Clouser Temple Fork

[STONEMAN]

Anybody try out the new Clouser rod yet? i am off to the Keys in a few weeks and may pop for a rod to use on Tarpon and Bonefish. i would like to be able to use it for bass on the Susquehanna too. Any thoughts? 8 or 9 weight?

 

[gfen]

I'm curious, and initially planned to try one out in an 8wt to cover my lineup's current hole.

I know Cabela's has them in stock, so that's probably where I'd try it out. I'd like to do a direct comparision with the TFO Teeny 8wt, but no one seems to actually carry those rods. I also know that upon seeing a Clouser in-the-fles^H^H^H^Hgraphite, I was surprised by how unappealing it looked. That probably shouldn't matter, but the little fly graphic was about as tacky as it gets, and its what's making me re-consider a Teeny in lieu of the Clouser.

-shrug-

I think 8wt is too light for tarpon, but I defer to people with actual experience here. I also believe that I've read that tarpon guides will be very insistent on you using their gear, not your own, but again, I got no expereince on this matter.

 

[sight_nymph_17109]

stoneman,

Jump on over to BassPro and see Bobby Clouser. He runs the fly shop.

 

[Fredrick]

Don't forget about the Ross fly stick and the reddington predator rod also sage bass rods . All the Clouser rod is a Ticrx rod with a different paint job . All these rods are good but they excel fishing off a boat . But if you primarily wade fish I would go with a 9 foot saltwater rod it will do everything these gimmic rods will do and get you some needed casting distance for sneaking up on large wary bass .


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