Hi Joe,

For real short dry fly casting (~10' - 20' ) you need a fly line that will
load up your rod well so it might be a double tarper floater one size
heavier than the rod is rated for.

With a short (7-8') softer action fly rod with one size up fly line with
short front taper (DT), short leader (7.5'-5x) and maybe no butt section or
tippet at first you can actually fly cast at pretty short distances.

These rods are lots of fun too but some don't seem to like short rods for
any reason.
--
Bill Kiene

Kiene's Fly Shop
Sacramento, CA, USA

Web site: www.kiene.com


"Joe McIntosh" wrote in message
...

indian Joe asks--rainy cold morning here [46 degrees] so spend ing my
time
thinking about buying a new rod. Want to fish N.C. small streams with a
4wt.-7 1/2 ft 3 piece for tossing medium size drys [ #12 foam yellow
humpy that i can see]

I will have about 7 ft of line out- 7 ft of leader and 2 ft of
tippett--making side arm cast across a pool to a spot just behind a log
hanging
in water.
Do i want a light fast tip or a stiff slow tip to load my rod for best
cast?

Any suggestions for rod costing under $239 will be helpful--my squaw just
spent that for a tennis racquet probably made in china for nine

dollars.