On Fri, 07 Oct 2005 13:43:35 GMT, "Lionel F. Stevenson"
wrote:

I'm a novice. I fish trout. I'm very satisfied with this season's action.

The trout here go up to 20 lb. rainbows and 6-7 lb sea-run speckled.
River, stream, and a small lake fishing.

I have a rod (7/8) I bought at Walmart, and a Martin Mountain Brook reel.
I caught a 8-1/2 lb. rainbow yesterday, and I wonder about my rod.

Let's see.... 20 pounder, 6-7 pounders, 8.5 pounder. Hmmmm. You
seem to be doing ok, Lionel. A 7/8 would be perfect for such fish. I
wouldn't change a thing. If you go to a lighter ron, i.e. a five
weight, you would be over-stressing the fish trying to land it.
However, if you want to buy a lighter rod, 4-5 weights, think about
catching smaller fish.

Dave