Which Weight Rod is For You? Fly Rod Breakdown

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[abcsandoval]

I like your whiteboard chart. I was never able to understand others trying to explain it. I learned better from your presentation.

[SalSavia-yx]

9ft. 5wgt., standard out west also! Greetings and salutations from Gunnison CO.!

[fairviewhomestead]

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!

[lornehargis]

Good breakdown on weight. Also consider the action of the rod.

[manifestgtr]

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.

[arthurskim]

Outstanding presentation. Providing the information clearly and in just a few words, but comprehensive.
You made a very confusing subject easier to understand. Bravo Zulu

[ericnortan]

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.

[mch.l.trecords]

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.

[cbwelch]

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 summer.in some smaller streams. W. Fork of the Pigeon River, Catalouchee, etc. I can get away with a 6 wt.

[sinepari]

I have a 5wt 9ft and think it's the best rod I've owned. I am in northern CO/southern WY, though. I have a tiny little spincast for everything else.

[ramboj]

5 is king, love my 3 wt for streams and 7wt for streamers but 5 does everything and just feels right

[martinaddison]

wt and action really breaks down to what is comfortable for the user

[danielcannaday]

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

[parkersmith]

This was very very helpful. Thank you for making this.

[Mtn_Nomad]

Have a 76 4wt, going to add a 9 5wt soon to take care of everything else!

[aaront]

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.

[dgilchrist]

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.

[kennethmidwinter]

Great video, very informative for me. Kind regards Ken, Rutland, England.

[justinferguson]

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

[NimbusDevOps]

Great videos man. Should definitely make more.