Thanks for all of the responses about the 10 ft. 7 weight. I was
building it to replace the 6-7 weight Powell (9 foot) that was my
favorite float tube rod when I am fishing places like Strawberry
Reservoir or Yellowstone lake where large trout over 18 inches are
common place. (This was the rod that fell out of my truck and was
lost).
The Loomis IMX blank only cost $70 on ebay... it was one of those
lowball bids I made to "see what happens" and in this instance I won.
I'll let you know what I think of it when it is finished.
Tom
On Jun 17, 2006, at 7:34 AM, mel hocken wrote:
Tom
I have 4 IMX rods. 2 are 10 feet in length, a 3wt and a 4 wt I
enjoy fishing them both I normally use the 3wt for dry flies and
the 4wt when fishing nymphs. I also have a 9' and a 9'6" 6wt that I
use on lakes where I need a heavier rod to handle the strong winds
that always seem to blow in my area. The longer rods help with line
control.the only down side is in heavier wts they can fatigue your
arm as there is more leverage working against you when casting.
Mel
----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom Davenport" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, June 16, 2006 11:51 PM
Subject: [VFB] 10 ft. fly rod
I just finished building my new Sage XP 9 ft. 5 wt. , something I
have wanted to do ever since I cast an XP four or five years ago.
I also have Loomis IMX 7 wt. blank I bought on ebay about 3 years
ago and decided to wrap it too. After gluing on the reel seat,
handle and tip I laid the rod out to measure the guide spacing...
and was shocked to find it was a 10 foot blank! I am certain
that it was listed as a 9 foot rod on ebay.
I'm going to finish building it anyway.
Have any of you fished with a 10 foot rod? Any comments as to
advantages? Have any of you cast or fished with the IMX blank?
Thanks,
Tom
