I'm guessing you have the 7'3" to need a 6wt on it.

Barry

Interesting that you favored a heavier line - I primarily used mine with a Rio Trout LT WF4 or a Cortland Precision WF4 Intermediate. I did play around with a 200 grain shooting head on it and that was fun though. 200 grains is between a 7 and 8 weight, but packed into a 17 foot head vs 30. Turned over bass bugs pretty darn well

I'd chalk it up to individual casting style and preference. Glass rods seem to have a wider grain weight window that they can feel good to people in than graphite. Most graphite sticks can be overlined by a weight, but with the push toward high stiffness, distance casting tools I don't see many rods on the shelves that can be underlined well except for when casting for long distances (ie putting a 4 weight line on a #5 rod, then carrying 40 or 50 feet of line in the air vs 20 or 30) - I think it has to do with the fact that in the graphite world, every rod designer seems to be a champion distance caster and the marketing drives that point. In the glass world - no one is going for record casting distances over a casting pond - they're going fishing and the glass rod designers are designing fishing tools, not casting tools.

I used to have a 5 weight graphite that was lifeless with a 5 weight line, but put a 6 on it and it came alive and was a nice fishing tool.

Hit the water with the 6' 3wt version of this rod on New Year's Day. This rod can really shoot some line. Have mine lined up with a wf3f super dri xceed.

I fished my 4wt 7'1" for the first time this past Thursday. Temps were just above freezing and I wanted to give the rod a try besides lawn casting. The 4wt Cortland peach line I was using was throwing a larger loop which I have to believe was in part from the cold weather. I'm thinking this rod is going to fit very nicely into my small creek trout fishing. Oh yes, five browns to 10" all on a #18 Winter Brown soft hackle.

Regards, Jerry

I totally missed the addition of the 8' 8wt!(got my catalog today as well) Guess I know what my next purchase will be! Was really hoping they'd add a larger weight rod. Sure glad they did!

As great as that would be, I would assume they will add them once the sale is over, being a new product and all.

Lookie what I found! it's available for back order and for the sale price it is today. You are welcome kids.

http://www.cabelas.com/product/cabela-s ... Ntt=323597

Happy to help! Confirmed that right now mobile versions of the site are not updated, but I have searched it and purchased mine online on a PC already.

Kracer,

Thanks.

Now I have to find a house with taller ceilings so the tube will fit.

Barry

Thanks for the heads up. Just ordered one, due March 7, ship to store. $83 and change. Not on the website this morning. Will arrive in time for the LMB's.
Mark

Cabela's has seriously put my resolve to fish the rods I already own to the test... Why must they tempt me so!!

Gads, I looked earlier and couldn't see it (thank goodness) now THERE IT IS.

Trying to figure how I will----WOULD I MEANT WOULD--deal with an eight foot, one piece rod??

Somebody talk me out of this fast....