7wt or 8wt?

[pepem7]

my buddies and i have used 7 or 8 wieght rods in lengths from 9-10 ft for steelies on the salmon river for the past several years and have been able to land fish a plenty, some 30" plus. I think it will work fine for what ever you are doing. As someone said earlier, techniques also plays a big part. One thing to look at that i may be looking into this year is smaller 10-12ft spey around the 6wt size. Had a friend i fished with last year using one of those for steelies and he made landing them look like a breeze. However a nice 7/8 wt will work fine. I use a ross fs i picked up for cheep, and works awsome.
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