I have a 9'9" St Croix. Legend Ultra that is in excellent shape that I would let go for $150. Let me know if you are interested.
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From: "Jim Speaker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [email protected] To: <[email protected]> Subject: 7 Wt for Alaska bows, etc - suggestions? Date: Wed, 6 Apr 2005 20:39:24 -0700
Hi all.
I�m taking my first trip to Alaska this summer from July 24-31 fishing the Alganak River with Charlie Summerlin�s outfit/lodge. He told me that I really need to get myself a 7 wt for fishing this river to deal with not only the wind and large bows, but to double as a salmon rod. The sockeyes will be in the system at that time so it makes a lot of sense.
To date I�ve been purely a trout fisherman, my heaviest rod is an 8 1/2� 5 wt St. Croix with medium action. I don�t want to spend a lot of money on a rod, but at the same time want something I�ll be happy with for a good long time. The way I figure it, now that I�m finally going to have a heavier rod, I�ll be forced <grin> to fish the salmon and steelhead runs around here� So, a few questions:
a) Considering that I�m used to medium action rods and prefer the open
loop that can be thrown with these, is there a St Croix or some similar
quality 7 wt that fits the bill?
b) Am I going down the wrong path thinking I should stick to medium action for this kind of fishing or should I get used to fishing a faster action rod?
c) I�m figuring I should go with a 9� rod since I�m used to fishing 8 �� to 9� rods in the 5 wt class, do you agree?
d) I like my Redington GD 5/6 large-arbor reel a lot, and figure I�ll go with the 7/8 model. Is there a better option in the $100-150 range?
e) I want to spend around $300-400 tops for the rod/reel and line.
f) Has anyone on the list fished the Alganak? And, if not, general tips for fishing Alaska bows when they�re hunkered down during a big salmon run would be appreciated. I�ll have guides with me, but I�m pretty independent and would like to know what I�m doing rather than depending on someone.
g) I also have a couple species on my list that I�ve never caught that
will be an option there: arctic char and grayling. Any specific tips for
grayling in particular would be awesome � I�ve always wanted to catch one �
my few times on the Big Hole I was really hoping but never connected with
one.
Any help will be much appreciated.
Cheers
Jim
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