06-12-2007, 07:33 PM
Hey birddogwi, I use a 5w 8'6" rod and if I were to replace it I would get a 9'. I would love to do gills w/ a 3 wt but beings I am in an area where a bass will hit a fly at any time I would want to tear up a specialty rod. I have sink tip line cause I like using nymps but when I do any surface flies I just add on to my leader a little so the tip doen't pull it down right away. With floatant on the fly it stays up long enough for them to take a good look at it and a sumbmerged bug is easy pickins for them.
You can use a floating line and add on a sink tip if you plan to fish the surface the most. Poppers are fun but I wonder if the big ones like the buggy looking flies better.
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You can use a floating line and add on a sink tip if you plan to fish the surface the most. Poppers are fun but I wonder if the big ones like the buggy looking flies better.
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