"eric paul zamora" wrote in message
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hello everybody. i have a question here about reels and flylines. it's
kind
of going against the grain so i was hoping some of you might chime in with
thoughts or personal experiences.

i have a redington CT 5/6 reel as well as an okuma integrity 5/6 large
arobor reel. these two reels are incredibly different in size and weight,
and i know the large arbor feature has a lot to do with it. at the moment
i'm using the okuma, keeping the redington in its case for future use in
some way.

i'm currently using a 9 foot 5 weight graphite rod. i'm exploring several
late season trout streams in my area and finding them very small but fun
still the same (most would be considered rivers at other times of the
year).
if, ONE DAY, i purchase a second, smaller rod, could i use the smallish
5/6
redington on a 4 or 3 weight rod with 4 or 3 weight line? i guess what i'm
asking is would this cause any serious problems in performance?

All of the multi-millions of words that have been written about balancing
fly rods and reels, like all of the rest of the pseudo-mystical horse****
written about gear, are a poor substitute designed primarily to sell a lot
of overpriced crap to a bunch of people who are constitutionally incapable
of discovering for themselves or even learning from those who have seen it
where the real mysticism lies.......it's on the water. Take whatever you've
got or can get your hands on cheaply and get thee on the water. The rest is
for people who have money and good sense in inverse proportions.

Wolfgang