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omnivfly	What line wt should be used for large mouth bass?	Lead	[-]
Sport Posts: 10 (07/14/08 22:19:58) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	I have used 6wt and 7 wt for bass fishing. Now I see others using 8wt, 9wt, and even 10wt lines and rods. I always thought 7 wt line and rods were the standard for bass fishing. What's up with using larger wt lines? Last Edited By: omnivfly 07/14/08 22:28:48. Edited 1 time.
Cameron		#1	[-]
Posts: 2094 (07/14/08 22:32:09) Administrator & Chat Room Host Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	I'm with you omnivfly...I use a six or a seven weight for all my bass fishing. An eight weight or larger just seemed like overkill to me. I believe the heavier weight rods are usually used is to aid in casting the large hair bugs and other meaty flies. http://thefiberglassmanifesto.blogspot.com/
Rockthief		#2	[-]
Master Guide Posts: 759 (07/14/08 22:56:25) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	those big lines are used for yanking the lmb out of thick weeds and such. Does not seem like good sport, but I tell you that bass have got me good on a six weight getting into the thick pond weeds. With a bigger rod I could have got them out. Still, ten weight seems like too much.
beauglass		#3	[-]
Master Guide Posts: 304 (07/15/08 06:58:20) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	The deer hair bugs that I have just can't be fished with anything less than an 8wt. I'm sure I could tie them smaller but just haven't.
yuhina		#4	[-]
Master Guide Posts: 950 (07/15/08 07:12:28) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	Cameron wrote: I'm with you omnivfly...I use a six or a seven weight for all my bass fishing. An eight weight or larger just seemed like overkill to me. I believe the heavier weight rods are usually used is to aid in casting the large hair bugs and other meaty flies. I agree with Cameron, there are certain ratio between fly and the fly line. If the flies become too bulky or heavy, it will off balance and make casting clunky. I think ,to me, it always flies size dictact my fly line choice. On the other extreme end, I also cast tiny nymphs to river bass with 3 wt rod and it is a lot of fun. The reason for that is the crystal clear water and spooky bass. People are arguing and debating with "light rod ethic issue" too, they mentioned this will over play the fish. But in my field experience, how hard and fast you want to haul in a fish is mainly determined by the leader size. I use heavy tippet for bass and usually haul in a bass within few seconds... (I wish it last longer though : P ). www.yuhina.blogspot.com
pearow		#5	[-]
Master Guide Posts: 1217 (07/15/08 07:24:26) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	Again Cameron is right on about the line weight. The larger lines will turn over the bigger flies. I prefer to fish for bass with a 5 weight, but the larger lines make it much easier to cast the big flies. The only other reason I have for fishing bigger line and rods is the vegetation we have. Bass live and thrive in water with a high oxygen content, which is generally in weeds, grasses, mossbeds, lilly pads, etc. It takes a big rod to horse a big bass out of such places. I overline a rod with a heavier line if I'm fishing tight quarters because the rod will load with 20 feet of line out, making casting easier and more accurate casts are the result. For me flies to be cast and structure to be fished dictate rod and line weights generally speaking.-p-
mdwwhw		#6	[-]
Master Guide Posts: 232 (07/15/08 08:56:11) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	Pearow knows bass and habitat. With a 7 wt , say a 2-4 sized hook bass bug and a good breeze, I can't get anywhere with my casts. 8 wt, even overlined to a 9 wt line on an 8 wt rod, is what it takes to move those suckers, especially when they are wet and you're trying to get into the weeds and brush or get the fish out of the same. Bill Tapply of Bass Bug Fishing (and many other notable works) recommends a 9 ft 8 wt rod of a different substance than we usually discuss here. I'll often use just 4 ft or so of 12 lb mono for a leader on a level or wf line. My 8 wt glass rods run 7'9 to 8'6". Now, I'm not a great caster and I'm often in a canoe.
majicwrench		#7	[-]
Master Guide Posts: 801 (07/15/08 09:30:08) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	Like has been said, the bigger rods throw bigger flies with ease. I use my FF98 with a 10wt line a LOT for bass and pike, it will throw a big bass bug a loooong way with absolute ease, and can also deal with a spinner/fly combo well. Big flies on lighter rods/lines are just way too much work, casting becomes a chore instead of fun. As far as being good sport, a ten inch bass feels about the same on a ten weight as it does on a seven weight. The sport is in the hunt, the strike. Keith
JeffSod		#8	[-]
Master Guide Posts: 800 (07/15/08 10:34:27) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	I love to catch LMB on a six or seven weight too. The only reason I picked up an 8wt for LMB is to chuck Bugs into and be able to retrieve the catch from places like this-
ribs1		#9	[-]
Posts: 90 (07/15/08 20:37:02) Moderator Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	It all depends on the size of the fly to me. If you are chucking monster deer hair poppers and dalhberg divers and such then maybe an 8wt. Most of the time I fish a 7 for largemouth.
CaBassKingDumb		#10	[-]
Sport Posts: 51 (07/15/08 21:25:53) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	How big are the bass? Huge flies=huge bass. Here in Ca. double digits are common... -ray

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