I can't belive that I started all of this just asking a question about a
1 wt rod. I must say that I have to disagree with alot of the comments
posted. 2 years ago I fished all over vermont for a week with a guide
and I was fishing a 5 wt orvis with a 3 wt sage as a back up rod, after
catching more fish than I expected the fishing started to get a little
let's say boring so the guide broke out a 6 ft 2 wt and asked me if I
would like to catch a few with it. I did and once I picked it up I
never put it down. Someone had commented about stressing the fish out
with this light tackle, (the same person who is netting fish, how
ironic) something I would never do. I don't feel that I take that much
longer to land a trout. I would agree that is would be more stressful
for larger fish Like the 7 to 10 lbs carp that I catch on this ultra
light 2 wt from TFO, but to be honest I am not that concerned about
stressing out a carp they live in some terrible habitat and I don't
feel that a 10 to 15 min fight is going to kill every carp I catch.
Also just to prove that You can do the same with a 2 wt as a 5wt ( with
a little more casting effort) I was fishing mid summer on Lake
Hopatcong, Really just there pleasure boating not even fishing
seriously, and I was messing around with some pan fish with dry flies
and I hooked a 5 to 7 pound catfish witch took this fly and shot down
to about 17 feet with in a second and after about a 15 min fight I
landed him NO NET I can tell you that if i was fishing a 5 wt it would
not have been the same, I fly fish
(No Bait Ever, and Catch and Release only) for all species and have
fished all over the world and I must ell you that for me catching
anything on a 1 wt or 2 wt rod is I feel more challenging requires more
skill, more frustrating but all and all more enjoyable and more fun. I
just hope there is someone else out there who agrees with me. Thank
you all for you help and comments in recommending different reels that
you felt would be suitable for a 8 ft 1 wt it's always good to get
others opinions
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