Re: {Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Re: 8WT Recon Selection

The 7'11" 8wt Recon is an interesting niche rod. Super easy to travel (fits in luggage). I would recommend a special line with a fat forward tapered head. I fish mine in the Tidal Basin and under overpasses with ease and the length allows me to fish around all the tourists and trees in the city. 

I like to fish it from my boat too. I'll fish that more than a 9' rod around here. Like I said, it's a niche rod. You'll probably want the 9' version for roll casting and swinging flies. The extra length gives you more leverage in more of the locations you will be fishing. 

Sent from my iPhone

On Jul 20, 2016, at 7:41 AM, TurbineBlade <doublebclan@gmail.com> wrote:

Without any information about either rod, I would tend to lean toward a 9' rod over a ~8' rod in the 8-weight configuration if you're targeting redfish (or any other "windy" fish). 

I know you are looking for folks with actual experience with that rod model, but in case you don't get any hits I'm going to assume that it's a standard, "starter graphite med-fast" type of rod that doesn't cast significantly different from any other graphite rod in the same price range (though Orvis may not like that comment).  In general, all else being equal, people seem to find longer rods more fatiguing over a day but also to generate slightly more line speed. 

Though there's nothing wrong with a length of 7'10", I always wonder why rod builders choose the lengths they do.  I assume there's an "under 8-foot" regulation for bass tournaments somewhere, which could also be met with a 7'11" rod or a 7'9" rod, or a 7'9.5" rod.  I have a couple of rods in the 8'9" category. 

Maybe if you build rods all day, every day you just start adding or deleting an inch here and there to keep yourself from going completely insane.  You'd have to ask a builder. 

Gene

On Tuesday, July 19, 2016 at 9:54:57 PM UTC-4, Douglas R wrote:

I'm looking to a pick up a new 8WT.  I'm between an Orvis Recon 9' 8WT vs. the 7'`10" 8WT model.  

I'm assuming the 7'10" would be a great small mouth, red fish, and boat rod, but am not 100% sure?  Does any body have experience with the 7'10" Recon, if so what are the pros/cons?

Thanks,

Doug

--
http://www.tpfr.org
---
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders" group.
To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to tidal-potomac-fly-rodders+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com.
To post to this group, send email to tidal-potomac-fly-rodders@googlegroups.com.
To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tidal-potomac-fly-rodders/e45b2598-9026-4382-8779-9f5b4efdde9f%40googlegroups.com.
For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.