"Ken Fortenberry" wrote in message
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Don Phillipson wrote:
"Oz" wrote:
Does that mean I will need a different rod/reel combo for panfish?

No. The ultimate correlate of line weight is delicacy of
presentation or the smallness of the fly you can fish effectively.
When trout get ultra-selective, e.g. in a Trico hatch, your fly
is size #20 or smaller, best fished with a 4-wt rod and line.
But panfish usually take anything between fly size #1 and (small)
size #14, the normal range of flies for which a 7-wt outfit is perfect.

A 7wt outfit is perfect for panfish ?!!?

Pay attention. It's the perfect size for most panfish *flies* like poppers
or little weighted jig-type things. That's the most important thing for
most people.