06-01-2008, 10:34 AM
[#000000]Hey Erawk,[/#000000]
Here's my take on it;
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[#000000]I have a 3 (an inexpensive 7 foot Reddington) and a 4 (very expensive 8.5 foot Sage) weight rod. The 3 weight is one of my favorites - I use it to fish tiny tiny streams (like the picture in my avitar) where the fish are tiny and there is little to no casting room. I seldom have more than a half dozen feet of fly line in the air and my leader is usually longer than the streams are wide. I only fish dry flies on my 3 weight, and on my 4 weight I almost exclusively use a floating line even if I am going to fish subsurface, and although I do have a 4 weight sinking line, it is a rare novelty when I choose to use it.. I personally see no reason at all to use a sinking line on a 3 weight or smaller rod for my applications. Of course, your situation may differ seeing that you do plan to fish some still waters as well.
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[#000000]You can use a 2 weight reel on a 3 weight rod - I often mix and match rods, reels, and lines according to what the situation dictates. The reel is only holding your line, so if you can get the line on the reel, that is all that really matters. You can overload or underload any rod, but the casting dynamics will change when you do. Also, I have never ever worried about a fish running my line to the backing on those light set ups, as I only use them for small fish in very small waters. [/#000000]
[#000000]As Flygoddess mentioned, there would be little reason to go with a 2 weight rod and line if your object would be to release the fish (unless you fish for keeper Bluegills or the like). A 2 pound fish of any species is a fair sized fish on a 3 weight rod and successfully landing it might pretty much wear it out to the point of no return possible - just keep that in mind. [/#000000]
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Here's my take on it;
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[#000000]I have a 3 (an inexpensive 7 foot Reddington) and a 4 (very expensive 8.5 foot Sage) weight rod. The 3 weight is one of my favorites - I use it to fish tiny tiny streams (like the picture in my avitar) where the fish are tiny and there is little to no casting room. I seldom have more than a half dozen feet of fly line in the air and my leader is usually longer than the streams are wide. I only fish dry flies on my 3 weight, and on my 4 weight I almost exclusively use a floating line even if I am going to fish subsurface, and although I do have a 4 weight sinking line, it is a rare novelty when I choose to use it.. I personally see no reason at all to use a sinking line on a 3 weight or smaller rod for my applications. Of course, your situation may differ seeing that you do plan to fish some still waters as well.
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[#000000]You can use a 2 weight reel on a 3 weight rod - I often mix and match rods, reels, and lines according to what the situation dictates. The reel is only holding your line, so if you can get the line on the reel, that is all that really matters. You can overload or underload any rod, but the casting dynamics will change when you do. Also, I have never ever worried about a fish running my line to the backing on those light set ups, as I only use them for small fish in very small waters. [/#000000]
[#000000]As Flygoddess mentioned, there would be little reason to go with a 2 weight rod and line if your object would be to release the fish (unless you fish for keeper Bluegills or the like). A 2 pound fish of any species is a fair sized fish on a 3 weight rod and successfully landing it might pretty much wear it out to the point of no return possible - just keep that in mind. [/#000000]
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