Since I don't fish Private waters I can't really comment on this. I can say
this, I don't always agree with conventional wisdom - obviously this is an
example (assuming what you say is true, and I have no reason to doubt you.)
When trolling still waters I use a 10' 4 wt. Lamiglass that is very soft -
basically a noodle rod. Talking about fish in the 4-8 lb range I have a
much better chance of landing them successfully with this rod than my usual
9 1/2 ft. 6 wt. that I use for subsurface fishing. This is especially true
since a strike while trolling can be pretty violent from a large Kamloops.
As to the speed that I can get the fish to the boat the 4 wt. is faster
because I can lean on the fish harder without fear of breaking off. I am
VERY aware of the need to avoid overplaying a fish but I also abhor a break
off.
As I said before, I should have been more specific with my statement about
rod weights. I was much too general. I don't own anything below a 4 wt and
can't imagine any reason for wanting one. But the reason is less because of
fish handling backbone than fly delivery.
Keith
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Tell then Keith why do many Private waters not let you use anything ligher
than a 4 wt and thats for trout in stillwater not steelhead in moving water.
Dan
