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JackK · 10-23-2013, 08:49 AM

I use a 7/8 Beulah switch & a 7 wt T&T DH for swinging, and an old 10.5' 8wt Ken Abrames "The Stick" for nymphing.

General rule of thumb is 7 for steel, 9 or 10 for kings. The kings pull HARD... I was undergunned on the 8, even in 335 flow.

I can't really help with spin/centerpin tackle, but I bet some others on here can.

DZ, they actually fight worse in the warm water... They tire much quicker. Much more comfortable on your hands for the release though!

10-23-2013, 08:49 AM	#10
JackK Not Jack iTrader: (0) Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Other Cape Posts: 1,239	I use a 7/8 Beulah switch & a 7 wt T&T DH for swinging, and an old 10.5' 8wt Ken Abrames "The Stick" for nymphing. General rule of thumb is 7 for steel, 9 or 10 for kings. The kings pull HARD... I was undergunned on the 8, even in 335 flow. I can't really help with spin/centerpin tackle, but I bet some others on here can. DZ, they actually fight worse in the warm water... They tire much quicker. Much more comfortable on your hands for the release though!