Ha Ha, all thoughts welcome. Here's where I'm at. Got plenty of rods and stuff, you all know that. I like the style, being right in there with the quarry. What I'm pretty sure I would like to do is upgrade my rod for tightline/esn style fishing specifically. I like fishing a ~20' 20# chameleon on a true euro line. I've tried 12# a lot and it just doesn't work as well. You know the shit I like to fish, usually a sz. 6-8 with 4.8mm or similar heavy, and at least one other weighted nymph, maybe even a weighted sz 6 pats. I just don't fish stuff smaller than 16. I'm figuring the day's I use this I won't be fishing a dry by itself, or stray outside the technique much. Just the ESN line all day will be fine. I figure there are places everywhere I'm likely to fish that a 10' rod is the best length because of trees, and I find that length hard enough to net fish over a 9' rod. Usually fish with 10' of the #20 beyond the rod tip, maybe short, maybe up to 25' of the euro line out the rod tip. Looking for something that would give me more for feel for the bottom and fish takes than the Echo Carbon XL Euro 10' 3wt. And more power down near the handle. I like that rod a lot, but I feel it's deficient in those two areas. And I bought and extra tip and haven't needed it. I want something that isn't fragile at all.
So what are peoples choices in rods in that 10' 3wt with fighting butt ESN purposeful style rod? Maybe best and mid price choice if not the best? Or is euro-nymphing just stupid and I should go back to bobber fishing.? I can do that too.
So what are peoples choices in rods in that 10' 3wt with fighting butt ESN purposeful style rod? Maybe best and mid price choice if not the best? Or is euro-nymphing just stupid and I should go back to bobber fishing.? I can do that too.