Re: {Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Small Stream Rod - Most Bang for the Buck

Wow. Lots of choices! What 3 wt.fly line would be your favorite?

Bryan

On Mon, May 15, 2017 at 3:36 PM, TurbineBlade <doublebclan@gmail.com> wrote:

Good point Casey -- "fishing" is definitely the more important part of those 2 with regard to SNP fishing.

I also have a 6'5" featherlight that fishes a 4 weight line pretty well.  I actually find the cutoff point for "feels slightly weird" to be anything shorter than 7', but if all I had was a 6'5" rod it wouldn't be a problem.

The shorter rods seem to favor people who are more wristy in their casting style. 

Gene

On Monday, May 15, 2017 at 3:21:10 PM UTC-4, CaseyP wrote:

I actually learned to fish, as opposed to cast, with an Eagle Claw. The "good" rod was too big for the streams I was on. Reel off the good rod worked fine...

On May 15, 2017, at 3:01 PM, Josh Hanson <joshua.fr...@gmail.com> wrote:

This may be anathema here, but a few years back I ended up buying an 6.5 ft Eagle Claw Featherlight rod for tight quarters fishing along the east coast and in the midwest.  It has actually worked out pretty well, especially considering the rod only cost about $30. I also have a Redington Vapen 3 wt for when I have a little more space.  

If you have the money, I understand that the JP Ross Beaver Meadow rod is pretty great as well.  I believe you have some options for customization with JP Ross as well. 

On Mon, May 15, 2017 at 2:39 PM, Yambag Nelson <northstreet...@gmail.com> wrote:

Never cast this rod but if it is anything like other TFO rods, it is going to be tough to find a better rod for the buck. 

On Monday, May 15, 2017 at 1:42:36 PM UTC-4, Rob Snowhite wrote:

TFO Bug Launcher. 

Sent from my iPhone

On May 15, 2017, at 1:39 PM, Bryan Lanier <bryan....@gmail.com> wrote:

OK. I'm on the lookout for a good, but reasonably priced (i.e. cheap) fly rod for small stream brookie fishing. The last time I used my 4wt. Caught fish but felt like it was overpowering. 

2WT? 3WT? 6'? 7'? in normal flow do you highstick at all? Slow action or Medium action? Fiberglas or Graphite?

What is your favorite small stream rod?

Bryan

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