callihan_44
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I ask this because more than once ive heard guys say "if it's too big to catch on a 5-6 then jump up to an 8 wt .
What is your projected use for the Meridian? Just curious, as my itchy trigger finger has been on the Checkout Now button at TA's website for a while, but then I wonder if a 7-weight Radian is a better tool for my intended uses (lake fishing for all kinds of species, from the deck of a bass boat, with maybe some river streamer fishing, but not with the huge meat).I was unaware that the 7wt was unloved, although it is a transition point -- heavy for trout, light for salt, situational rather than general purpose when looked at through those lenses. I use 7s quite a bit, a B3x for carpin and general purpose light warmwater, and an Xi3 and a 9'6" One when a bit of muscle is needed. The One doesn't get used much -- I don't know why I ever bought a 9'6" rod -- but the Xi3 is a very useful warmwater rod that I like for throwing bass bugs and for fishing deep in open water for wipers if the wind's not blowing (wind's usually blowing). My next rod is going to be a #7 Meridian, which seems to me to sit between the B3x and the Xi3 on the spectrum of finesse to power.
I would definitely try and cast both. I think you might find the 7wt Radian to be a better freshwater tool then the 7wt Meridian. Especially if you are not going to be throwing a full sink line with big coneheaded streamersWhat is your projected use for the Meridian? Just curious, as my itchy trigger finger has been on the Checkout Now button at TA's website for a while, but then I wonder if a 7-weight Radian is a better tool for my intended uses (lake fishing for all kinds of species, from the deck of a bass boat, with maybe some river streamer fishing, but not with the huge meat).
I'll use it pretty much that way, from a boat, black bass, true bass, carp, minus trout rivers, and as a legit option for Maine schoolies, FLA shark and turtle watching, other light s/w. I cast it alongside a Salt HD and decided the Meridian fit my needs best, a 7 with good power but also with enough touch to be fun to use carpin -- carpin is not the forte of my Xi3 or One, imo. I have the 6 Meridian and use it a lot.What is your projected use for the Meridian? Just curious, as my itchy trigger finger has been on the Checkout Now button at TA's website for a while, but then I wonder if a 7-weight Radian is a better tool for my intended uses (lake fishing for all kinds of species, from the deck of a bass boat, with maybe some river streamer fishing, but not with the huge meat).
Obviously, the Hatch reels are amazing, but since you do have the 8wt, the Allen Kraken has treated me really well for the price.I am looking at adding a 7wt rod. I am looking a a stickman or a sage. It is a hard decision I have 6wt method and a 8wt salt. I think it will fit as a light salt rod to a a heavy freshwater trout and bass. But it is hard as then I have to pick out a new reel, probably a hatch 5 plus in cyan, shh don’t let my wife know.