Seeking opinions on removable butts on larger (7-12) weight fly rods. Yes, no, good, bad? Opinions on fighting butts in general?
Removable Fighting Butts?
- Thread starter Wetswinger
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I wish all my rods had removable fighting butts.
I'm going to build an 8# and wondered if a removable butt would be better than a permanent one.
I love fighting butts. Have zero interest or need for a rod without one personally.
I am curious, what would be the reason for wanting to remove one on a rod in that size range?
I am curious, what would be the reason for wanting to remove one on a rod in that size range?
Wondered if it would get in the way fishing on the river. I could also make a longer one to use switch rod, 2 hand style when my shoulder starts aching. The joys of building your own rod is, you can customize it to your own needs.
Mix-a-lot likes em' big
I perfer my 10' 6wt with rather than without. My 8wt has one and it just seems right.
Do you have any on your 6#'s?
Yeah every sixer I own has a FB. I have zero desire or need to own a rod without one. Personally I just don't see a single negative to having a FB.
This is an interesting concept.
I know @Dustin Chromers has added a lot of fighting butt and extensions to his rods. Maybe he'll chime in with some of his thoughts.
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Nick,
Like you, I like fighting butts but there are some rods you could use both in the salt and for fishing applications where a butt really isn’t needed. I guess to turn it into more of a trout stick. Say going to a river to toss some dry flies. I’ve owned a few rods with removable butts and have liked the option of removing it.
SF
Yeah, I can definitely understand that. I guess I was more curious about the heavier rods mentioned in the OP (7-12 wts). Just trying to think of a reason one would want to remove the FB on a larger rod like that. Maybe for some river fishing applications or something I suppose.
And ya, I forget that people throw dry flies.
Yeah, I can definitely understand that. I guess I was more curious about the heavier rods mentioned in the OP (7-12 wts). Just trying to think of a reason one would want to remove the FB on a larger rod like that. Maybe for some river fishing applications or something I suppose.
And ya, I forget that people throw dry flies.
If you take the fighting butt off a 12 wt and fish a gurgler, you can say you are dry fly fishing…
SF
This is the Echo OHS concept. I am a big big fan.
I built a rod once with a removable fighting butt, somewhere just upstream of the Clay Banks run, I noticed the removable butt piece was 'removed'. I suppose by now there's not much left of it. I wonder where in the Strait of Juan de Fuca it might be.
@Wetswinger - for me, I like fighting butts and they don't need to be removable for the reason noted above. Did you sell the rod you recently had advertised? It was very nicely done.
@Wetswinger - for me, I like fighting butts and they don't need to be removable for the reason noted above. Did you sell the rod you recently had advertised? It was very nicely done.