Weight in fly rods

[TylerKunz]

It's essentially matching the line to the rod. A 5 wt line works best on a 5wt rod, a 10wt rod works best with 10 wt etc. Its also the strength of the rod... The smaller the number of weight the "weaker" the rod is and the higher the weight the "stronger" it is. If you are fishing for trout most folks use a 3-5 weight rod. Larger fish such as carp, muskie, pike even tarpon will require a heavier rod. Make sense?

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