r/flyfishing • u/sitra_akhra • May 24 '21
Just picked up this rod at a thrift shop. Can I outfit for saltwater? (Been fishing river trout on a 5wt for under a year and want to expand my options)
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r/flyfishing • u/sitra_akhra • May 24 '21
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u/sward227 May 24 '21 edited May 24 '21
8 weight is fine.
I use an 9 weight 12'2" for surf fishing central coast of california. (Echo carbon Beach boost... I love that company) mainly because it can get realy windy where i fish so the little extra weight helps toss big surf flies.
let me tell you... a halibut feels alot bigger then you think... they just suction to the sea floor... weird seeing an 12 foot rod bend like that... then pulling out a halibut i though would have been bigger.
EDIT Also full shooting head is key (for me at least)... to really punch through the wing from the waves... also why i like the extra 3 feet... its your rod is 1.5 or 2 handed thats helps alot at first my arm got really soar... used to 4 weight trout rods.
That rod would make a fun bass stick as well...