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bobbeegee	Your current "go to" rod and reel		Lead	[-]
Posts: 2439 03/01/2009 17:20	Tags : None Fairly bored here waiting for the rain to change to snow. Was wondering what your current "go to" rod and reel might be? Mine would be a Dave Male 7' 6" 2/1 for a 5 weight with a Hardy LRH and a Cortland 444 DT5 peach line. I said I was bored! Can't get into reading right now and TV sucks! I guess I could get out all my gear and fondle it? bobbyg Go Heels!!!
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pvansch1		#1	[url]	[-]
Posts: 4394 03/01/2009 17:33 Moderator	8' 3/2 5wt based on a Phillipson taper Paired with a Pflueger 1494 and a Cortland Peach WF5 line. Pete "A peaceful place, or so it looks from space A closer look reveals the human race Full of hope, full of grace, is the human face But afraid we may lay our home to waste" Lyrics: John Barlow Music: Bob Weir
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Marty		#2	[url]	[-]
Posts: 31 03/01/2009 17:51	Most of the time: 7'6" Winston Taper by Don Recker. Hardy Marquis #6 DT5 Cortland Sylk or if the mood is right Terenzio silk on the other spool. For bass or windy days its a Granger 9053 with a DT 7 Sylk on a St Aidan (reel is overkill on backing capacity but weight balances rod nicely)
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bobbeegee		#3	[url]	[-]
Posts: 2441 03/01/2009 18:03	Marty wrote: For bass or windy days its a Granger 9053 with a DT 7 Sylk on a St Aidan (reel is overkill on backing capacity but weight balances rod nicely) Marty, That's my rig for bass! Use a WF8 though. Don't ask me what brand! bobbyg Go Heels!!!
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ellensdad		#4	[url]	[-]
Posts: 83 03/01/2009 18:13	In the past it's been a 7' 2/2 for 4 Kusse. Rio ST DT4 on a 3" Dingley. This year the Kusse will share time with a Maxwell/Leonard 39DF-4 taper by Chris Bogart, same reel and line.
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JPMarci	Heddon	#5	[url]	[-]
Posts: 170 03/01/2009 18:51	Heddon Folsom 1510 8' 1.75 F. Just a great fishing rod. My third restoration project. Matched with an Orvis Battenkill BBS III and a 5WF line. As has been said before, great rod to cast every day, and for $100 how can you beat it. John Last Edited By: JPMarci 03/01/2009 20:20. Edited 1 time.
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CtKenC	Leonard 49-5 HUNT by Tom Maxwell	#6	[url]	[-]
Posts: 307 03/01/2009 19:19	A Leonard 49-5 HUNT by Tom Maxwell which I have said here on more than one occasion, is, to me, the best looking rod ever made .... and oh, by the way, it casts as great as it looks.
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cwood		#7	[url]	[-]
Posts: 526 03/01/2009 19:21	It's a toss up between my 7 ft. Phillipson PP and Thramer 6611, both with a Ross Colorado 1 loaded with a peach DT4. CWood
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slw	Favorite	#8	[url]	[-]
Posts: 158 03/01/2009 19:30	Same here....mostly cruddy wet and cold. Snow would at least be pretty. Mine hasn't changed in many years. A Jenkins GA-75, (usually) a Robichaud 3" Traditional Trout reel, and SA XPS DT5F. When I fish our freestoners I use a beater Hardy LRH. Why is it that I can boulder my way up these freestoners with barely a nick on my rod, but my reel always comes back looking like it's been dragged behind my car? Last Edited By: slw 03/01/2009 19:53. Edited 1 time.
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bamb00zler		#9	[url]	[-]
Posts: 31 03/01/2009 20:08	When the going gets tough...the tough turn pro! This isn't a job for just anything and that's why I pull out my ace-in-the hole---a Kusse Baby Catskill paired with an A.F. Meisselbach Featherlight 250 reel.
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bobbeegee		#10	[url]	[-]
Posts: 2443 03/01/2009 20:09	I've often wondered the same thing slw. Beautiful combo, by the way. Bob Go Heels!!!
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Marty		#11	[url]	[-]
Posts: 32 03/01/2009 20:47	Isn't it funny how 2 or 3 guys with the same rod throw different lines. Although dt7 and wf8 are pretty much the same. I have used DT lines for the most part for almost 30 years (some exceptions) liked the idea of reversing the line for economy but thinking about it don't think I've ever done it just got a new line every few seasons. Although I do find the fine taper on the sylk lines from cortland to allow using a heavier rod like that on some picky trout if you use a nice long leader. Amazing also how many cane guys use the good old corland peach (I have more of that line than any other) good line and they don't change it every 15 minutes........... I am also guessing that SLW and the other guys would consider all my reels beaters they are lubed to perfection, I change springs and pawls religiously.....but outside matches their owner a little worse for wear. I am jealous of the brown the rod and the reel..........I've squeaked in a few days this season but not had a bolt of light through the clouds by golly it's spring and the fish are hungry day yet.....yet
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Rolf Jacobsen		#12	[url]	[-]
Posts: 2113 03/01/2009 21:18 The COOLER	Those who know me are most likely sick of hearing this. I have an FE Thomas Special, 8', 3/2, 5 weight that does everything I could ask of it. It's mated up to a 3-1/4 Bougle with a Cortland SYLK 5 weigh DT or a Wulff #5 DT depending on the tie of the year. Rolf Brook Trout are God's way of reminding us everything is going to be alright.
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JJZ		#13	[url]	[-]
Posts: 36 03/01/2009 21:26	Dream Catcher 7'2 4wt "hemlock". This rod is a workhorse.
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penobscot	your current "go to"rod and reel	#14	[url]	[-]
Posts: 8 03/01/2009 21:27	my go to rod is a Thomas dirigo 9' and the reel is a Young brown agate i don't know the model,line is a dt6 silk. i like long rods as i do mostly wets.also use a 10' Leonard for a 5wt. i have shorter rods,but seldom use them.Love those silk lines.need more. Bruce
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JJZ		#15	[url]	[-]
Posts: 37 03/01/2009 21:32	I forgot the reel, an Orvis CFO.., thats me tired.
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bobbeegee		#16	[url]	[-]
Posts: 2445 03/01/2009 21:35	penobscot wrote: my go to rod is a Thomas dirigo 9' and the reel is a Young brown agate i don't know the model,line is a dt6 silk. i like long rods as i do mostly wets.also use a 10' Leonard for a 5wt. i have shorter rods,but seldom use them.Love those silk lines.need more. Bruce That sounds like a great wet fly outfit Bruce! Bob Go Heels!!!
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fishaboo		#17	[url]	[-]
Posts: 15 03/01/2009 22:07	Leonard 39 5wt, an old Hardy 3" St. George and Cortland peach DT5F or Bill Taylor hollow built 8' 4wt, an old Hardy 2-7/8" Uniqua and Orvis Wonderline WF4F.
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doloresboy		#18	[url]	[-]
Posts: 414 03/01/2009 23:02	Winston (Brackett) 8' 2/2 with a Peerless 1.5 and a Phoenix silk. Matt
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57Clemson		#19	[url]	[-]
Posts: 13 03/01/2009 23:31	My 8' 2/2 Thomas throwing a 4wt. line.I converted the Thomas from 3 to 2 piece and modified the butt a little. If I have a favorite and go to this is it.
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PA Limestoner		#20	[url]	[-]
Posts: 75 03/01/2009 23:49	Homer Jennings 7'6" 3 pc. 4/5 wt. with a Winston Vintage 3/4. One spool loaded with a Masterline chalkstream DT4, and the other with a Thebault DT5 silk.
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