On Sep 14, 5:09*pm, "Rodger" wrote:

The other 'good' rod I lost was a G.Loomis, 10' ft., 9 wt, 2 pc.,
for fishing Canada. * *The only eqivalent Loomis rods I have found so
far are 4 pc. * *I have not been a fan of anything other than 2 pc. rods
but on a rod of that size it might not make that much difference. *Any
opinions on that?



Something else which you may like to consider in this regard, is that
rods have become progressively more "powerful". A lot of rods now
designated as #5 weights are considered by many to be really #6
weights at least.

In the heavier weight ranges this is often even more pronounced.
Personally I don´t like to use anything heavier or longer than a 9´6"
#8 weight for any length of time, and depending on the fishing. Even
for sal****er fishing my main standby is a 9´6" #7 ( which a few
people would also actually consider to be nearer an #8).

Anything longer or heavier in a single handed rod gets to be too much
like work for me now. If I want to use heavier flies etc, then I use a
matched shooting head appropriate to the flies/rod/circumstances.

Many of the newer rods are a bit lighter, but the length is still a
problem.

TL
MC