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I'm looking for a new 5-6 weight fly rod. I do a lot of backcountry fishing, so was thinking of a 4 piece to make it easier to carry (I currently have both a 3 and 4 weight, both 2 piece). However, an aquaintance of mine told me the more pieces a rod breaks down to, the more the performance suffers. (Personally, I'm probably not skilled enough that I would notice the difference anyway[  ])
Any advice or opinions?
Thanks,
P.J.
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I would think the packability of a 4 pc. will far outweigh any perceived performance issues, I carry a St. Croix Rio Santo as my second rod (2 pc.) and it is a great rod, they have them in 4 pc. for about $100.
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[quote P.J.]I'm looking for a new 5-6 weight fly rod. I do a lot of backcountry fishing, so was thinking of a 4 piece to make it easier to carry (I currently have both a 3 and 4 weight, both 2 piece). However, an aquaintance of mine told me the more pieces a rod breaks down to, the more the performance suffers. (Personally, I'm probably not skilled enough that I would notice the difference anyway[ ])
Any advice or opinions?
Thanks,
P.J.[/quote]. Number of sections use to make a difference many years ago. That is just not the case anymore, so don't worry about that. Anymore, two piece are special request. 7 pc rods are way awesome. You can carry them in your back pocket.[reply][/reply]
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I love 2 pieces for my trout rods, quick and easy to throw together at the river, my saltwater rods on the other hand are 5-6 pc. easy to travel with.
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My Glass and Bamboo are two piece. I made a water tight tube for them, makes a nice wading staff...LOL
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Here is a website that might be of interest. It is a different approach to a backpacking rod.
http://www.backpackflyfishing.com/
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There isn't any performance lost on a 4 piece over a 2 piece. Like flygoddess said, that may have been something to worry about a long time ago, but not today.
What is your budget? That is always the question that needs to be asked when someone is asking what rod to get. If you are ONLY using it for backpacking, I'd suggest getting something on the cheaper end, and definitely a 4 piece (or more). You can get nice stuff these days without spending an arm and a leg. Look at Cabelas, they have some lower end rods on sale right now....some as low as $30. Their 6-piece rod is also on sale right now as well.
http://www.cabelas.com/catalog/browse/fi..._105573780
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I've got a 12' Tenkara USA Iwana rod that they sell on the link posted above by Leechman, and just bought another 12' caddis rod sold by Fountainhead http://tenkaraflyfish.webs.com/ which is much less expensive than Tenkara USA. I've only fished the caddis once where I've fished the Iwana probably 30 times but first impressions are it was a little softer but casted and landed fish just fine.
They're terrific backpacking rods because they collapse into themselves so they're extremely small and light. in addition to the rod, all you need is a 10-14' line (I have a furled line & fluorocarbon line) and some 5x-7x tippet. If you're backpacking to fish streams, I think the Tenkara is perfect (that's what it's designed for). If you're going to fish lakes, you're limited to the length of your line.
I've fished Big Cottonwood Creek & Southfork of the Ogden each a few times with it, and the Middle Provo a bunch. If fishing a pocket, or to rising fish, you can put a really small dry fly exactly where you want it. If searching, again it's limited because of the short casts.
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Mike, I want to become a Tenkara owner as well. You described exactly why I would like to.
But, Fontaine had a method called FLOSSING:
http://flyanglersonline.com/features/lakes/part81.php
This I have tried with a regular fly rod and it is allot of fun and very productive on rising fish.
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[quote remo_5_0] I would think the packability of a 4 pc. will far outweigh any perceived performance issues
That's what I was thinking.
My budget is around 200 dollars, give or take a little. I also kind of like the idea of those Tenkara rods.
I appreciate all the feedback. I wouldn't have even considered there being a difference, if my aquaintance hadn't brought it up.
I like to fish lakes as well as streams in the backcountry, and because my other rods are 2-piece, would probably get one exclusively for backpacking.
Thanks again,
P.J.
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I have a couple of the "less expensive" aka "cheap" Cabela's fly rods for my roughing it expeditions. One is a Three Forks 3 weight 7'6" 3piece, and the other is a 6 piece Stowaway 5wt that is 9ft long. The 3wt when broken down will strap nicely to the side of my pack. It is still short enough that when I am bushwhacking it doesn't hang up very often. The 5wt rod is about 18 inches long when it is broken down and will pack inside my pack.
Both are actually not too bad in action or casting. I really like the 3wt for small brushy streams.
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I have both of those cabelas rods as well. Only difference is my stowaway is the older 5 piece. Both are a good value and perform well if your looking for rods to pack in.
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Thanks for all the tips. I went with the Cabela's Three Forks in a 5 piece. I liked the feel of it, especially for the price. Can't wait to test it out.
P.J.
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