Rod Selection By Features

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Making your rod selection based upon: Use this chart to compare the essential rod features as they relate to various species of fish.

If the selection criteria
you are considering is:

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And the answer to the question,
"What are you going to be fly fishing for?"   is:

Move your mouse pointer over the area of interest to reveal the best answer for the beginning fly fisher

Panfish

Bass

Trout

Bonefish

Salmon

Pike

Steelhead

rod length 7 1/2' 8-9' 7 1/2-9' 8 1/2-9 1/2' 9' 9' 8 1/2-9 1/2'
rod weight 4-5 wt. 6-7 wt. 4-6 wt. 8-9 wt. 8-10 wt. 8-10 wt. 8-10 wt.
rod action slow to mdm. mdm. slow to mdm. fast mdm to fast fast mdm to fast
# pieces 2-4 2-4  2-4 2-4 2-4 2-4 2-4
rod materials graphite or glass graphite or glass graphite or glass graphite graphite graphite graphite
rod grip choice choice choice choice choice choice choice
rod guides std. std. std. 2 strip guides std. std. 2 strip guides
reel seat any any any locking locking locking locking
ferrules std. std. std. std. std. std. std.
hookkeeper std. std. std. std. std. std. std.
butt cap any any any aux. fighting butt aux. fighting butt aux. fighting butt fighting butt

please show me this chart all filled in

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