Which Weight Rod is For You? Fly Rod Breakdown

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Yeah i dont think many ppl need an 10'6 00-2wt to catch 7lb trout euro nymphing when they first start 😅
Comment from : matthew white

Great info! Subbed
Comment from : schadowolf

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Comment from : james dalton

5 is king, love my 3 wt for streams and 7wt for streamers but 5 does everything and just feels right
Comment from : Rambo j

This is an excellent presentation! Looking at a new Bass Streamer rod can't decide between a 6 or 7wt Tight lines Steve @blackflycreations Utah✌️
Comment from : Black Fly Creations

Hello, good video, what do you think is better for a dry fly and dry Dropper Rig with a nymph, a 96 ft 3wt or 9ft 4w rod? Thanks
Comment from : Kush 25

Hey guys Love your videos I have fished Wisconsin my whole life and have never gotten to fly fishing but always wanted to I went to Colorado and fished up through the Rockies and SkyPond with my pan fish spinning set up and I was hooked Trying to venture out to a fly rod Would you think a vintage one would be worth getting into to test it out? What do you guys think? Thanks again and your recent Alaska video was outstanding! Keep up the great content and you guys should check out the Driftless area in Wisconsin
Comment from : NordicoThor

I'm very much new to fly fishing and I was wondering for a 5wt fly line do I put a 5x leader?
Comment from : Tyler 0323

I received a 9 foot 8wt combo Orvis Clear Water which after looking it up isn't cheap I went to the local fly shop and they told me to return it well It was a gift I looked online and people are using 8wt for streamer fishing for trout I live in Idaho and there are decent size rivers Considering it is a nice rod and the person that got it for me wanted to get one that could be a Salmon, Steelhead, Or Trout Rod Well, my question is what do you think about using a rod like that for all-around or am I going to need a lighter rod for flys and 8wt for streamers and salmon and steelhead or bigger trout? I have also read that light rods don't do well in the wind or bigger rivers? I am the type of person that will fish all year round doesn't matter the weather But now just Bait casting with a saint Croix
Comment from : Aaron T

I caught a catfish on an ambassadeur 550 c abu sweden with a shakespeare cat rod with 3w 🤷😂 and 2w an perfect for small flies and lures 😁 with the same reel lol never broke on me
Comment from : WICKED LOKZ

I love throwing my 4wt for Florida peacock bass and snakeheads
Comment from : tommy nguyen

Like your video
Comment from : Danny Ingamells

I'm new to fishing I got given a twin fork outfitters 11' 5wt pole and I want to know if that's a good size to learn with and what fishing is it for? There is a lake by my work that is stocked I wanna know if it would be good to use there?
Comment from : Jeff_Fro-bodeen72

I do 90 of my fly fishing on streams you could hop across…for whatever reason, small water has always been really appealing to me An overlined 3wt is just dead perfect for that…so much so that I had a small water 3wt built for me on a st croix imperial blank It’ll handle a 16” rainbow but it also doesn’t send 6” brookies flying as easily That’s always been one of my biggest pet peeves about fishing for small, wild trout Sometimes it’s unavoidable but I like keeping it to a bare minimum
Comment from : manifestgtr

Thanku for that info helps me alot
Comment from : Paul Hart

Hi 👋, I’m needing fly rood for boat fishing on the Chile river’s (2-4 kilograms trout wt) and Now I have a 4wts but I think its not well for this purpose So, if buy a new rood would be good 5wt or 6 wt????
Comment from : Ignacio Basoa

are the lines really strong because they are thick? is the rod strength the power bottle neck? how many pounds do the lines pull without breaking ?
Comment from : SirPraiseSun

If anyone can helpI want a super small leightweight setup for very minimalist native trout in smallish to medium trout rivers and streams One way to explain it is I really like to ultralight fish from trout up through small mouths running 10-15in I use a super small Plueger real and a fenwick 4’9 or St Croix 5’2 that’s a little stiffer for bass I typically use a 2pd test with 1pd leader For bass usually straight 4pd I’ve been into fly fishing for about 15 years now and I wanna try to use that minimal approach I use with a spinning reel Super light, tight spots working a native or a brookie that’s only 8 Inches long for an hour if I have to Even if it’s the only fish I get while hitting the stream for a couple hours after work I’ve been using a 4/5wt On an 8ft rod But I wanna get down to a 0-3 or 2/3wt with a 7’0-7’6 rod length So basically I wanna do the fly fishing version of ultralight spinning Fly is where my heart is truly at! I’m talking me, rod and reel, lite water sneakers, short light weight shorts, tshirts, gator, hat, polarized glasses, a 7x6 inch shoulder pa k that has two tins of flies, forceps, 2 extra leaders, spool of tip, and my Swiss Army knife, oh and can’t for get my net, and a 4 inch fixed blade on my side and concealed Glock 26 (that’s more for protection from nature and vagabonds)! LOL HAHAHAHA!!! HELP ME PLEASE WITH A COMMENT BACK! It doesn’t have to be as detailed as mine I just wanted to make sure people understood where I was coming from, hence the long comment Really just need a rod and reel suggestions! Thanx!!
Comment from : XeverettX

I have a question where i live we have big bass but i would also like to fish blue gill and crappie
Comment from : Isaac Bull

Fly rod 5feet on which categories weight will it belong
Comment from : David M

A full set might be a 10 ft 2wt euro-nymphing rod, 9 ft 4wt, 9 ft 6wt, 9 ft 8wt and maybe a 7 ft 3 wt for tiny streams Take them all 🤣brbrFor now I use an all purpose 9ft 5 wt and a 10 ft 3wt euro rod I did hook an 18inch small mouth with my 3wt the other day and boy that was a hoot, and I got him into the net!
Comment from : Rodc

Amazing vid Learned a lot!
Comment from : Ajthebeast’s Clips

Updated my 5 but still Jonesing for a good 3
Comment from : David Kaylor

I have a 5 and 8 getting a 3wt soon
Comment from : Levi Bruce

hey man this was really helpful i have a 7' ft 11" st croix 2 pieces and i fish a lot for peacock bass where I'm from ( Guyana South America ) so i was looking for a reel specifically for this type of fishing should i go with the 7/8 Redington fly reel for my 7' 11" rod
Comment from : ToCo Fishing Adventures

I've always used a 9wt for bass/pike/salmon/steelhead because it was my best choice for a one rod solution for my needs 6wt for trout but just got a 9' 8wt for streamers, I like the 8wt because our streams are loaded with steelhead in the spring and hold some large browns so I use some decent sized streamers I'll probably be using the 8 for bass and pike too Save the 9 for salmon/musky/steelhead I live in Northern Michigan BTW
Comment from : eric nortan

Outstanding presentation Providing the information clearly and in just a few words, but comprehensivebrYou made a very confusing subject easier to understand Bravo Zulu
Comment from : Arthur Skim

You can never have enough rod s unless you count your blroken ones? Hmmm,,😉 now the problem is finding a shop for repairs , graphite and bamboo
Comment from : Josey Walesa

I'm still missing a 00, 0, 1, 6, and 10-15 I think the 1wt is next, followed probably by a 6 No use yet for the really big boys, but I'm sure I'll come up with something
Comment from : BeetleBuns

4-6 can I also use for salmon or do I need to get a 7-8 for salmon??
Comment from : Naturalborn Killer

I would like to get a rod and try it
Comment from : Stan Reedy

In all the states I have lived in I used a 9 foot 8 weight rod because the 2 states where I have lived only have big bodies of water so it all depends on the topography of the body of water you have in your area, the wind, and the size of fish
Comment from : MC HLT records

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Comment from : Zsanett Nagy

This was very very helpful Thank you for making this
Comment from : Parker Smith

wt and action really breaks down to what is comfortable for the user
Comment from : Martin Addison

If a swiss army knife only did one thing than a 5wt would be a good swiss army knife, but if you want to be able to cast a long distance, I find that a 6 doesn't cut it, but an 8 does I've never had a 7 So with the ability to fish short, fish long, throw heavier lures, or even a shrimp caught on that island you talked about, the 8wt is the swiss army knife of rods It's just that catching typical size trout makes a 5 wt middle of the road I bought a 4 recently and will probably be using it more than any other rod, but my 8 will always be my swiss army knife fly rod
Comment from : Michael McNally

Excellent Video, Great Info!
Comment from : Scott Stubbs

Thanks for all the great information I'm looking at buying a new fly rod I've been using an old Martin reel from the early 50s and a 7'6 three weight rod but the real has finally wore out I want to send it somewhere to get it refurbished but I don't know where so I was looking to buy something new and I thought the rod weight went by the stiffness of the rod to match the size fish you were catching so this helped me a lot
Comment from : Daniel Cannaday

Big river, big Smallmouth, wind, big flies/poppers/streamers 9' 8 weight with weight forward or rio big nasty line Occasionally, a sink tip line works everyday all season long Yes, a 6 weight is easier to cast all day but I have a job, and can't fish all day
Comment from : K3FLYGUY

hi i just started fly fishing do know whats a good flyrod combo for beginners
Comment from : sunnicide

Good job on a complex subject that can be intimidating for beginners The beauty and the bane of fly fishing is that it's a lifelong journey of discovery and learning I have tended to cast and fish a rod for 6 months with different lines and situations before deciding it was the right one for me Often buying and selling 3 or more rods in each weight class before finding the one I liked best Pretty happy with the 3, 4, 5, two 7's and 8 wt rods I fish almost weekly now
Comment from : dgilchrist6361

What would be a decent all round weight for trout, bass and bluegill / panfish? Thanks!
Comment from : Gillysaurxx

If fallout 76 came to life you’d be able to survive the fallout
Comment from : Jackson Thomas

I would imagine the reel drag power settings would determine which reel to throw on the rod ? What happens if you want to do ocean fly fishing big fish or just fishing large freshwater fishetc Once you got the pole/rod how do you determine the reel to go with?
Comment from : nate fidalgo

I get this video good explanation weight number to match the fly fishing main line but how do you match the reel to the pole /rod/ line
Comment from : nate fidalgo

Thank you Very informative
Comment from : Colin

Great videos man Should definitely make more
Comment from : NimbusDevOps

Generally do you find that lighter weight rods have a shorter casting distance? What would you say these distances are? I just tried casting a 5wt and found that it was difficult to cast beyond 20'-25' Also if I have an Orvis Battenkill 5/6 does that limit me to only using that weight line or would it function with a 9 weight line and just hold less?
Comment from : Joshua Levy

What are the “differences” when looking at contrasts such as a 3wt 9ft fast action vs a 6wt 6ft slow action or the reverse of that a 3wt 75ft slow action vs a 6wt 9ft fast action brbrMy thought is that the longer, stiffer, heavier rod gives it more power than the shorter flimsy version in the same weight meaning that a lighter rod weight with a stiffer action would scale up and a heavier rod with a flimsy action would scale down? With different combinations of tackle I imagine different rod weights can be outfitted to target species otherwise too ‘powerful’ for that weight or to under power it? I’m trying to understand the weight system more in depth and understand where different combinations might be best suited or ideal, like a set of golf clubs? (I don’t golf)
Comment from : James_Fly_Tying

Great information until it came to a stop at 6 wt someone needs to go through them all
Comment from : Jim Elmore

can someone tell me, ive been searching online for weeks now i got a 75ft 3wt rod set, i want to know the maximum fly weight range i could use with it i keep seeing i cant use sinking fly (streamers, nymph, leeches imitation) on it and only dry is this really true??
Comment from : Francois Dupont

I forgot my rod when visiting my father in Waynesville NC, Pisgah National Forest and Cherokee National Park He had an extra 6 wt Daiwa rod I used it to fish nymphs predominantly and did great with it It did a better job of casting weighted nymphs, stoneflies, etc I caught a lot of fish on that setup that summerin some smaller streams W Fork of the Pigeon River, Catalouchee, etc I can get away with a 6 wt
Comment from : C Welch

You are full of shit
Comment from : stuff I see

I like your whiteboard chart I was never able to understand others trying to explain it I learned better from your presentation
Comment from : Albert Sandoval

Great vid
Comment from : Big Herb

I have a few splitcane fly rods that don't show a line weight? my question is how can I find out the correct line wt for these rods ,
Comment from : dj supreame

Love my Orvis Recon 8’4 3wt Rods got enough ass for nymphing and small drys My go to for stream and creek fishing
Comment from : Parker Young

what weight rod reel would you suggest for great lake steelhead in tributary streams
Comment from : Beth Pentz

I can take the tip of my Loomis rod and land a 24 inch rainbow without a reel, a weight forward #5 line with a 2 pound tapered leader I am sure the marketing and publicity people love youbrIguana
Comment from : Iguana Amphibious Truck

I got a 9' with a 4 w can I have a 4 to 6 w on the sum rod
Comment from : Selwyn Newson

Hy, can i use a 5-6wt for pike? Or i can use a 7-8wt for chub? I can broke the 7-8wt rod if i fish chub or trout? Or what is the inconvenient? Sry for my english
Comment from : Alex MMH

Super informative! Great video! New sub!
Comment from : Daniel Prosser

Decent info, but, a 4 weight can easily throw trout streamers and smaller bass streamers, including slow action 4 weights A 6 weight would be the only rod that I would own if I had to have just one, with that said, I hardly ever fish any of my three 6 weights I use a 7/8 fiberglass rod for my smallie duties here in central PA and usually a 75 foot fiberglass 4 weight for most of my trout fishing Learn to cast and you can throw anything on most anything Also, fish whatever is fun and you enjoy My go to trout rod at only 75 feet is certainly not great for big waters or high sticking/tightlining/Euro nymlhing or whatever, but do I still use it in some of those fashions? You bet! Be a good angler, become knowledgeable, learn the habits of fish, and have fun
Comment from : Joshua Hill

I'm thinking about getting another fly rod for heavier duty I currently have a 3wt, do you think a 5wt would make much a difference? By heavier duty I mean enough back bone to throw bass flies
Comment from : chonch burger

What island has trout ?
Comment from : Dennis G

How much effort is needed to set a hook or how hard do you need to set it? I loose about half of the fish hooked I was told trouts mouth is soft and you can pull the hook out
Comment from : Justin Ferguson

Good breakdown on weight Also consider the action of the rod
Comment from : Lorne Hargis

Thanks again for great information on fly rods Could you talk about waders an the different type of wading boots?
Comment from : Hillbilly Sportsman

Thanks for continuously putting out great content! This is very helpful Fly fishing can become a beast when looking at all of the different size flies, lines and rods I am a novice and I just love to fish period Getting out there and seeing what works for you is the most important thing I hope to make a trip or 5 up to Boone early spring so I can come check out the shop!! Thanks again +WildFlyProductions and Due South for great NC content!
Comment from : Fairview Homestead

HI PATRICK, WITH ALL THAT BEING SAID, WHAT FLY LINE IS BEST PREDOMINANTLY FOR NYMPHING? I FISH MEDIUM SIZED STREAMS IN COLORADO AND LOOKING TO UPGRADE TO A 5WT ANY THOUGHTS? THANK YOU UPFRONT FOR YOUR RESPONSE, KEN
Comment from : MrBowhunter53