"Oz" wrote in message
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Let me follow your great comment up with what may seem a silly question.
You wrote that 6 wt is a little much for bass. So, I'm guessing that you
feel that 5 wt is better for bass (asking because I really don't know -
I've always used a spinning rod and reel and have never had a problem
bringing in any fish with, say, a 20 lb test line). What is the largest,
weight wise, fish that you can land with a 5 wt line in fly fishing? I
guess that was what my original question should have stated.

It just doesn't work that way Oz. The line is pretty much a moot point,
since it will virtually always be stronger than your tippet. Figure out
what you want to *cast* first, then figure out the line wt from that. You
won't have a problem catching any size bass on a 5 wt rod, but you will have
a problem casting some of the larger flies you'll probably want to use. A 6
wt is by no means too big for bass. In fact, most use 6-8 wt rods for bass.