"Bob S" wrote in news:L5etf.47091$XJ5.8529
@twister.nyroc.rr.com:

I would be interested in hearing what others think about the 4wt
Diamondglass rods and the 6'6" Avid rod.

All depends on the kind of fishing you plan to do. By my own standards, If
you can't cross a stream in less than about a five or six steps, and the
canopy isn't that of a rain forest, I like a longer rod, and generally
won't go below about 7'9" for such purposes, with 8'6" often better.

Casting can get a hair tough sometimes, depending on the cover, but not
impossible. What you'll find with experience is that there's a trade off.
You'll always be dealing with avoiding streamside brush, and that a short
rod can help with that. The flip side is that line control is very
important to achieve a drag free drift with dry flies and a dead drift with
nymphs, and a long rod makes these things much easier.

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Scott
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