Rob, A 10 wt would be a good rod for Chinook and Chums. Especially if you have a chance to head north! I bought an 8wt a while back to use for Steelhead and I nearly bought a 10wt instead. There are a lot of people who fish with 10wts for winter Steelies. They would definitely be an advantage when fishing heavy water and you need to use 400 grain line to get down! Casting those on my 8wt is just asking for a hook in the back of the head!
Take a close look at the Sage RPLXi series. They cast great! Plus the Stainless hardware on them is salt friendly :) Gary Johnson -----Original Message----- From: Rob Blomquist [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, December 31, 2001 12:18 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Buying a big rod? What's the use, in the PNW? I am considering buying a 10 or 11 weight setup, not in the near future, but probably in the next 6 months or so. The reason is that I have been invited to try fly fishing in the San Diego area with my wife's family, they are gear heads, but are fly fishing positive, and want to take me out to meet some of their buddies: dorado and yellowfin tuna to talk about the small ones. I have found out that a 10 or 11 is about the lightest that the natives think ought to be used in the offshore of SD. My question is whether this rod would be useful up here, as I have not heard of using rods this big in the PNW. Rob -- Rob Blomquist Kirkland, WA
