hello for what its worth as you fish still waters i presume most time with a floater, a w/f 5 for your shorty rod, and w/f 7 for you new one and good fishing

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hello for what its worth as you fish still waters i presume most time with a floater, a w/f 5 for your shorty rod, and w/f 7 for you new one and good fishing

as for lines its just a matter of your choosing

 

Nah its a bit more complicated than that.
i have a rpl+ 10ft 7 wt .Good with a courtland 444 7wt not as good with a greys grxi 7wt (needs the 8wt). Different makes and ranges of lines behave differently, as discussed numerous times on this forum. My xp 7wt is a dream with a 6wt norris xd. I would not say its a simple matter of just choosing in order to get the best out of a quality rod .The rpl+ is a pretty decent stick it deserves a well matched line in order to get the best from it.

 

flyfish

Why do you tell someone to put a five line on a four wieght and a seven on a six,please explain/so for what its worth ,a lot of rubbish

 

Why do you tell someone to put a five line on a four wieght and a seven on a six,please explain/so for what its worth ,a lot of rubbish

I agree
The Sage rods i have in my opinion do not need to be overlined.
no piont in having a fastish rod to slow it down by overlining. Defeats the purpose. I needed the 8wt grxi line to load the rod(rpl+) the same as the 444 courtland but that is due to the profile of the line. As i use it for Sea trout and frequent roll casting in the river which is tight to say the least its not a big issue. I am though not that keen on overlining expensive sticks! and dont think i could recomend it.I have a feeling that the guys at Sage are a little bit more clued in than
me and if they for instance rate a rod at 4 its a pretty good bet that a 4wt is the line to go for.
Do what we do with spey lines, If you are a member of a club get a shot of the other guys lines and see what make matches your rod and style best.
Most people will help out and it saves an expensive error.

 

I have a 9'6''#7 RPL+,it matches perfectly to a Rio Gold #7 line for when i fish lures,or at least i think so

Neil

 

hello for what its worth as you fish still waters i presume most time with a floater, a w/f 5 for your shorty rod, and w/f 7 for you new one and good fishing

"Don't overline, learn to cast with the tip of the rod."
That's one of the best pieces of advice I've had (from Peter Morse, FFF Master Casting Instructor Welcome to Wildfish)
The way to learn to cast with the tip of the rod is to *underline* ... and of course, to practice
Go down a line size or two and get used to flexing just the tip of the rod to cast. Presentation and accuracy will both improve.

Andrew

 

It is unlikely that every rod rated AFTM 6 for example behaves the same way with the same amount of the same #6 line out through the top ring. That is to say that not all #6 rods are actually exactly #6.

It is a proven fact that not all lines rated as #6 are actually correctly configured in terms of the weight of the first 30 feet of line which is what the rating is based on. Some are heavy enough to be rated #7 and others are closer to a #5.

Of course the same applies to rods and lines of all weights not just #6.

The other factor is how far you are going to be casting. Substantially less than 30 feet and you might need a #7 to load a #6 rod properly, for casts well over 30 feet a #5 might be better. I too feel that some rods work better being overlined anyway.

Taken together all this means that the best answer is to try the rod with a few lines at the range at which you most often fish and see what works best but don't assume that because the rod has AFTM6 inscribed on the butt that it will only work with a #6, it is however a good starting point.