Vintage Equipment Group

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I know this sounds strange, but vintage equipment like fiberglass rods still have a place! We can talk shop and discuss why some vintage gear is just as good (if not better) than the new stuff.
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FAVORITE FLY ROD AND ESPECIALLY LENGTH AND WEIGHT !!!!!!!

by DAVID L EITUTIS

Jan 5, 2014

YA KNOW THIS DOESN'T MEAN IT'S GOTTA BE AN OLD ROD, COULD BE MODERN AND OF ANY MATERIAL, GRAPHITE, GLASS, BORON , OR ANY COMBO OF THESE.

  MY OWN FAVORITE LENGTH IS 7'9" AND of course it would be a Wonderod this length . I have several this length and can't really say for sure which model I like the best but there is no doubt about the length or weight .........

  LET HEAR SOME OPINIONS HERE NOW !!!!!!

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    Bill Purmort

    My go to fly rod is a Orvis graphite "Flea" 7' 2 piece rod loaded with a 4wt double taper line...I also fish a lot with a 1wt Orvis graphite....My spinning rigs are both Cabela rods 71/2 footers....

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    Jan 6, 2014

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      Lord of the Fly , Rods

      Ok Yall, my main battle rod ,which I  have been using for the last 25 years is a Browning  Gold Medallion 8 ft 6 inch graphite in a 6 weight. It is super sensitive, can feel every twitch, and has enough backbone to land 14 lb catfish, big smallmouth, and the pull the meanist bluegill out of the deepest cover. My line is a floating wt. forward  with about 2 ft of the taper cut off, a no knot eyelet at the end and about 7 ft of 10 lb  florucarbon line as my leader,if fish cant see it it dosen't matter how thick it is, plus it's strong enough to bend the # 8 wire hooks  when I snag them, then bend them back in shape and your fishing again. Sorry for recycling these photos   LOFRthis photo should prove how sensitive this rig is.

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      Jan 10, 2014

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        David, aka, "McScruff"

        I gotta try me some of those no-tie eyelets...

        Jan 10, 2014