On Sun, 30 Nov 2003 17:55:27 -0800, "Dan" lose
wrote:

Thanks, Peter. And if it is not trespassing on your patience, perhaps you
could answer another. If a manufacturer says a rod is a 5/6 weight, does
that mean it lies between the two weights or does it refer to a various
kinds of lines?


The conventional answer is that the rod takes either a DT-5 or a WF-6
but that sometimes proves not to be true in practice. Preference also
plays a part as one might like a rod with a six while another prefers
it with a five. I've also cast multi-rated rods where they weren't
even close on one end of the range. The best that can be said with
certainty about these rods -- they aren't too fussy about what you put
on them. Novice casters should line it with the higher weight as it
will probably make it more forgiving to cast. With the higher weight
line, they will also more easily feel the rod load. If you're
planning on buying a 5/6, go with the WF-6.

Peter

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