Re: {Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} double hand rods in Potomac

If you’ve only fished Walnut Creek in Erie, and you STILL want to fish for steelhead, you’re a better man than I.  If that was my only steel heading experience in Erie I’d never go back.

That said, I used to fish nothing but a 9’ 6 or 7-weight with a floating line in Erie tribs.  I could still cast a marabou streamer pattern and swing, but I wouldn’t need the longer length rod because I was casting overhead.

One year I wound up buying a Sage 7110-4 Z-Axis Switch.  I loaded it with a 350 Skagit body, and bought interchangeable tips.  Now I have a floating tip for bouncing egg patterns on smaller rivers, and I usually use a type 3 or type 5 tip on bigger rivers for swinging those same marabou spey patterns.  I also use it on the NB Potomac.

My next purchase will be a 4wt Winston Microspey.  I used it on the NB and it was a lot of fun.

So as Art mentioned, an 11’ 7-weight is spot on.

Disclaimer – I don’t use it on the Potomac.  Swinging flies is a waste of my time on this river, in my opinion.

R

From: Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders <tidal-potomac-fly-rodders@googlegroups.com> on behalf of Yang Chang <yangchang@gmail.com>
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Date: Saturday, May 27, 2017 at 2:52 PM
To: Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders <tidal-potomac-fly-rodders@googlegroups.com>
Subject: Re: {Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} double hand rods in Potomac

Thanks all for your kindly help! I will look for a 7wt 11' or 11'6" switch rod.

I have only fished Walnut creek in Erie twice in the fall and want to explore more steelhead tribs in both spring and fall. Can you give me some general information about what season and which trib to look for steelhead? Thanks again!

On Fri, May 26, 2017 at 8:25 PM, 'Art Friedlander' via Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders <tidal-potomac-fly-rodders@googlegroups.com> wrote:

Two more cents.

I've been using a 12 1/2 foot 6 weight old Sage Graphite IV for many years for steelhead and on the Potomac.  Perfect for me, mainly casting overhead.

Another Art

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From: "arthur.noglak@gmail.com" <arthur.noglak@gmail.com>
To: tidal-potomac-fly-rodders@googlegroups.com
Sent: Friday, May 26, 2017 3:54 PM
Subject: Re: {Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} double hand rods in Potomac

Yep those rivers and mabey one or two to the west I would agree. In fact if I'm just swinging I use a 13 7 with a skagit setup. But for versatility and single hand casting I like the 11 footer.

I would suggest going to a flyshop and putting some different rods in your hand. Give them the ol wiggle test

Art









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> On May 26, 2017, at 2:44 PM, Yambag Nelson <northstreetwreckingcrew@gmail.com> wrote:
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> I don't think 11'6 is too long for the Erie tribs, especially if you are fishing somewhere like the Catt.
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> I use an 11 ft 8wt on the salmon. But there are guys using 14 foot rods there.  I use a rage compact head with polyleaders for almost all of my great lakes tribs fishing with the exception of the lower Niagara where I use skagit heads and t-14 for the most part.
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