Thanks all for your advise, I really appreciate it. I'm leaving to fish the Rapid River and Magalloway river in Maine on Thursday so I needed to get them fast, I ended up ordering the SIMMS G3 guide and should be here my Wednesday.

I've used Patagonia now for the last 5, In the 5 years I've gone though 4 pair of waders. Their warranty is very good as they keep sending me new waders when I have issues with them. Currently I have the Patagonia Skeena River waders, I've used the 6 times, I fished the Mongaup this morning and...

It is hitting the top of the reel WB, Looking back at that purchase I should have gone with the 2.0, Of course I'm careful when I reel the line in but to tell you the truth i don't want to worry that much about line management when i'm fishing. I think the best option is to build a 3wt and use...

i picked up a Lamson Litespeed 1.5, with 100 yards 20lb backing and wf4f Rio gold the reel binds up if the line shifts to the left or right. I cut the backing to 50 yards and still have the issue. Anyone else experience the same problem?

I'm taking a trip for 5 days mid September to fish the Magalloway River and Rapid River in Maine. I'm familiar with the Magalloway but have no experience fishing Rapid River. I typically use my 4wt, 5x or 6x in the Mainstem and i'm thinking I would do the same there except maybe use 4x or 5x...