WildTigerTrout
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Have any of you fellas bought or cast one of these rods? Seems to me this rod would make a fine nymphing tool. What weight would you prefer the 4 or 5 weight?
Cortland's 10FT. 4 and 5 WT. "Brook Series" Flyrods
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Somehow the question ended up here and in the " General Forum" Sorry about that fellas. I think I hit the wrong button somewhere.
Wild,
yes i have the Brook 10' 4 wt and it is well worth the money, i'm actually thinking of getting the 10' 5 wt as well i bought mine at FF Paradise.I haven't fished dries with it but i'm sure it will do fine there. I broke this rod in on the Little Juniata,and then later the same day over on Spring Creek.
Heck for $199.99and tax you can't beat it .It's also a very good looking rod if you are into that sorth of thing ,only wish it was a matte finish is all.
If you are thinking of buying one I'd say go for it.beats spending all that dough for the big name brands.any questions PM me ill try to answer em,tomorrow i'll be taking it to the Lil Lehigh if the stream isn't blown out too much, i dont have any black wooley buggers tied up and when its dirty there its like beatin your head against the rocks.
Tight Wraps & Tighter Lines
Rick Wallace
yes i have the Brook 10' 4 wt and it is well worth the money, i'm actually thinking of getting the 10' 5 wt as well i bought mine at FF Paradise.I haven't fished dries with it but i'm sure it will do fine there. I broke this rod in on the Little Juniata,and then later the same day over on Spring Creek.
Heck for $199.99and tax you can't beat it .It's also a very good looking rod if you are into that sorth of thing ,only wish it was a matte finish is all.
If you are thinking of buying one I'd say go for it.beats spending all that dough for the big name brands.any questions PM me ill try to answer em,tomorrow i'll be taking it to the Lil Lehigh if the stream isn't blown out too much, i dont have any black wooley buggers tied up and when its dirty there its like beatin your head against the rocks.
Tight Wraps & Tighter Lines
Rick Wallace
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maybe I'm a cheap *** or maybe materialist, but 2 bones for a cortland seems like a lot. I haven't finish the rod yet, but I'll be building a 10' 5wt for under $50. also, I'd watch e-bay for a 9'9" g.loomis GL3 5wt, which should go for $150 to $180. also, theres other options out there for around $100 like a wild water rod out of NY ($75 at a fly show). guess my point is I'd try to consider all your options, although there is nothing wrong with your option considering. I'd also go with the 5wt over the 4wt, if its going to be your only long stick.
My first outfit was a Cortland Just Add Water 444 after using someone elses Cortland just add water outfit that was about 25 years old at that time i have caught hundreds of of fish on this setup and i also won one of cortland's better outfits just for purchasing this setup through their "what's your line " contest. I have fished ,guided others that had all expensive rods and just because they had those rods didnt mean squat in the end.
I consider Cortland to present a very good product be it a matched fly out fit or their lines.
I also am a staunch Gloomis guy i have quite a few rods that have been built by John Ruland as well as a custom Winston Lt built by Russ Gooding that helped me land a 20+ Brown Trout up the NY tribs ,and several browns from the Lehigh River up to 11 pounds.
The Cortland Brook is money well spent and not wasted,it also comes with a great rod tube/reelcase too.Some would tell you that you wasted your money but i say they are full of bs.Buy what you want but I stand fully behind my words.
By the way that Big Brown is my biggest Brown Trout ever and i will never forget that day or the whole episode.
Tight Wraps & Tight Lines
Rick Wallace
P.S. Gfen ever want to try it ill meet ya at the lil Lehigh and well fish together you can use it and see if youd like to buy one, i'm sure ya might like it too.
I consider Cortland to present a very good product be it a matched fly out fit or their lines.
I also am a staunch Gloomis guy i have quite a few rods that have been built by John Ruland as well as a custom Winston Lt built by Russ Gooding that helped me land a 20+ Brown Trout up the NY tribs ,and several browns from the Lehigh River up to 11 pounds.
The Cortland Brook is money well spent and not wasted,it also comes with a great rod tube/reelcase too.Some would tell you that you wasted your money but i say they are full of bs.Buy what you want but I stand fully behind my words.
By the way that Big Brown is my biggest Brown Trout ever and i will never forget that day or the whole episode.
Tight Wraps & Tight Lines
Rick Wallace
P.S. Gfen ever want to try it ill meet ya at the lil Lehigh and well fish together you can use it and see if youd like to buy one, i'm sure ya might like it too.
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I haven't tried the "brook" model but I do have a 10' 7wt Cortland XC model. I got talked into trying salmon fishing in Pulaski this fall. We stopped at the Cortland shop / outlet. The guy let us cast the rods at the end of the lot and I thought it was pretty nice. I think he said it is a discontinued model that was listed at $200. I got one for $99. Nice rod and nice finish on the hardware.
Rod Hertzer,
Hi,he sold you a steelhead rod.Best rod weights for when the Slamon are in are 8,9,10 weight medium fast action rods.A 7 is a great rod for steelhead from mid november on to the spring but the Chinook{King} Salmon can get prett big and be prett harsh on rods and tackle.
I prefer a 9 wt and someimes i get into Kings that are bigger than my biggest to date and thats a 33 pounder.Then i wish i had a 10 weight. A lower rod weight is great if you like getting beat up and also holding up the runs or pools. Imho and experience a 9 weight when Salmon are running just makes more sense.
Also when ou are up in early September Skamania will be around and with a light rod like that ou wind up killing a fish because of the Salmon Rivers temperature at the time.I seen enough Skamania get killed by being caught one too man times and then over plaed when the are hooked.One da alone i saw 15 Skamania go floatin b belly up.Reall sucked.
But that 10 foot 7 weight is great for mid October and on.I wish i had a 10' or even a 11' 9wt for up there im envious of that rod ou have for the Lake Run Browns.
After Salmon are done I use one of two rods, A Lamiglas 10' 6 wt and i have two extra rods just like it three all total or a 11' 6/7 Redington .they are perfect for Steelhead and Browns on the NY tribs,Pennsylvania I would use a 6 wt and that would be it,Ny has bigger fish and the Salmon , Oswego, Gennesee, Niagara are really big water and the fish get bigger in Ontario,not to say that sometimes a few get big in erie ,just that the percentage of bigger fish are in Lake Ontario.
Cortland makes a great rod for the price,lots of people got their start with Cortland rods and lines ,and lots of fish have been hooked and landed using em.
Tight Wraps & Tight Lines
Rick Wallace
Hi,he sold you a steelhead rod.Best rod weights for when the Slamon are in are 8,9,10 weight medium fast action rods.A 7 is a great rod for steelhead from mid november on to the spring but the Chinook{King} Salmon can get prett big and be prett harsh on rods and tackle.
I prefer a 9 wt and someimes i get into Kings that are bigger than my biggest to date and thats a 33 pounder.Then i wish i had a 10 weight. A lower rod weight is great if you like getting beat up and also holding up the runs or pools. Imho and experience a 9 weight when Salmon are running just makes more sense.
Also when ou are up in early September Skamania will be around and with a light rod like that ou wind up killing a fish because of the Salmon Rivers temperature at the time.I seen enough Skamania get killed by being caught one too man times and then over plaed when the are hooked.One da alone i saw 15 Skamania go floatin b belly up.Reall sucked.
But that 10 foot 7 weight is great for mid October and on.I wish i had a 10' or even a 11' 9wt for up there im envious of that rod ou have for the Lake Run Browns.
After Salmon are done I use one of two rods, A Lamiglas 10' 6 wt and i have two extra rods just like it three all total or a 11' 6/7 Redington .they are perfect for Steelhead and Browns on the NY tribs,Pennsylvania I would use a 6 wt and that would be it,Ny has bigger fish and the Salmon , Oswego, Gennesee, Niagara are really big water and the fish get bigger in Ontario,not to say that sometimes a few get big in erie ,just that the percentage of bigger fish are in Lake Ontario.
Cortland makes a great rod for the price,lots of people got their start with Cortland rods and lines ,and lots of fish have been hooked and landed using em.
Tight Wraps & Tight Lines
Rick Wallace
