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i would second the PHY boat rod taper as listed in the archives.
i too use a WF 7 on it. it's light in hand, pretty fast action, and has a whole lot of power in the butt. i use it for summer steelhead and bass.
chris o
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I would recommend the PHY Boat Rod that is posted in hte Hexrod archives. Since I posted the taper ages ago, I've sold the rod, and was actually using a 7wt on it rather than a #6. It's got good line speed and a strong butt with good line lifting power.
Rob Hoffhines
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Subject: [RODMAKERS] 8 ft 7 weight taper suggestions
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Dickerson 8015 "guide special" or possibly a Chris Bogart Shenendoah Special "hexrod"ed to an 8 ft rod. My casting stroke really suits the "Sir D" or Cattanach tapers at least in the smaller line weights or in graphite - the Sage SLT rods. Based on the stress curves I thought that the Bogart rod might be a little softer on the tip and easier to cast shorter even with the bigger flies than the Dickerson with a little more punch than the earlier mentioned rods. I don't see many 7 weight tapers that aren't parabolic listed around on the web. I am concerned about the we ight to some degree, but I will also be fishing (sitting) out of a canoe, kayak, or john boat most of the time for bass, so I need a long enough rod to help keep the backcast in the air. Your opinions and suggestions are most welcome. Doug Peters
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i would second the PHY boat rod taper as listed in the archives. i too use a WF 7 on it. it's light in hand, pretty fast action, and has a whole lot of power in the butt. i use it for summer steelhead and bass. chris o
wrote: I would recommend the PHY Boat Rod that is posted in hte Hexrod archives. Since I posted the taper ages ago, I've sold the rod, and was actually using a 7wt on it rather than a #6. It's got good line speed and a strong butt with good line lifting power. Rob Hoffhines
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8 ft 7 weight taper suggestions
I am looking for a good 8' 7 wt rod to build for bass fishing. I have an 8' 6 wt Dickerson 8014 which is in my opinion a great rod for streamer fishing for trout in the larger tailwaters. I was thinking about building a Dickerson 8015 "guide special" or possibly a Chris Bogart Shenendoah Special "hexrod"ed to an 8 ft rod. My casting stroke really suits the "Sir D" or Cattanach tapers at least in the smaller line weights or in graphite - the Sage SLT rods. Based on the stress curves I thought that the Bogart rod might be a little softer on the tip and easier to cast shorter even with the bigger flies than the Dickerson with a little more punch than the earlier mentioned rods. I don't see many 7 weight tapers that aren't parabolic listed around on the web. I am concerned about the we ight to some degree, but I will also be fishing (sitting) out of a canoe, kayak, or john boat most of the time for bass, so I need a long enough rod
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