On Mon, 25 Oct 2004 00:03:49 GMT, "Larry L"
wrote:


"Chas Wade" wrote

to the last cast. I don't think the rod is a key here, it wortks for
me with a Sage LL 3wt, and a GLoomis GLX 6wt. In fact it works with
the 3wt line in the 6wt rod when you forget to bring the right reel.



I can't find any lines called " steelhead taper" or the tapers Peter
suggested in lighter than 6 wt .... I'd like to use a 5wt rod

It will and has handled a 6 WF line just fine, but ... I'm confused ... if
the first 30 foot of a 6wt steelhead taper weighs the same as the head of a
standard 6WF ( however many grains '6wt' is ) then it would seem that trying
to 'roll pickup" 50 feet would really overload my 5 wt ... I've already
broken it twice ( it was made LONG before the guarantees when have today )
and paid well over $100 each time to have Scott replace the tip section ...
I really like the rod and don't want to abuse it You mention a 3wt
version? what manufacturer? model or taper name?



You're right, seems like Airflo has stopped making the Bankmaster and
the Delta doesn't seem to cover the same range of lines that it used
to. Spend a summer doing things other than fishing and the whole
world goes to pot. (OK, so Trip doesn't see why that's necessarily a
bad thing.)

If you can't get these lines, why not a DT?

Peter

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