General Question for Fun

[Bow Man]

If you could only have one fly rod what weight and lenght would it be and why.

 

[tcp]

8 wt for sure, length is tough, I guess I would go with an 11' switch. that way its not too big to use at home for carp, and on the smaller salmon rivers for steelhead and big enough to get me by on the bigger rivers. Im not really into small fish, i almost always target fish that require 7/8/9 weight rods

versatility, an 8 wt switch can get me through ALL my fishing.

 

[tcp]

how bout you bowman?

 

[Bow Man]

For me it would be a 5 weight 8 footer because of the areas i fish and most of what i target would fall in this range.

 

[emirribolov]

7wt 10ft

 

[IR4Jflyfishing]

^ I was thinking the same thing. But then I thought about 9'6 6 weight opti still water, personally I think I could do most things with this rod from nymphing browns to bass to steelhead and still have fun.

 

[fishermandan420]

I like my 12'6 6/7weight (spey). Not bad on tighter rivers and can still open er up on the big flows.
I do very little single hand work so im biased

 

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7wt switch, can handle all my fishing i do, small or big rivers

 

[Shmogley]

7w switch for me. i like to do a good mix of single hand and dual wield. and ive learned to really appreciate the extra length for certain methods. even on small creeks it doesnt really stop me from getting what i want

 

[Kit]

8wt 10'

But recently I've been getting a stiffy for Spey. So I'd probably get the switch.

 

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8wt 10'

But recently I've been getting a stiffy for Spey. So I'd probably get the switch.

next spring i plan on making a run your way for some spey fishing

 

[Kit]

Let me know man. I'll show you around.

 

[BASSMASTER19]

Either 9'6 6-7wt or 11ft 8wt

 

[AaronKrick]

7 ft 3 wt. I can chuck size 28 dries or a whole turkey with it.

 

[JuniorFloatnFly]

A 5 weight 9ft is probably the most universal setup and will catch resident trout, bass, pike and small migratories no problem generally

 

[BASSMASTER19]

Ive caught steel on a 6wt.....