On Aug 12, 1:23 pm, Mike wrote:
SNIP

You caught a ton of fish, so why try to fix "something that ain´t
broke"?

Wait another year, and improve your knowledge and experience before
you buy anything else. You can increase the performance of a #6
weight rod into the wind very considerably by using a shooting head on
it. For info on shooting heads see here;

http://globalflyfisher.com/fishbette...ads/index.html

The right head will allow you to cast a lot further, and also to use
larger flies if you wish.

--
Regards and tight lines!

Mike Connor

http://www.mike-connor.homepage.t-online.de/

http://groups.google.co.uk/group/Flycorner?hl=en

Good point. I'm tempted to keep the 6wt that I have for Bass fishing
when I do want to fish larger flies, and then pick up a 5wt, or even a
4wt for panfish and when I fish with smaller flies for Bass.
Sometimes I do wish I had a more subtle way to present flies on the
small, clear ponds, when it is perfectly calm and the fish seem
spooked a bit by the 6wt. I've wondered if a 4 or 5wt would be
better.

Also, if I wanted a heavier line for Bass fishing big flies, is it a
bad decision to load 7wt line on the 6wt that I already have? I'm
just curious.