1Horn......I tried to send you a reply to your e-mail and it came back. Something wrong with yours.
Anyway heres a copy of it.........theres two ways to think about it........the #6 will be more fun fighting fish and fishing smaller flies to bluegills small bass or whatever. It will also do double duty as a trout rod, but FORGET salmon......it will handle small stream steelhead like that found in the Lake erie Tributaries

The #7-8 will be more suited to throwing larger flies and won't be as fun fighting fish........the higher line weight just makes it easier to reach the fish, and use big flies if necessary.......an #8 will also handle smaller salmon and steelhead in larger rivers.

DOn't expect a 12" bass to double over a #7......but it will be easier to cast.

If it were me and I was fishing strictly smaller streams and ponds I'd get a fast action 9' #6 but the 'Three Forks" is NOT fast action...it's actually pretty slow....or maybe I should clarify by saying that it doesn't have a ton of backbone for really booming casts.


It's a toss up......your looking for the best tool for the job and that varies from water to water and fish to fish so its tough to pick one rod......Let me put it to you this way........I have (2) #2's,(2) #3's (3) #4's (4) #5's (1) #6, (1) #7 (1)#8 and (1) #10 wts. for a total of 15 different rods and they all get used.

See what I mean about picking just ONE rod?........The #7 will do more for you but won't be as fun fighting smaller fish.
You'll have to decide.

anything else just ask
Matt



Edited by - Matt / PA on 02/21/2002 00:08:07