What's your favorite Penns Creek rod?

[kbobb]

Specifically thinking about the month of May when flies can range from 16/18 up to the big drakes and coffin flies? Also dry/droppers are in play. There is usually some higher water so I find my back to the bank a lot with not much room for back casts and the fish are invariably rising on the far bank.

One rod only please - length and line weight too.

Thanks for playing!

 

[TimMurphy]

Dear kbobb,

Though my successful Penns trips are few in number they all have been accomplished with a 9-foot rod in either 4wt or 5wt. I've tossed streamer and buggers on a 6wt but have never bothered with anything lighter than a 4wt.

Regards,

Tim Murphy 🙂

 

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[jifigz]

I use my 10' TFO Blue Ribbon more than any other rod on Penns. But I'll use why rod on that stream, preferably at least 9' in length.

 

[dryflyguy]

9' 5weight

 

[JimNovo]

9' 5wt. WF6 line (rod just performs better when overloaded)

 

[dudemanspecial]

WM Granger 8642 with a DT5 Cortland Peach 444 or a Sage VPS 8.5 5w are the only 2 rods I fish on Penns. For what it's worth I probably only fish Penns 3 or 4 days a year, but it's always in May / June.

 

[tjsingle]

9' 5wt is all you need. I like my Orvis Recon (1st gen) as its a good all around rod. Usually when I fish Penns I am switching between dries, streamers, and indicator nymphing.