07-13-2011, 01:48 PM
how much surf fishing and when is it for steel head or salmon?if so you can get away with a 8 wt switch rod for bass salmon steel head etc. here in michigan that is fish up to about 30 lb's for steel and salmon. not sure were your suf fishing so i am just guessing here that it's michigan. like lake michiagn if not i would step up to a 9 wt in the p.n.w. which will work for there steel and maybe salmon. reason i suggest a switch rod is it will save the shoulder surf fishing and bass fishing when searching for fish on the water. a reg fly rod will not help with it with just be hard on you during a day of fishing. would be about the same a 9 weight for bass steel for a reg fly rod for p.n.w.same goes for michigan with the 8 weight for a reg fly rod. the switch rod can be cast as a reg rod there is a longer fighting but for roll casting to make it sort of like a spey rod. which real helps. but a switch rod you will have to buy a switch rod line with it a reg line will not work.
if your in to building rod i suggest the kits at the hock and hackle company. which is hookhack.com if you have never built a rod start ... fly fishing is expensive and addicting. all you need is a cardboard box and a bobbin to start. and a few pointer on how to do it if you need them i can get them just private mesage me if you need them..
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if your in to building rod i suggest the kits at the hock and hackle company. which is hookhack.com if you have never built a rod start ... fly fishing is expensive and addicting. all you need is a cardboard box and a bobbin to start. and a few pointer on how to do it if you need them i can get them just private mesage me if you need them..
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