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need recomendation salt water 8 wt rod for surf
Posted by:
sante morrone
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Date: July 10, 2009 02:44AM
a good friend of mine just retired i told him i would give him a fly rod but he would have to build it with (my help ) of course.
he owns several fly rods but none of them are custom made so this will be his first to build and first custom made to add to his arsenal.iam looking for some help from you guys on specs iam looking for an 8 wt 9' 4 piece for surf fishing Southern California beaches thanks guys Sante Morrone the fisherman Re: need recomendation salt water 8 wt rod for surf
Posted by:
kevin knox
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Date: July 10, 2009 07:49AM
Look at the St. Croix Legend Elite 9' 8wt 4 piece. Great performance, beautiful blue blank and moderately priced.
Kevin Re: need recomendation salt water 8 wt rod for surf
Posted by:
Herb Ladenheim
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Date: July 10, 2009 08:30AM
Sante,
If he is an experianced CA fly fisherman I guess he know what he is doing - but an 8wt in the surf is kind of light. I have built rods for the CA fishermen in #9 to be overlined with a #10 line. I would say a #9 is the minimum with a #10 being what he really needs. But, no matter what you build you have to take a look at the CTS new line of Affinity-X blanks. I just finished some in #9 and #10. I think that they blow all others away. Herb Re: need recomendation salt water 8 wt rod for surf
Posted by:
Billy Russell
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Date: July 10, 2009 10:39AM
Check out the Mudhole closeouts on Lamiglass. They have the older 9wt XMG 4 piece 9" Lamiglass on clearance. I've got one and I'm building it right now. It is the exact equal to my old Thomas & Thomas Horizon 8wt in my "pulling" contest so it should handle 9 weight line just fine. I use 9wt on my T&T. Very good deal on a blank. Sorry, only registered users may post in this forum.
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