G-Loomis / Billy Pate

[Mark]

Chris,

I fished a few Scott STS rods in Belize several months ago. I think after a while it boils down to what best suits the individual users' arm and casting stroke. There are a number of nice rods to choose from in the marketplace. Not all Cross Currents are my favorite rod in that weight, but the overall series is very strong and the 8wt 4pc GLX Cross Current is the perfect rod for my own right arm (and I fish 8wt's a lot). I also use the 10wt and 12wt quite a bit in my travels.

Now, for some specific applications, the 10/11 GLX Mega series is more suited (although discontinued)to such activities as tossing poppers on floating lines to big jacks and such. And some bonefish destinations really call out for the 6/7 Mega, but those are pretty specialized uses.

For the real heavy stuff (14wt +) I sold the various rods I had and switched over to the Cam Sigler rods that have spigot ferrules and swivel gimbals already built in. The Cape Fears are interesting but once again, they only come as a single piece rod which makes travel difficult.

I still have a handful of misc. fly rods from various manufacturers and will hang onto them for the right situation. However, until something better comes along, my next rod will be another Cross Current.

I'll spare the readership any more boredom, I could go on with this for pages.

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