SleepySheep
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Good morning Pennsylvania!
My friend is going to be building me a custom fly rod, and I'm trying to figure out what specs I should go with. I'm looking for the right rod for hunting native brookies in fairly small streams with tight pocket water. Some example streams are the upper reaches of Bowman's creek near Ricketts Glen, Double Run by World's End, Rock Run near Old Loggers Path, and Hickory Run in the park of the same name.
Last time I tried to fly fish one of these places, I was using the 2wt version of this rod: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01H70O632?ref_=ppx_hzsearch_conn_dt_b_fed_asin_title_22&th=1
However, I found the action to be a bit soft for actually getting a hookset on these little guys, and hooked up with about a dozen brookies, landing only one because I launched him onto the shore by accident. It was quite a frustrating day, and I've only fished for brookies on my UL spinning setup since.
In my mind, I'm thinking a 7ft 3wt with a fast action might be the right tool, but I'd love to hear opinions from veterans before I pull the trigger on this build. Thanks!
My friend is going to be building me a custom fly rod, and I'm trying to figure out what specs I should go with. I'm looking for the right rod for hunting native brookies in fairly small streams with tight pocket water. Some example streams are the upper reaches of Bowman's creek near Ricketts Glen, Double Run by World's End, Rock Run near Old Loggers Path, and Hickory Run in the park of the same name.
Last time I tried to fly fish one of these places, I was using the 2wt version of this rod: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01H70O632?ref_=ppx_hzsearch_conn_dt_b_fed_asin_title_22&th=1
However, I found the action to be a bit soft for actually getting a hookset on these little guys, and hooked up with about a dozen brookies, landing only one because I launched him onto the shore by accident. It was quite a frustrating day, and I've only fished for brookies on my UL spinning setup since.
In my mind, I'm thinking a 7ft 3wt with a fast action might be the right tool, but I'd love to hear opinions from veterans before I pull the trigger on this build. Thanks!
