On May 2, 4:40 am, Dave LaCourse wrote:
On 1 May 2007 08:07:34 -0700, riverman wrote:

Suddenly my 9ft 7wt rod looks like a pea shooter....)

I used a 10ft 7wt Sage XP in Kamchatka, Alaska, Labrador, and on the
Saugeen catching Chinook (Kings) with Peter Charles. The fish ranged
from 7lbs (brookies and char) to 16lbs (rainbows/salmon). What 9ft 7
do you have? It may be more than enough.

Dave

I have two. One is a two-piece GuidelinePro, very common in the
Scandanavian countries, with a medium action. The other is a 6-piece
LLBean Travel Series, also with medium action.

Personally, unless I get into one of those 15-18 pound monsters where
I really ought to be spey casting, I think I can manage. The outfitter
I'm working with (the same guy in Conan's post) said the majority of
the taimen are in the 10-12 pound range. I suspect I can handle them
with my gear. He told me today that he could loan me a beefier rig if
I want.

--riverman