7/8 Weight Steelhead Rod Recommendations

Looking for a new 7 or 8 weight for Great Lakes Steelheading. I grealy
enjoy my 9' 5 weight Orvis T3, and had originally considered a second
one, but would like to diversify a bit.

Has anyone had particularily good experience with Sage, Winston,
Burkheimer, or Thomas & Thomas? I'll probably spend $600 - $700, which
falls in line with upper-tier offerings from each of them. Winston
uses boron, which sounds like a throwback, but I've yet to speak to
anyone that's not motivated by a commission about the benefits of this
approach. Someone once told me that Thomas & Thomas was an excellent
choice, but then I met a guy that spent an entire summer trying to get
a broken rod replaced. From my perspective, at this price point, an
unlimited warranty is absolutely required.

Any opinions out there? Thanks in advance!

"KDawg" wrote in message
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Looking for a new 7 or 8 weight for Great Lakes Steelheading. I grealy
enjoy my 9' 5 weight Orvis T3, and had originally considered a second
one, but would like to diversify a bit.


Winston Boron BIIX, try it, you'll like it
T&T Helix is another nice faster action rod
Or the good old Sage XP

You didn't ask but a Harris or Ross Canyon Reel would be the ticket.

"KDawg" wrote in message
ups.com...
Looking for a new 7 or 8 weight for Great Lakes Steelheading. I grealy
enjoy my 9' 5 weight Orvis T3, and had originally considered a second
one, but would like to diversify a bit.

Has anyone had particularily good experience with Sage, Winston,
Burkheimer, or Thomas & Thomas? I'll probably spend $600 - $700, which
falls in line with upper-tier offerings from each of them. Winston
uses boron, which sounds like a throwback, but I've yet to speak to
anyone that's not motivated by a commission about the benefits of this
approach. Someone once told me that Thomas & Thomas was an excellent
choice, but then I met a guy that spent an entire summer trying to get
a broken rod replaced. From my perspective, at this price point, an
unlimited warranty is absolutely required.

Any opinions out there? Thanks in advance!

When you say "Great Lakes Steelheading", I assume you mean fishing in the
tributary streams. If this is so, then what you will be doing is picking up
a bug and chucking it out again time after time after time after
time........

In this case, any old girder will do.

Others may disagree.

Anybody?

Wolfgang

"Wolfgang" wrote in message
...

Others may disagree.


Has that ever happened?

KDawg wrote:
Looking for a new 7 or 8 weight for Great Lakes Steelheading.

There are no steelhead in the Great Lakes, so I suppose any old rod
would do. :-)

--
Cut "to the chase" for my email address.

Wolfgang wrote:
"KDawg" wrote:
Looking for a new 7 or 8 weight for Great Lakes Steelheading. ...

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In this case, any old girder will do.

Others may disagree.

Anybody?

Not me. Great Lakes steelheading is "chuck and duck" fishing
and one can chuck split shot with practically anything that
resembles a stick.

Having said that, I use a 10' 7wt T&T and in my opinion the
most important part of that specification is 10'. I've never
broken it so wouldn't know about how quickly warranty work
is turned around.

--
Ken Fortenberry

"Wayne Knight" wrote in message
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"Wolfgang" wrote in message
...

Others may disagree.


Has that ever happened?

Not yet........but I figure it's inevitable.

Wolfgang

"Wolfgang" wrote in
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"KDawg" wrote in message
ups.com...
Looking for a new 7 or 8 weight for Great Lakes Steelheading. I
grealy enjoy my 9' 5 weight Orvis T3, and had originally considered a
second one, but would like to diversify a bit.

Has anyone had particularily good experience with Sage, Winston,
Burkheimer, or Thomas & Thomas? I'll probably spend $600 - $700,
which falls in line with upper-tier offerings from each of them.
Winston uses boron, which sounds like a throwback, but I've yet to
speak to anyone that's not motivated by a commission about the
benefits of this approach. Someone once told me that Thomas & Thomas
was an excellent choice, but then I met a guy that spent an entire
summer trying to get a broken rod replaced. From my perspective, at
this price point, an unlimited warranty is absolutely required.

Any opinions out there? Thanks in advance!

When you say "Great Lakes Steelheading", I assume you mean fishing in
the tributary streams. If this is so, then what you will be doing is
picking up a bug and chucking it out again time after time after time
after time........

In this case, any old girder will do.

Others may disagree.

Anybody?

Wolfgang




Agree 100%. This isn't finesse casting. Unless you feel compelled to
spend alot of money, you don't really have to. I like my St. Croix Pro
8wt, at $100 with a lifetime warantee. I won't feel so bad if I crack it
with a size B split shot or 3.

Many are promoting 2 handed rods for Great Lakes Tribs, and I can
understand why, but I know nothing about those rods. Some dealers I've
spoken with like the new TFO models.

Scott

On Sun, 20 Mar 2005, Scott Seidman wrote:

Agree 100%. This isn't finesse casting. Unless you feel compelled to
spend alot of money, you don't really have to. I like my St. Croix Pro
8wt, at $100 with a lifetime warantee. I won't feel so bad if I crack it
with a size B split shot or 3.

I'll second that nomination. I've used the St. Croix Pro Graphite during
my time in Michigan and it certainly is a tough rod.

Mu

KDawg wrote:
Looking for a new 7 or 8 weight for Great Lakes Steelheading. I
grealy
enjoy my 9' 5 weight Orvis T3, and had originally considered a second
one, but would like to diversify a bit.

Adg (www.adgfish.com) has a titanium rod that has alot of positive
testimonial. A 7/8 weight is also on sale now for $600 ($630 with
case). If you decide on a adg email me first, I have one for sale that
will save you some money.