Hello all,
I currently have a 9'5wt Orris Clearwater outfit that I purchased last year as an introduction to fly fishing. I've since fished that rod hard for trout here in Brockville Tailwater Indiana and even out west. My casting stroke and techniques have greatly improved over the last year and am now efficient in most casting techniques for trout. That said, I would love to update my rod to a more "premium" rod. I've been looking at the Sage Foundation which is not going to break the bank, but likely be a better overall rod compared to the Clearwater.
My dilemma: should I purchase a smaller dedicated dry fly rod (3 or 4wt) and the Sage Foundation in a 6wt to through double nymphs and streamers? Or stick with a 9'5wt Sage Foundation type rod that can "do everything" from dries to nymphs...but better than the Clearwater? The goal is to be able to through dries from size 20 to size 4 streamers and heavy nymph rigs
Any advice is appreciated? Thanks!
I currently have a 9'5wt Orris Clearwater outfit that I purchased last year as an introduction to fly fishing. I've since fished that rod hard for trout here in Brockville Tailwater Indiana and even out west. My casting stroke and techniques have greatly improved over the last year and am now efficient in most casting techniques for trout. That said, I would love to update my rod to a more "premium" rod. I've been looking at the Sage Foundation which is not going to break the bank, but likely be a better overall rod compared to the Clearwater.
My dilemma: should I purchase a smaller dedicated dry fly rod (3 or 4wt) and the Sage Foundation in a 6wt to through double nymphs and streamers? Or stick with a 9'5wt Sage Foundation type rod that can "do everything" from dries to nymphs...but better than the Clearwater? The goal is to be able to through dries from size 20 to size 4 streamers and heavy nymph rigs
Any advice is appreciated? Thanks!