09-21-2012, 01:17 AM
KG generally uses a 6 wt. to throw streamers. JH uses a 9 wt.
450 gr. line to throw streamers on the White River. JH is going
after big browns. The purpose of the heavy line is to get down fast
into the strike zone. Therefore he needs a fast 9 wt. to throw
the 450 gr. line. JH does not speak of big streamers as the #1 priority for choosing a rod wt. but rather the line gr. matching the rod wt. Just another way to look at streamer fishing.
I started throwing RIO Lake 7 on my 6 wt.Z Axis this yr. The soul purpose was to get down faster in the deep holes. I believed this helped in many situations.
I agree---an experienced fisherman, as yourself, can catch large fish on a light rod.
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450 gr. line to throw streamers on the White River. JH is going
after big browns. The purpose of the heavy line is to get down fast
into the strike zone. Therefore he needs a fast 9 wt. to throw
the 450 gr. line. JH does not speak of big streamers as the #1 priority for choosing a rod wt. but rather the line gr. matching the rod wt. Just another way to look at streamer fishing.
I started throwing RIO Lake 7 on my 6 wt.Z Axis this yr. The soul purpose was to get down faster in the deep holes. I believed this helped in many situations.
I agree---an experienced fisherman, as yourself, can catch large fish on a light rod.
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