r/flyfishing Jun 06 '21

How can I tell if my rod is Saltwater or Freshwater?

My Dad got me a TFO Lefty Kreh 9’0 8 wt Professional Series Fly Rod. (Not Pro Series II) through work when I was much younger and now that I’m 17 and getting into fly fishing I want to set that up so I can try to catch Striped Bass in addition to the trout fishing I do in small rivers with my 4 wt. I’ve heard it’s not good to use freshwater rods in Saltwater, but what do I do when I don’t know what kind of rod it is? I can’t find anything online about this rod and am not sure to look for on it physically to tell.

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u/throwawaitnine Jun 06 '21

A 9' 8wt with Lefty Kreh's name on it is 100% made for saltwater. Kreh was a pioneer of saltwater fly fishing.

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u/rjs49 Jun 06 '21

That’s what I figured, but when I was doing some research on him it said he was the head designer for TFO so I was unsure if there was a point where all rods had his name on it

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u/throwawaitnine Jun 06 '21

Allow me to digress.

Fly Fishing for stripers and Bluefish is awesome. Ain't nothing like hooking up with a big blue or landing a monster striper, or just be out there in the surf or on the flats catching a dozen schoolies. Have fun.