Haven't ever thrown massive flies for bull trout so a 7wt will work for me when fishing bull trout. I would probably need an 8wt for carp but I'm trying to find a rod that will work for all, and I think that a 7wt would work fine for carp, and if i get destroyed by a fish then i get destroyed 🤷♂️
Hey guys! I'm in search of a 7wt that doesn't break the bank and that I can use for all species including bass, carp, bull trout, and streamer fishing for trout. Currently, I've been looking at an Echo ION XL 9'0" 7wt, but not sure how well the rod will perform in all of those situations. Any...
Kinda figured out this pattern just by messing around. Was looking for a pattern that was able to be fished as an attractor dry and I could hang something off of the back as more of a smaller pattern and something more realistic. I wanted something that floated well and was super buggy. Loose...
hook: Mustad R50-94840 Size 8
bead: 3.25 tungsten bead (probably wouldn’t be bad with a larger sized bead)
tail: goose biots brown
Body: mix of hares ear plus dark brown and simi seal peacock (makes for the perfect olive grey skwala color)
Back: Turkey
Ribbing: SM copper brown wire
Legs...