2Bonthewater
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I have fished a St. Croix 9.5 foot 7 wt Avid fly rod for the longest time on the tribs and it has served me well for Erie steel and Salmon River Kings / cohos........ This year I have made a few rod purchases: 11 foot 7 wt Winston switch rod--main purpose is Salmon River in NY, but could also be used on lower Elk--is it needed on lower Elk or any Erie Trib--probably not, but....... I also bought a 10.5 foot Beulah 9/10 wt switch rod--main reason Salmon Fishing on the Salmon River..........should be sweet..........I have this rod matched with a Loop CLCW Reel with RIO salmon / steelhead 10 wt line--mostly set up for nymphing with the occasional spey type cast...........the 7 wt has Beulah Elixer fly line and a Fly Logic FLO 789 wildberry reel on it--it is set up mostly for spey type casts--but does well with overhead casting also.........these two rods should allow me to fish any trib on Lake Erie or Lake Ontario or any other Great Lake..........I also have a 9.5 foot Sage VT2 6 wt that will see use mostly on Erie Tribs.........I feel the 9.5 foot rods are ideal for Erie Tribs............IMHO BUT---
I have had three shoulder surgeries--the latest a hemi-arthroplasty--still have not recovered from that one--and while I was in the military I had my opposite shoulder reconstructed..........so, with all that in mind--lifting my arms to shoulder height and higher is really a pain, literally.........so, roll casting, spey casting etc....is much much easier on my crappy shoulders..........(my crappy shoulders have cost me two careers)
So, although an 11 foot rod is certainly not needed, it would sure be fun for anyone to fish with........I just don't understand why some people get all bent out of shape over what he, she, it should be fishing with........it comes down to personal preferance.........if you want to fish with an Ugly Stik--fine--awesome--go to it......they are great rods......if you want to fish with a Loomis--go for it..........and so on and so forth........it would be pretty boring if we all fished a 9 foot 6 wt with a matte black finish matched with a black reel........I love color----and I love different.......I love Fly Logic reels...........most others love Orvis, Abel, Lamson etc........good for them.....I hope they land a ton of fish.........but I love what I love........and I like what I like.......and that should go for every member on this board.......can't understand the hate for another fisherman who loves to chase the steel....
all I know is that I missed an entire salmon / steely season last year ( one trip to salmon river and one trip to Erie--and both were fun--but fishing just didn't work--my shoulder and arm were and still are, pretty much useless) and I am looking at missing another season ( shoulder still killing me and monetary reasons) --so, instead of belly aching about who should be using what rod.............get out there and fish.............just my thoughts............so please don't beat me up :-) Fish On
and really, does it matter what you are fishing with? Heck NO........
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