Season opens this weekend where I’m at and I’m trying up some streamers for the first time as it’s still pretty cold so I’m not expecting a whole lot of dry fly action which is usually what I fish. Not sure on hook size but it’s a 6.5mm brass bead. The only rod I have is a 9ft 5wt and I’m wondering if a streamer of this size is too big for my rod. I don’t want to damage my rod on the first day of the season! Also, if it’s all good then what kind of leader set up would you recommend? TIA
Posted by -myusernameisshit
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Not at all, it will fish fine on a 5wt. I personally prefer 7wts for just streamers so if I want to really size up, I can.
I’ve used them on a 5 before. You just have to be careful. I think I used a 3x
I fish streamers (wooly buggers, girdle bugs) on a 3WT.
I can fish 2 or 3 of these on a 5 wt. Just have to cast correctly