> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf Of Mark Delaney > Sent: Monday, June 06, 2005 11:32 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [VFB] All purpose Rod > > You are pretty much on the mark. I might consider a 7 wt (or even and > 8 wt), depending on the size of carp being targeted. I know i used to > go steeleheading and salmon fishing with my 8 wt when I lived in > Michigan > > Mark Delaney
Mark, you beat me to it. I used a 5 wt on the veggie carp (amur) in our backyard when the kids were growing up. They would literally run the entire length of the small pond. When I fished for the bigger carp in other lakes I would use an 8 or 9wt. And while my experience with steel head is limited to the smaller steelhead in the Yuba and American Rivers in California, if the steelhead up north are bigger, you will need a bigger stick. A seven weight is right on target for largemouth, big for sunfish and may be a bit large for trout depending on where you fish. Out west, in the big rivers, think a 6wt is pretty standard, buy on lots of occasions you will appreciate a 7wt. But with a 5 or 6wt, throwing some of the flies you will want for largemouth becomes a real chore. And as Mark pointed out a big carp or steelhead will overpower a 5 or 6 wt. I would say at least a 7wt. JG
