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Post 15 Jul 2022, 12:37 • #1 
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What’s yours?

7 1/2. #4


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Post 15 Jul 2022, 14:01 • #2 
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Favorite for what? Casting comfort, accuracy, versatility, to fish with…fishing for what?..trout, bass, tuna, sharks? A 7 1/2’ 4wt wouldn’t work well for sharks. And wait a minute. I thought somebody said nobody likes 4wts! What a ridiculous notion that was…

For trout, I fish a bunch of different rods. But the two rods I find my self debating over the most to fish with most of the day are a 7 1/2’ 4wt or an 8’ 5wt.


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Post 15 Jul 2022, 14:03 • #3 
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For my simple fun factor perspective, a 7' 4/5 or even a 6.


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Post 15 Jul 2022, 14:07 • #4 
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I like shorter for fun factor so 7.5’ 4 wt. does it for me.


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Post 15 Jul 2022, 16:52 • #5 
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A recent quick inventory reminded me i have about 10 vin'tage Fenwick and 3 Wonderod fiberglass rods, all of them 7.5, 7.75 or 8' all of which i treat as either a 5 or 6 wt (and in fact i think they are all labelled as such). i use them almost exclusively for fishing dries (occasionally dry/droppers or soft hackles) for trout. I have an FF75-4 and an FF806-4, which between them also cover almost any hike-in fishing i will do (unless there's a big windy lake at the end of the hike.) i also use 9' 5 and 6 wt graphite rods quite a bit; still learning to generate adequate line speed with glass rods, so i use the graphites for longer distance casting as in fishing dries and dry/droppers on lakes and for fishing on windy Montana days.


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Post 15 Jul 2022, 17:03 • #6 
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I like most rods 7.5 and under. Have really been enjoying my 7 foot Phillipson master and 6 foot Royal wand. Fun rods to fish on smaller streams.


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Post 15 Jul 2022, 19:04 • #7 
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I would have to say 7-8' 4wt. I fish streams and smaller rivers for small to medium sized trout.


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Post 16 Jul 2022, 09:42 • #8 
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Considering what I fish for most with a fly rod and where I fish, it's either an 8'0" 5wt or an 8'0" 4wt.


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Post 16 Jul 2022, 10:37 • #9 
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8’ 5 wt.


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Post 16 Jul 2022, 10:42 • #10 
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For me it’s an 8’ 6wt, but I fish a lot of warm water streams. A 6wt line is versatile and starts to open up a lot of options for bass bug tapers and sink tip lines. If I am fishing tail waters / spring creeks an 8’ 4wt. For smaller western style creeks I like a 7 - 71/2’ 4wt. Man, it’s hard to pick just one!


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Post 16 Jul 2022, 10:55 • #11 
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MagicMike. If versatility is the criteria, the 8’6wt is spot on. It is still pleasurable to cast and can catch anything up to largemouth bass. There’s a reason it was the darling child before glass makers figured out how to make lighter weights really well in the late 70’s and graphite took over. There are so many good vintage 8’6wts, that I question the need to buy a modern 8’6wt at five times the price or more except that some of today’s multipiece versions have advantages. But there are a boatload of 8’6wt 2pc rods out there that perform extremely well for $100 or less. That configuration is an especially good choice as a first rod, especially for kids because they are so versatile and fiberglass is tough.


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Post 16 Jul 2022, 11:12 • #12 
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8'6 5 weight


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Post 16 Jul 2022, 18:04 • #13 
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7'6" 6-7wt


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Post 16 Jul 2022, 20:00 • #14 
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Mine varies from a 6'3" Parametric with a 5wt line to a 9'3" Lamiglas with a 7wt line. Plus many in between.

What water am I'm fishing, what fish is in the water (bluegills, trout, bass or carp), what flies will I be throwing.

Barry


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Post 17 Jul 2022, 06:03 • #15 
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McFarland Ameriglass 7’3” for a 3 wt. I built a few years ago.



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Post 18 Jul 2022, 08:37 • #16 
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In the past few years I’ve become enamored with 3wt rods for local small stream trout fishing. My current favorite is 7’ 2”


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Post 18 Jul 2022, 11:41 • #17 
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I love them all for their uniqueness. Whichever one I’m using that day is my favorite.

But after pondering the words of the great philosophers at Asleep At The Wheel, I’ll say a 7ft 5/6 - for warm water fishing in Texas.

Specifically the Eagle Claw Feathweight 7’ 5/6.

“You got to dance with who brung you
Swing with who swung you
Don't be a fickle fool
And you came here with a gal, who's always been your pal
Don't you leave her for the first unattached girl, it just ain't cool
You got to dance with who brung you
Swing with who swung you
Life ain't no forty-yard dash
Be in it for the long run
In the long run you'll have more fun
If you dance with who brung you to the bash“


In fact I just ordered one this AM for the school-age son of a friend. The dad helped me out so as a thank you I’m hooking his son up with a starter outfit and hope they both enjoy it on their bass pond.


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Post 18 Jul 2022, 11:53 • #18 
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mostly an 8' 7wt, because I mostly fish carp and warmwater..

for trout prefer an 8.5' 5wt in split cane, don't have any of those in glass unfortunately. Someday hope to build a ********* Western Glass 8.5' 3wt..


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Post 18 Jul 2022, 12:39 • #19 
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I am fond of creek rods 7' to 8' in3wt to 6wt. That being said, the sweet spot for me is a7 1/2' 4wt or 5wt.
Carl


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Post 18 Jul 2022, 15:29 • #20 
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I will say that I don't think there are enough 7'9" rods available. In any weight.

Barry


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Post 19 Jul 2022, 14:54 • #21 
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I’m mostly a trout fisherman. Stills and fall streamers I generally use an 8’ 7 weight, in the streams and for stillwater midges I seem to end up with a 7-8’ 4 weight.


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Post 19 Jul 2022, 17:32 • #22 
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If that is determined by what I fish the most, it would be a 7'6" 6 pc rod for a 4wt line.

But, if I could find a 7'9" 6 pc glass rod made for a 5 wt line that felt like my Lamiglas rods...that would likely become my go-to rod.


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Post 22 Jul 2022, 23:23 • #23 
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8'9" #5; 7'9" #3; depends on the water I'm fishing though.


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Post 23 Jul 2022, 20:28 • #24 
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An 8' 5wt., a very versatile rod for so many species and under so many conditions (as long as it doesn't go mush when using a 6 wt. line)


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Post 23 Jul 2022, 20:55 • #25 
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7'9" 10wt


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