Saltwater Rods used in freshwater ?
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Do fisherman ever use saltwater rods in drift boats with sinking lines and big modern streamers ?
Xi3 instead of a Z-axis
S4S instead of a S4 and so forth ?
I use plenty of salt water rods in fresh water – to cast big flies or in bad conditions.
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Beechy
Sure! If you got it, use it! Especially 8-10wts because they turn over bass bugs well. I especially like my 9wt for sink tip lines and big flies in the brush on ponds – if you get a big bass you need to immediately fight him out of the cover or the game is over. However, the Sage Smallmouth and Largemouth rods have kind of changed the way many bass guys fish because they are just damn good rods for pond/lake fishing.
Also, I use my 8wt Xi2 on the river for throwing Sex Dungeons and articulated flies (however, I hate that stiff rod and I really want another 7wt Heliply for that game, which was the perfect rod until I lost it).
I use an Xi3 for bass fishing — I love it. You can turn over big bugs and pull bass out of the moss with no problems.
If you’re casting big flies it is great, but if you are fishing for trout where the fish are sensitive to tippet size, I don’t use
We (here in Tejas) definitely lean toward saltwater rods as Grant indicates. We’re so close to both salt and fresh, it just makes perfect sense.
David, I use RPLX 690 and Rio 15′ 7wt sinking line and a nautilus FW7 reel. It is a stud with Gallup style streamers and close 40′ or less casts.
I use a 7 wt Z-Axis in fresh and salt water. My 8/9 wts are used in both fresh and salt. I have just as much fun and the fish don’t care.
As said previously certain lines work better in warm water and some are best used in cooler conditions.My Xi2’s, purchased to fish for redfish on the Texas Gulf Coast, are perfect for throwing Clousers or poppers at stripers on Lake Texoma. And my Sage TCR 8 wt throws a mean 350 grain sink tip for dredging them down deep.
Kelly Galloup is a big proponent of big streamers and sinking lines for big trout. I’ll bet he relies on hardware that could be used in the salt as well.
Almost exclusively.
My 6wt Orvis salt water rod is my go to rod out west, on the Potomac, eastern spring creeks, and local lakes. We also take out the 8wt a lot. We’ll be throwing the 8wt rods with sinking lines this weekend on the Potomac. Cold water = fish are down deep this time of year.
The larger guides don’t freeze up as fast in winter, and the full grip is more comfortable for throwing all day and for big flies on heavy lines.
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