"Wolfgang" wrote in
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"KDawg" wrote in message
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Looking for a new 7 or 8 weight for Great Lakes Steelheading. I
grealy enjoy my 9' 5 weight Orvis T3, and had originally considered a
second one, but would like to diversify a bit.

Has anyone had particularily good experience with Sage, Winston,
Burkheimer, or Thomas & Thomas? I'll probably spend $600 - $700,
which falls in line with upper-tier offerings from each of them.
Winston uses boron, which sounds like a throwback, but I've yet to
speak to anyone that's not motivated by a commission about the
benefits of this approach. Someone once told me that Thomas & Thomas
was an excellent choice, but then I met a guy that spent an entire
summer trying to get a broken rod replaced. From my perspective, at
this price point, an unlimited warranty is absolutely required.

Any opinions out there? Thanks in advance!

When you say "Great Lakes Steelheading", I assume you mean fishing in
the tributary streams. If this is so, then what you will be doing is
picking up a bug and chucking it out again time after time after time
after time........

In this case, any old girder will do.

Others may disagree.

Anybody?

Wolfgang




Agree 100%. This isn't finesse casting. Unless you feel compelled to
spend alot of money, you don't really have to. I like my St. Croix Pro
8wt, at $100 with a lifetime warantee. I won't feel so bad if I crack it
with a size B split shot or 3.

Many are promoting 2 handed rods for Great Lakes Tribs, and I can
understand why, but I know nothing about those rods. Some dealers I've
spoken with like the new TFO models.

Scott