RE: {Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Cabo San Lucas and 10wt Suggestions?

Jereme,

 

You can pretty much go up or down a line size with any rod.  I throw a 9wt rod (AFTMA line ratings for a 9wt is 290 grains) and I use a 350 grain 3M streamer express.

 

So to answer your question, yes you can.

 

 

Richard Farino

Urban Angler VA | 108 N. Washington Street  2nd Floor | Alexandria, VA 22314

(703) 527-2524 | fax: (703) 527-3313 | richard@urbanangler.com

 

From: tidal-potomac-fly-rodders@googlegroups.com [mailto:tidal-potomac-fly-rodders@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Jereme Thaxton
Sent: Saturday, April 21, 2012 11:48 AM
To: tidal-potomac-fly-rodders@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: {Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Cabo San Lucas and 10wt Suggestions?

 

Richard,

 

All good points below, what is your take on a rods 'action'.  If you have a 9wt fast or extra fast taper could you pair it with a 10 weight line setup and be fine for dorado and big false albacore?

 

-Jereme

 

On Apr 20, 2012, at 3:27 PM, Richard Farino wrote:

Steve,

 

Congrats on booking your trip to Cabo.  You should have a blast.

 

As far as tackle – there’s cheap and then there’s inexpensive.  Manufacturers make a wide array of gear.

 

A 10wt will handle all you listed – roosters, dorado, small tuna, etc.  You can still use a 10 up here for pike/musky, some big stripers on the Susquehanna Flats, salmon in the great lakes, and big false albacore (my most favorite fishing) down near Harker’s Island in NC.

To address your concerns:

·         Sage rods carry a lifetime warranty like almost every other manufacturer, but Winston is one of the only companies that actually checks the names on the rods.  It’s $50 to replace the rod through their warranty program and they repair any of the broken parts.

o    If you can find an older model Xi2, jump on it.  I still fish a 9 and 10wt Xi2 and they’re my go-to saltwater rods for everything.

o    You won’t find anything new on the Sage list that will be stout enough for what you want to do with it for under $250

·         TFO makes some great rods.  They’re durable, but if you break them it’s a $25 fee and they just give you a new rod.

o    Look at the TFO TiCrX and Axiom rods.  The Axiom is a hair over your budget, but the TiCrX is the cat’s meow, albeit a little heavier than most of the other rods.

·         Rise fishing makes some stellar rods.  The Balance series ($130 and the Level series ($250) will make you rethink the big names.  They’re a local NY company (look up Amanda Switzer)

·         Echo’s Edge rods rock.  Their 10wt ($250) is strong and great for what you’re trying to do, and the Ion rod ($189) is fast and made for big offshore stuff.

 

Let’s talk sometime about Cabo..  are you fishing out of Cabo or inside the cape?

 

 

 

R

 

 

Richard Farino

Urban Angler VA | 108 N. Washington Street  2nd Floor | Alexandria, VA 22314 

(703) 527-2524 | fax: (703) 527-3313 | richard@urbanangler.com

 

From: tidal-potomac-fly-rodders@googlegroups.com [mailto:tidal-potomac-fly-rodders@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Steve F
Sent: Friday, April 20, 2012 1:48 PM
To: tidal-potomac-fly-rodders@googlegroups.com
Subject: {Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Cabo San Lucas and 10wt Suggestions?

 

I just booked a trip to Cabo and figured I should probably gear up sooner rather than later. I'm looking for a decent (read: cheap) 10wt to up my arsenal to handle some roosters, dorado, small tuna and the like.  I see some great deals online for some older Sage RPLX and RPLXis ($2-250) but have doubts on used gear for the warranty concerns.  I'm familiar with TFO's TiCr/x and Bluewater lines and would probably go that route if going new -- I have a TiCr 8wt that I really like.  Any guidance for specific rods this wayward fly slinger should consider test driving in the sub $250 range?

 

Also, I'm researching guides for an inshore and an offshore trip.  Anyone have some knowledge on guides in that neck of the woods?

 

Thanks.

 

 ~ Steve F.

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