I agree, I use a 3 and 4 wt for trout, a 5 and 6 wt for bass, I have a 9 wt for Stripers but don't get to use it any more. If you want one rod for all I would go with a 6 wt. It would be a bit heavy for most trout fishing and somewhat light for large stripers. Tony [EMAIL PROTECTED]
"J.Reid" wrote: > Del, > > IMHO I think an 8wt is to heavy for your average trout > steam/river. I think thats a tough trio to put into 1 > rod. If you would be fishing stripper from shore you may > be able to get away with a 6wt for all three. That was my > first rod I used it for Trout and Bass, I still use it for > Bass and for Carp, and those Carp can really fight, it > should stand up well to some strippers as well. > > IMHO > Jackie > > > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Date: 2003/02/06 Thu AM 07:20:58 CST > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Subject: [VFB] rod question and fly question > > > > I was just wondering, would a 8wt be to much for > trout, bass, and > > striper? If so, what would be good for a combo rod for > them? Will be using > > mainly streamers and surface poppers. > > Also, I was talking with a guest last night > at the hotel. He > > said that as a boy in Montana, he used to "clean up" wit > a floating GRHE. He > > stated that his Dad tied all of their flies, and that > the floater was the > > most effective one they had. I asked him to describe it > and he said it was > > exactly like an ordinary GRHE, but that it floated just > below the film. Has > > any one heard of such a fly or how it could be done? > > > Thank You, > > > Del > > > > > > Delbert (Del) Roberts > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Belton, SC > > <A HREF=" > http://hometown.aol.com/dragonsheart1004/myhomepage/profile.html > ">My little spot on the River of Life</A> > > <A HREF="http://www.dnr.state.sc.us/";>SC Department of > Natural Resources Home Page</A> > > <A HREF="http://www.flyfishingworld.com/";>Fly Fishing > World.com Home Page</A> > > > > > > > > > > > > ----------------------------------------------------- > I was just wondering, would a 8wt be to much for > trout, bass, and striper? If so, what would be good for a > combo rod for them? Will be using mainly streamers and > surface poppers. > Also, I was talking with a guest last night > at the hotel. He said that as a boy in Montana, he used to > "clean up" wit a floating GRHE. He stated that his Dad > tied all of their flies, and that the floater was the most > effective one they had. I asked him to describe it and he > said it was exactly like an ordinary GRHE, but that it > floated just below the film. Has any one heard of such a > fly or how it could be done? > Thank You, > > > Del > > > > Delbert (Del) Roberts > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Belton, SC > My little spot on the River of Life > SC Department of Natural Resources Home Page > Fly Fishing World.com Home Page > > > > >
