Thread: Saltwater Help
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05-02-2016 #1
Saltwater Help
Hi All,
I moved up to New England about 8 months ago and knew it was only a question of time before I'd try my hand at salt water fly fishing. My buddy recently got the keys to a condo on a creek in Cape May where stripers apparently spend their winters. We are going to give it a shot and figured this was a good opportunity to try out SW Fly Fishing.
I'm looking at rods and have read all different kinds of opinions on what I should get, and I'm stuck between getting an 8wt or a 9wt. I don't see myself surf casting all that often as I don't live close enough to the beach to be able to chase the bite. However, I would like to mess around a little bit and possibly hook into some stripers or blues.
What is your preferred rod for the salt and why?
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Re: Saltwater Help
I currently have a 9' 8 weight switch that I use. I mainly use it for fluking in the surf. The only problem I have with the rod is the onshore wind. I have to pick my days on the wrong days the 8 weight line does not have enough mass to push though the wind. The next rod I buy for salt water will be a 12 weight or bigger.
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Re: Saltwater Help
Use a 10 weight with an intermediate line. 8 weights are OK until you hook a big bass then you'll wish you had a rod with more balls
Beads? We don't need no stinkin beads.
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Whoa whoa talking about fishing here??? Hard to beat a nice big dry for those wild trout. They just attack anything that lands!
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