Blank similar to Five Rivers FT (Dan Craft)

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Re: Blank similar to Five Rivers FT (Dan Craft)

Posted by: Tom Charlton (---.washdc.fios.verizon.net)

Date: February 15, 2014 11:51AM

I don't find the FT 5 WT too stiff to cast but then that was the rod I learned to cast on. I had been a surf caster for years before picking up fly fishing and I found that fast fly rod felt a little more natural to me. That being said, there were better rods for close in work. I also have the FT 3 weight 8 1/2 foot rod which works well with a 5 weight line (in fact, it is the lightest five weight I have.) but it had a shade too much "give" in it. I am about the build an FT 4 WT in the hope that it will be the magic combination for me as a five WT. Good luck.

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