wheezeburnt wrote:
Wabi:
Thanks for posting your experience. Out of curiosity, what would you say would be the largest/heaviest/most wind-resistant fly you can comfortably cast with that 9'?
brent
I usually fish a local lake for 'gills, so I haven't really tried anything larger than my usual (very limited) selection of size 10 - 14 flies. When I'm looking for a topwater bite I usually start with something like a #12 black ant (dubbed body) or elk hair caddis. For deeper action I usually start with a #14 PT nymph. Most days those flies work so well I don't experiment that much with other patterns.
If the 'gills aren't active I have stooped so low as to tie on a #8 sickle hook under a strike indicator and impale a waxworm on the hook. It will cast that combination when necessary.