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Originally Posted by Don Andersen
MK2750,
I've got rods where I use 4, 5 or 6 wts. Others where I use 6 DT or 7 WF. I use the line that suits the conditions. Further, the line weight is chosen to match the fly thrown. I made several rods over the past couple of years where I can't decide [nor can others] what line they should be rated for - some say 4 and others 5. Me, I can't tell. Confused - well so am I.
Mind I've made rods with a double parabolic taper that really only liked one line weight. Rods of linear tapers will cast a whole series of lines w/o effort.
And the thinner the line, the better it casts.
You wanta real eye opener, try a silk line. About 10>15% increase in distance for the same effort.
Equate this to a 6.5mm boattail vs throwing a beer keg.
Don
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This certainly beats my theory of having a different rod for everyday of the week and would be a lot cheaper.
I have some experimenting to do for sure. I have been thinking about a fast 9' 4wt for tiny drys. I have a medium 5wt that I have not touched in years. Maybe with some 3 or 4wt DT line it will be the rod I am looking for even though it handles 5wt line fine.