Very cool , glad you like it I love mine .

Put em on the reel , it should handle it .
A couple weeks ago I bought a practice fly rod from echo and now I'm thinking about making a reel seat on it and using it on small streams . It's 4' and very tiny .

Congratulations Brent!

The maxcatch 1 wt reel is really small. I neded to gut cut off the last 10
15 feet or so (from the backing end) to get it on the reel well with a few yards of backing. Since I usually cast less than 50 feet it doesn't really matter.

If Roble can handle bonefish and snook with that arrangement, you should be able to handle a bass. But then, Roble got a fiberglass rod, and it sounds like you didn't. Either way, it looks like you're fixin' to have some serious fun with that outfit.

Here is a tip. Sometimes the real seat will come loose. To fix that pull two tight fitting rubber rings over (i think i used 15mm o-rings from hardware store). This will make it fit tighter.

See photo
https://imgur.com/a/3co1Vks

Brent,
There has been some discussion as to whether that Maxcatch 1-weight will work better with a 1- or 2-weight line. The consensus seems to indicate a 2-weight. Now that the rod has arrived and you probably have a few days left before ice-out, perhaps you could do a quick CCS test and see why your rod may do better with a 2-weight line.

OK, with the help of Canoeman Larry: US pennies weigh about 2.5 g. each. Set up the rod, and it took 50 grams to draw it down to 22" from floor (72" rod, divided by 3 = 24" deflection, rod at 46" above floor). 50 grams divided by 2.5 grams = 20 pennies, which the rosetta stone says is a 2 wt rod. So it all makes sense that it casts so nicely with a 2 wt line.

I was trying to remember the exact gram weight of US pennies but that number didn’t immediately come to mind. 2.5 grams seemed right. To check that I took 10 pennies from my penny stash (which a friend of mine got for me on a trip to the States) and weighed them on my electronic scale. They weighed in at 25.1 grams, so yes, 2.5 grams per penny is correct.

Regarding which pennies to use, we have this information: “Common U.S. cents are minted by the billions to very tight specifications. Those dated after 1996 have an average weight of 38.61 grains and their use gives rise to the name of this approach.” So it seems we should use pennies minted after 1996 and before 2010.

The PDF of the CCS says this. “Using the Common Cents System, you can objectively measure the IP of any fly rod. For example, to determine the IP of a 9 ft. (108 in.) rod, secure it in a horizontal position on a shelf about five feet high and measure the height of the horizontal butt section just ahead of the grip (e.g., 64”). Then, attach a lightweight plastic bag to the tip top and add one cent pieces (minted after 1996) until the tip is deflected one third of its length (i.e., 36”) downward to a point 28” above the floor. Count the number of one cent pieces (e.g., 44). This represents the rod’s IP measured in common cents.”

Also from the same PDF, the part of the Rosetta Stone, the equivalent of 20 cents is 20/1.92, so the ERN should be 1.92. That means the rod in question could be called a 1-weight, but just barely. It also explains why the given rod works well with a 2-weight line.

I seem to be able to post again!

Maxcatch seems to be aware that this rod requires a 2 wt line since they added one to my order when I received the 1wt. But I wanted a 1 wt and being more stubborn than average, I spooled up the 1 weight line on my reel. Must say it cast reasonably well in perfect conditions of no wind and after a few beers. It will remain a 1 wt rod with a 1 wt line for now, or at least till the beer runs out.

Harry