09-01-2014, 08:29 PM
It is the hook size. You can have a stubby little fly or one with long feathers or hair, but if tied on a #4 hook that is the reference, I think.
Comes down to a judgement call. If that #4 hook is lightly dressed with material that isn't going to weigh a lot when wet, you could cast it with a 2 wt.
But if that #4 hook is dressed with fur or lead or other weight, you might not want to cast it with smaller than a 5 wt. (Duck and Chuck)
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Comes down to a judgement call. If that #4 hook is lightly dressed with material that isn't going to weigh a lot when wet, you could cast it with a 2 wt.
But if that #4 hook is dressed with fur or lead or other weight, you might not want to cast it with smaller than a 5 wt. (Duck and Chuck)
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