Actually the 11 wt Musky is becoming my favorite
Favorite bass rod weight, what you got?
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I donāt catch the size of bass that @Billy does. I mostly fish for them on the Columbia River and primarily catch smallmouth. I like to swing for them with my 4 weight trout Spey. My single-hand rods only go up to 6 weight. Years ago, when I started to get into the Spey game, I sold my 2-piece 9ā6ā 7-weight Sage XP. Shouldnāt have done thatā¦.
well, when you're fishing musky sized flies for musky sized bass....Actually the 11 wt Musky is becoming my favorite
FIFY but yes, yes I do.
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Just so many variables. But mostly the size of the fly.
Fourbtgait
Steelhead
I voted 6 wt, only because it is my largest rod, used it for small mouth.
8wt for me. If itās windy or throwing larger or wind resistant flies, it works well. Can still make it be a little more subtle with low and or clear water by lengthening leader. Fishing river smallmouth (most of what I do), it works for the flies and also give that extra leverage for fish as needed too.
If I had to pick a second it would be a 7wt. For basically the same reasons, just slightly on the lighter scale.
If I had to pick only one for myself, Iād say 8wt but for somebody newer to it Iād suggest 7wt as they probably are more versatile for somebody checking it out (and the new 7wts are yesterdays 8wtsā¦). Most of what I fish are size 2 or so, usually around 4-5ā and some cork poppers.
If I had to pick a second it would be a 7wt. For basically the same reasons, just slightly on the lighter scale.
If I had to pick only one for myself, Iād say 8wt but for somebody newer to it Iād suggest 7wt as they probably are more versatile for somebody checking it out (and the new 7wts are yesterdays 8wtsā¦). Most of what I fish are size 2 or so, usually around 4-5ā and some cork poppers.
When I fished for bass a lot, I preferred a 5 or 6 if I could get away with it. Maxmum fun without wimping out on the fish. But I fished up to a 9 for giant deer hair/rabbit monstrosities.
Sage Bass II Smallmouth.
I occasionally use an H2 8 weight but that Sage Smallmouth rod is my go-to
I occasionally use an H2 8 weight but that Sage Smallmouth rod is my go-to
Jahhn
Just Hatched
I've most often used 6 & 7 for bass, my 6 is dedicated to floating line and my 7 is a shorter fiberglass rod with an intermediate line. I've also used a separate 6 and 8, those were set up for stripers with shooting heads. While those two aren't my rods I got to fish them quite a lot and they were very enjoyable. I personally voted 7 here because it just makes it a little easier to throw bigger streamers
Ryan Smart
Steelhead
Like a lot of the other posts, I generally use an 7wt or 8wt for bass. Nearly all of my bass fishing is for smallmouth, and has mostly been in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Ontario so the heavier rod is nice when a pike or musky decides to eat my bass fly.
