just al wrote:

Svend wrote:
However you can usually go one line

weight over the rating of a rod, but it rarely works well going the other
way

since it usually wont load well. So Id go with a 4wt.

On a different line: the Cortland 555. I fish a Wintson 4wt LT 8'6" 4pc.
I bought the 4wt line for that. WAY TOO HEAVY! I ended up repackaging and
returning it for the 3wt line. Works well but is too sticky in hot sunny
weather. Has some line memory in cool weather too. Fishes well in 60-79.9
degrees F. The line is thicker that the Sage quiet taper I used to
use...had an SA buck skin line that worked well til I stepped on it and cut
the sheeting...shop wouldn't order me a new one (I know that I had to pay
for it) because they were clearing them out.

I wonder if that was the rod or the line then?



The 555 is one line weight thicker than "normal" lines. For example, a 4
wt 555 is the same diameter as most other people's 5 wts. Which, IMO, is
a real drawback on light outfits.

Willi