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your right about that Jim;; no doubt a tfo rod would break;; in fact the ones I did manage to catch; the ( pucker factor ) kicked in !! If mine does break;; Ill be checking out their life time warranty !! I have looked at a few eagle claw rods; havent found a 9 foot one yet;; if I ever do; in around a 3 wt;; proably going to have to get it; LOL;; just what I need;; another rod !!
nothing worse than having a pricey graphite rod explode in your hands carl.i landed or rather beached the head of a 25lb plus grass carp on a 5wt.it was a 30 minute battle.seemed like hours.the rod didn't quite explode but it has several stress fractures.the rod is ruined but not the rods fault.i picked up a really nice old wright mcgill sweetheart 7wt with a pflueger medalist with adjustable drag.gonna be my carp and bass rod.i kept having huge bass swallow the bluegills i was catching on my modern glass 3wt.did not break even doubled over.my tfo would have broke no question
Allan;; some time ago; I caught some stripe on my tfo 3 wt;; small ones around 2 pounds;; thought I was going to break my rod !! so;; Im rigging up my fiberglass rod !! man it was fun catching those !!
Carl, I can tell you from personal experience, 3 - 5 lbs Stripers on a 5wt are an absolute hoot! I've caught a 3 lbs Striper on my 5 wt. That was the reason why I bought an 8 wt outfit. Never did get a chance to connect with a bigger Striper on that rig, though.
Jim, I'm not sure which one are a tougher fight, Stripers of Hybrid Stripers. I caught about a 6 lbs Hybrid a few years ago, and let me tell you, it fought like crazy! I think that because a Hybrid has a body shaped a little more like a White Bass, but just bigger size, when they turn broadside to the current, they can pull like there's no tomorrow.
Jim;; just have to try it one time !! and yes;; one rod n reel; loaded with strong backing;; fiberglass 8 wt should do it I think;; going to be pure fun if I do hook one !!
any fish in the bass family is quite a fish.even those little yellow bass are quite feisty.
allen we don't have pure stripers ,we have the hybrid white bass/striped bass.they usually top out at 15lbs or so.i have lande them up to 9 on light gear fishing for something else and they really tore up a decent reel.an 8wt might be the ticket carl but have a ton of backing.
If you think an 8 - 10 lbs class Striper destroys gear, imagine what a 20 lbs class (or bigger) will do?
have a good ; fiberglass 8 wt;; all set up for stripe or bass;; this fly looks a lot like a murdoc minnow; I once tried to make;; failed miserably trying;; didnt have the right material
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