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I had a thought of taking a nine or 9 1/2 foot 6-7 weight fly rod and outfitting it with a good shimano spinning reel with braided main line.
My idea is I could possibly cast further and it would put my hands in the position I am more used to when I use the light or ultra light spinning gear as the handles on the trout rods I have are much shorter than the handles on my 8 1/2 foot and 9 1/2 foot medium weight spinning rods.
also I have a 7 foot St Croix 5 weight fly rod that I used to use with a bait cast reel for trout fishing (that is the way my grandpa set it up for me when I was about 12). I found out this rod was built in 1957 (the only year it was made with the colors it has on it) and it is in pristeen condition (looks like it will become a wall hanger and I will be buying a new fly rod if I want to take up fly fishing.
Your thoughts on this?
My idea is I could possibly cast further and it would put my hands in the position I am more used to when I use the light or ultra light spinning gear as the handles on the trout rods I have are much shorter than the handles on my 8 1/2 foot and 9 1/2 foot medium weight spinning rods.
also I have a 7 foot St Croix 5 weight fly rod that I used to use with a bait cast reel for trout fishing (that is the way my grandpa set it up for me when I was about 12). I found out this rod was built in 1957 (the only year it was made with the colors it has on it) and it is in pristeen condition (looks like it will become a wall hanger and I will be buying a new fly rod if I want to take up fly fishing.
Your thoughts on this?