I am wondering which Jenkins, GA70 or GA70L, do you think would be more at home on small streams chasing the Spotted Dace in Wisconsin and Iowa, and trout in
Michigan? I enjoy both nymphing and dries, if that's a help. Rick
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All round use I'd get the 70. If I were fishing light tippets, small flies and spring creeks and small trickles, I'd go for the 70L. Medium and
Larger flies, diversity of river sizes, bigger fish, nymphs in pocket water - the 70 is a better choice.
BTW, I currently own a 70L and a 80 Jenkins (both 3 pcers) and fish them with a 3 or 4 wt (70L) and a 5wt (80) and would concur with the comments below by bswild and canstixx..
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Posts: 357 10/14/2008 16:20 |
I've cast most of the models. My two favorites are the 8-footer (best all-around rod) and the 70L. The 70L is a surprisingly powerful rod that will work
for everyday trout fishing. I like it with a DT4. It's not at all a wimpy rod. I think it's perhaps the perfect 7-footer.
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Posts: 130 10/15/2008 01:39 |
The best all around rod for your type fishing is the GA756 in my eyes. it's a true 4 wt. The seven & one half length works well when nymphing. I feel
it's better with light tippets than the GA70 & it has the power to land bigger browns than the GA70L. I have fished Jenkins rods for 9 years &
they are all up to the task... but the GA756 is just outstanding.
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OK, 3 responses and 3 different suggestions !
That's why we love this hobby. Thanks for your ideas. No closer to a solution to this madness! Rick |
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I'm a Wisconsin native. A few years ago, I was fishing the Seas Branch, just off the West Fork of the Kickapoo. I'd brought along my Jenkins 70L. If
you know the stream I'm talking about, you know how "brushy" it is. I was walking along the river, outside a stand of very thick woods and brush,
when I heard a fish making gulping rises. I knew I'd spook the trout if I charged through the bracken. But there was a hole in the foliage a little larger
than the size of a basketball. I punched a very tight loop through that hole in the brush and heard the slurp. Nice 12-incher, he was. The 70L was the perfect
rod in my collection for making that cast. I love fishing he Driftless area.
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