Anglers Trout
Anglers Trout
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Is a 7/8 weight fly rod and reel appropriate for what I am using it for?
I have been fly fishing for a little over a year now, and I bought a scientific anglers bass rod and reel. It is a 7/8 weight reel and rod. I use it on the main branch and the north branch of the ausable river in the northern part of the lower peninsula of michigan for trout fishing. I use the normal flies for that area, and normally only fish between dawn and dusk. I have been catching small to medium sized fish, and the rod casts well, and it is alright for handling fish that I am catching. I was wondering if I should buy a new rod and reel combo, with a lower weight when I can afford one (I am wanting to learn how to tie flies, and I was saving for a kit), but I am only 15, and I just started fishing. Should I get a lower weight rod, or wait?
Great question! Give the trout every chance to get away... Bass rods are big and heavy because bass are big and stronger than similar sized trout. You can outfit your present rod with a lightweight forward weight line, a light leader and a tiny tippet. Practice in the back yard. Save your money and buy a fly tying kit or check around, someone may be teaching fly tying. One measure of skill suggests catching a 20 inch Rainbow with a #20 fly.
