7 weight Bamboo

[bamboo]

I use two 7wt. 9ft. Heddons #35 & #17 all the time for my still water fishing.

bamboo....mike

[Doug K]

Heddon Lucky 13, 2 1/2F, is my standard bass rod. Nothing else big enough for 7wt here in CO.. don't like to use it on the bigger carp, it's a lot of work for the rod. If I ever find out how to catch a pike I'd use it for that..

[prairieschooner]

I'm about to find out; I have a 9' Orvis Battenkill in route. The seller says it casts a 7wt line nicely; we'll see I guess.

[reedman]

I find 7-weight bamboo rods kind of borderline tools. Yes, I have SF Winston 8’6” 43/4 oz, Battenkill 8’6” 43/4 oz, European copy of a Canadian Canoe 8’6” 3 pc, and Para 17 by Thramer. Furthermore, I compleately paid a Linnea 8’9” 7-weight but never got that rod.

But still it is quite easy to grab a plastic stick in my every days fishing. My favorites are Scott ARC 9’6” and a fantastic new Scott Centric 907.
reedman

[Bill T]

I have an 8'6" 7 wt parabolic rod I made that I like for drift boats on rivers like the Madison. I also have made an 8'9" 7 weight Garrison taper that I really enjoy fishing on bigger water.

[Bamboo Don]

I use both a PHY Texan a Para 16, and a Para 17. The first two are real gems on the White and Norfolk Rivers in AR, both with the wind and the potential to tie into 20 inch plus trout without warning. Both the Texan and the 16 are lighter in the hand than many 8ft and 8ft 6in 5 and 6 weights. Using Sylk or silk as per usual.

Ral9

I have a Leonard 9 ft. 2/2 that I have used on the White and Norfolk River with a 6 and 7 wt. line depending on the wind.

[Pete Collin]

I built Everett Garrison's 8'9" rod that takes a 7 or 8 weight equally well. It has a butt extension that makes it effectively an 8 1/2 footer. I have caught many steelhead and lake run browns on it. Fun rod to fish, but best suited for skinny water - not suitable for "chuck and duck".

[tunafart]

Leonard Duracane 8.5ft/3pc/7wt,
built from a kit offered by Leonard in the early 1980s.
My second cane rod build. My favorite for swinging streamers, big soft hackles, buggers and big ugly dries.

[gaddis]

I’ve owned an 8’ 4-3/8 oz Battenkill for a number of years and tried to convince myself it was a 6-weight. This past winter and early spring, I tried using a DT7 on it and have changed my tune. I look forward to more fishing with this setup.