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8 weight practice - kochanut - 04-16-2010 its been along time since i casted my 8 weight, so for pratice i tossed one of my pups toys on the end today.my 8 weight compared to my orvis rod.... its like trying to cast a piece of rebar... we had some fun though and he FIGHTS!!! im ready for powell!! [signature] Re: [kochanut] 8 weight practice - macfly55 - 04-16-2010 great pic.. so other than the pup chasing his toy how did the practice go....?? and have to say you pup is getting big... [] MacFly [cool] [signature] Re: [kochanut] 8 weight practice - flygoddess - 04-16-2010 I love my 8 weights. My BIIx is lighter than a 5 weight, and my Orvis TL 10'er has a 3" fighting butt. Building a Hardy Glass/Graphite 8 er and I want to put a 6" fighting butt for Carp. [signature] Re: [kochanut] 8 weight practice - Dryrod - 04-16-2010 [center][font "Comic Sans MS"][#008000]So you caught a dog fish. [/#008000][/font] [center][font "Comic Sans MS"][#008000]How about a cat fish, although you might need to use a little catnip as an enticer? lol[/#008000][/font] [signature]