On Sun, 12 Aug 2007 13:32:00 -0700, "
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On Aug 12, 2:52 pm, daytripper wrote:
On Sun, 12 Aug 2007 10:58:09 -0700, "
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On Aug 11, 5:00 pm, Jim Edmondson wrote:
I currently own a 5wt. Orvis TLS/Battenkill MidArbor combo and found it to
be a little heavy during a recent trip to fish the smaller rivers around
Estes Park. I think that a 3 wt. will complement the 5wt. for low wind conditions
on smaller (but not tiny) streams/rivers. I was thinking of something in
the 7' - 8' range.

Looking for opinions on the wt./length choice. The Sage 3wt. TLX 7'10" cast
and felt really good to me, so I am also looking for opinions on reels to
pair it with.

Thanks,
Jim

my favorite 3wt is, like forty's, a winston, but in 7' length.
small streams where i fish, in the appalachians, are usually very much
like fishing in a small tunnel.

wayno


I liked Ken's rod so much I added a copy to my collection, though truth be
told, that little Winston 7' 2 weight that died on the Fontana Lake road was
even better suited for streams like Snowbird and Hazel...

i haven't heard the story--what happened?

and, fwiw, i have preferred 8 to 9 footers on hazel for the last
couple decades. much easier to mend line, imo.

yfitons
wayno

The Alarka Cabin adventure?
The day that monster rainbow nearly killed you up on Hazel?

I left my 7/2 in its rod sock on the roof of my Pathfinder for just a moment
while I struggled to keep the swinging spare tire carrier from smashing the
rod. Which turned into it sliding off onto the road about a quarter mile from
the Fontana marina, to be subsequently flattened by persons unknown.

From the looks of the remains, three cars ran over it - or one really
determined fellow :-(

It was replaced by Winston but with a markedly different rod. It claims to be
a 7' 2wt IM6, but it lacks the finesse of the original, and the grip is too
thin for my oversize hands. My youngest son really likes it - but he's
comparing it to the 7.5' 4wt Cortland that his grandfather wrapped for him.

Mending on small streams can certainly be handy, but I'm 6' 5" with an
anatomically appropriate wingspan ;-) so I can get away with a somewhat
shorter rod...

/daytripper (got gangly)