>............................ I also use my 6wt. set up for nymphing on the > "Half Pounder" variety of Steelhead and there's no way in H*LL I'd go > after Steelhead with my 5wt....the fight would last forever & I'd > probally fight the steelhead to death trying to land them on my 5wt.
I took a summer run steelhead on my 9' 4wt rod, it weighed about 6 or 7 pounds, fought for about 15 minutes, and swam away strong and fit immediately after being unhooked. Rob -- "In our family, there is no clear line between religion and fly fishing." Norman Maclean Rob Blomquist Kirkland, WA
