Matching reel and line/rod weights. What can one get away with?

Dan wrote:
Thanks RW,

I do appreciate the advice from you and everyone else here. However, that
said, right now I don't have the equipment to go fishing at all and using
the time until I do to ask questions to enable myself to make the best
decisions about equipment seems rational.

And yes, Mr Miller's advice did seem good.

There's a quaint and, IMO, effete tendency among flyfishers to suppose
that gear is, if not everything, then maybe upwards of 90% of
everything. Gear matters little, the opinions of ROFF's self-proclaimed
gear whores notwithstanding. You'll need a rod, a line, a leader, and a
fly. A reel (any reel large enough) would help a lot, but it's not
absolutely essential for the trout fishing you'll be doing. (Sierras,
right?)

Don't fall into the trap of gear-whoredom, Dan. You will never recover.

P.S. Although you only need "a fly" at any one moment, I suggest you
take some spares. :-)

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You mean that those who told me that 90 percent of the sport is the acquisition
of things are wrong? And I've enjoyed it so much more since my closet has been
filling up.

Lat705 wrote:
You mean that those who told me that 90 percent of the sport is the acquisition
of things are wrong? And I've enjoyed it so much more since my closet has been
filling up.

They're not necessarily wrong. It depends on your priorities. It's much
easier to collect gear than actually to go out and catch some trout;
and, if you have the right temperment and personality, it might even be
more rewarding.

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Lat705 wrote:
You mean that those who told me that 90 percent of the sport is the
acquisition
of things are wrong? And I've enjoyed it so much more since my closet
has been
filling up.

They're not necessarily wrong. It depends on your priorities. It's much
easier to collect gear than actually to go out and catch some trout;
and, if you have the right temperment and personality, it might even be
more rewarding.

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

I was told by one of the snobbiest fly shops in town once that you should "
buy the best line money can buy, buy the best rod you can afford, and , buy
whatever reel you can with the money you have left". I promptly ignored
that advice and went straight to gear whoredom.

jh

RW,

Since my total gear at this point is one (30 year old and paid for IIRC, my
mother) $25 rod and one (not here yet and cost well under $100) Hardy reel,
I think I have the urge to just accumulate gear reasonably under control. My
initial post in fact, at least on this subject, was in the hopes of being
able to use one reel on two rods.

However, I do take your point, which is, if I have understood you correctly,
that the key point is to get out and fish. I am working on that part of the
plan right now.

Cheers - Dan

"rw" wrote in message news:RSuyb.20709
There's a quaint and, IMO, effete tendency among flyfishers to suppose
that gear is, if not everything, then maybe upwards of 90% of
everything. Gear matters little, the opinions of ROFF's self-proclaimed
gear whores notwithstanding. You'll need a rod, a line, a leader, and a
fly. A reel (any reel large enough) would help a lot, but it's not
absolutely essential for the trout fishing you'll be doing. (Sierras,
right?)

Don't fall into the trap of gear-whoredom, Dan. You will never recover.

P.S. Although you only need "a fly" at any one moment, I suggest you
take some spares. :-)

"Dan" lose wrote in message
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.....My initial post in fact, at least on this subject, was in the hopes
of
being able to use one reel on two rods.

Difficult, in my estimation.....and especially so for a neophyte.....but if
you're not drinking, smoking, eating, scratching your ass, or doing other
things too unsavory to be mentioned even on this forum at the same
time....doable.....maybe.

Wolfgang
who, when all is said and done, still admires ambition.

Dan wrote:

However, I do take your point, which is, if I have understood you correctly,
that the key point is to get out and fish. I am working on that part of the
plan right now.

That's very close to my point, and I commend you on your purpose of mind.

More to the point I was trying to make is that flyfishermen, and
especially newbie flyfishermen, should avoid obsessing about gear,
unless, of course, their true avocation is to become gear whores.

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On Sun, 30 Nov 2003 16:43:36 -0800, "Dan" lose
wrote:

RW,

Since my total gear at this point is one (30 year old and paid for IIRC, my
mother) $25 rod and one (not here yet and cost well under $100) Hardy reel,
I think I have the urge to just accumulate gear reasonably under control. My
initial post in fact, at least on this subject, was in the hopes of being
able to use one reel on two rods.

However, I do take your point, which is, if I have understood you correctly,
that the key point is to get out and fish. I am working on that part of the
plan right now.

Cheers - Dan

Simple answer to a simple question -- it'll be suitable for a 9' - 6
wt. no problem.. Most Hardy reels tend to be a bit optimistic on
their line rating so using a #7 on a six weight would be quite
typical.

Peter

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Thanks, Peter. And if it is not trespassing on your patience, perhaps you
could answer another. If a manufacturer says a rod is a 5/6 weight, does
that mean it lies between the two weights or does it refer to a various
kinds of lines?

Dan

"Peter Charles" wrote

Simple answer to a simple question -- it'll be suitable for a 9' - 6
wt. no problem.. Most Hardy reels tend to be a bit optimistic on
their line rating so using a #7 on a six weight would be quite
typical.

On Sun, 30 Nov 2003 17:55:27 -0800, "Dan" lose
wrote:

Thanks, Peter. And if it is not trespassing on your patience, perhaps you
could answer another. If a manufacturer says a rod is a 5/6 weight, does
that mean it lies between the two weights or does it refer to a various
kinds of lines?


The conventional answer is that the rod takes either a DT-5 or a WF-6
but that sometimes proves not to be true in practice. Preference also
plays a part as one might like a rod with a six while another prefers
it with a five. I've also cast multi-rated rods where they weren't
even close on one end of the range. The best that can be said with
certainty about these rods -- they aren't too fussy about what you put
on them. Novice casters should line it with the higher weight as it
will probably make it more forgiving to cast. With the higher weight
line, they will also more easily feel the rod load. If you're
planning on buying a 5/6, go with the WF-6.

Peter

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