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GaryM typed:
"Tim J." wrote in
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Bottom line is that I think I'm really going to like this rod and
I'm looking forward to having a fish on the other end.
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I think you'll have lots of fun with that rod. 7'9" might be a tad
longer than I would have gone for based on the streams I'd use be
using it on, but I bet it'll do a nice roll cast and the extra reach
can be handy for dropping nymphs behind boulders.

Yeah - I was looking for a 6.5 or 7 foot, but this one called to me (and the
price was right.) I figured "what does nine inches matter?" Er, wait, let me
think about that statement. . .

Do you have a reel to match it? I have a tiny Hardy reel (I forget
the model) for my 6 foot 2 weight and have it spooled with WF #2 to
help load the rod for the short cast (99% of the casts I make with it
are 2 to 15 yds). The line lands so featherlight anyway I can't
justify a DT for it.

I have a BBS-II and a CFO-I, and I like the CFO on the rod a little better.
The line I bought at the show is a WF (again, the price was right) and I was
quite happy with the test casting. We'll have to trade rods for a bit the
next time out.

Glad you had fun on the cruise, you domesticated old fart. ;-)
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TL,
Tim
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