insert and a cigar grip. I love the blank smooth cast.
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Posted 05 January 2005 - 10:24 PM

QUOTE (flymaster @ Jan 5 2005, 02:04 PM)
Hopefully sometime I will be able to get the rod updated to uplocking seat

Downlocks are cool yet seem to be becoming rarer and rarer. I personally like them on small rods and ultra lightweight rods. I wonder if downlocks have fallen out of favor because most of the 'big' guys don't offer them.
flymaster... what kind of spacer is on that rod now? It looks like you got a mighty fine deal on that rod!
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