chris adams Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > The MHX 4wt gets my nod and I built one that was > fished on the Davidson back in December by a guy > who was new to the sport. He fished it with the > Rio Mainstream 4wt as that line is a 1/2 weight > heavier and he did very well with it. That trip > was pretty much all indicator fishing with ap
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Phil Erickson Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > No, not head to head. My rod geeks are heavier > weights. What are you looking for in a head to > head? I guess I'm just looking for an overall comparison of performance. As I mentioned I'm relatively new to fly fishing so my ability to distinguish one rod from the next may not be significant enough t
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Phil Erickson Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > They are both fine blanks, My preference is the > MHX, due to it's action! I also find Mudhole > excellent to deal with and they can supply all the > additional items you will need to complete the > build. > > An MHX 5wt is my "go-to" rod for most of my trout > fishing. T
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Looking for decent blank for my first rod build. Looking at either an MHX or Rodgeeks blank. Most of my fishing has been dry flies on lakes and reservoirs fishing for stocked rainbow trout out of a kayak. I’m hoping to do some wading and stream fishing this season as well. Most likely both opportunities will target fish in the 9-15” range. With only a couple of seasons worth of fly fishin
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herb canter Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Hopefully they list heights for all the various > guides. Glad to see this mentioned. I have been trying to spec out guides for my first build and could have sworn that the detailed guide height information was listed at some point but when I went back to find it yesterday I couldn’t find it anywhere. Thought
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