Streamer Rod/Steelhead
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Gentleman,
I have been messaging Eric Bebee a new member and a heck of a fly tyer (check his website, bighornflies.com) on here and here’s what i have come up with. I’m looking to purchase a new streamer rod that will also double as my steelhead rod. Eric recommends a 8wt with a 300 grain sink tip line. I was looking to purchase the st. croix bank robber which is an 7wt. I only have about 400 or so to spend on the rod. Big question is can I buy the 7wt St croix and go to a 8 wt sink tip line and just overline it? Or am i better off going to a 8 wt rod and using the 8wt sink line? Input is welcome, what other rods are out there in this price point? Thanks in advance.Eric
You should at least test out the TFO BVK (their new rod), and I would also throw the new Ross RX in there.
Its actually a stupid easy fishery and after a few trips it gets really old.
Colin, before I submit my full response I just need clarification on if the above statement was connected to the winking smiley face at the end of your post or a totally separate thought. Thanks.
Eric,
The most important thing for throwing streamers on the Horn is the grain weight of your line, not only for how fast it gets down but also for the distance you can throw it. A lot of people bang the banks looking for “The” fish, which is fine, if that’s the case you only need 40 to 50 foot casts, a 6 wt. and a class 6 sink tip. What a lot people don’t realize on the horn is that a lot of the bigger fish like to hold up in the drop off 30 to 40 feet off the bank in slower stretches of the river, which requires a 70 to 90 ft. cast to cover the bank and the drop off. You’re not going to accomplish that with a 6 wt. without a lot of casting. With a faster 8 wt. you can do it with one loading cast. Doing a lot of casting with a 5 inch Streamer is not a good thing and anybody that has hit themselves in the back of the head with one knows what I mean ;D. Rio makes a class 6 line in just about every weight, it doesn’t get down as fast as a 300 grain, but it’s close. So if you go with the 7 weight get the class 6 line with it. Also the Bank Robber is not designed for distance, The TFO rods are a much better choice.
I had the same dilemma and went with a Redington CPX 8wt line for both steelhead and hucking streamers.
Tim the smiley was only associated with what was in parenthesis.
Eric good choice, if i had to own just two rods, and could only have two rods, I’d have a 6 and an 8 (mayyyyyyyyyyybe a 9)
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