Looking for 7´5wt 3pc taper

[Bobby Marlene]

Hello, I want to build a rod for my son who is 11 years old and started fly fishing this year. I am looking for a 7 foot taper in 5 wt. I think it is easier for him to cast with a slightly heavier line. I know there are several tapers in 7 1/2 foot but that would be quite a long rod for him. We are going to travel to Montana next year so a 3 piece taper would be great for air travel. Thanks for your suggestions, best wishes from little Belgium, Bobby

[joep]

Look for the 7' Gillum taper. It is a 4/5 supposedly, but to me it was a fast 5. Should be a good rod to teach a kid on and has enough backbone to handle some decent sized fish. It is published in the Lovely Reed and i think is on this site.

[Bobby Marlene]

Thank you joep. I will look at that taper. Bobby

[troutnut]

I agree with joep about the 7' Gillium it likes a 5 wt.
Fred

[Ron Barch]

I would make the Garrison 202E as a 3 pc rod.....Easy to switch to 3 pc. design once you take a close look at the numbers. Also the 3 pc would quicken the action. BUT...one never goes wrong with a Gillum!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Ron

[samsonboi]

Hello, I want to build a rod for my son who is 11 years old and started fly fishing this year. I am looking for a 7 foot taper in 5 wt. I think it is easier for him to cast with a slightly heavier line. I know there are several tapers in 7 1/2 foot but that would be quite a long rod for him. We are going to travel to Montana next year so a 3 piece taper would be great for air travel. Thanks for your suggestions, best wishes from little Belgium, Bobby

You really should consider a rod of *at least* 7 1/2 foot, probably 8 foot. The longer a rod is, the easier it is to learn line control. The shorter you are, the longer the rod you should have.

The Leonard 50 DF is a great 8' 3 piece 5 weight taper; it can be found in one of the public Hexrod taper archives.

[Canewrap]

+1, I started my son when he was 11 on a 7.5' 5/6wt for general use.

[Bobby Marlene]

Hello, I want to build a rod for my son who is 11 years old and started fly fishing this year. I am looking for a 7 foot taper in 5 wt. I think it is easier for him to cast with a slightly heavier line. I know there are several tapers in 7 1/2 foot but that would be quite a long rod for him. We are going to travel to Montana next year so a 3 piece taper would be great for air travel. Thanks for your suggestions, best wishes from little Belgium, Bobby

You really should consider a rod of *at least* 7 1/2 foot, probably 8 foot. The longer a rod is, the easier it is to learn line control. The shorter you are, the longer the rod you should have.

The Leonard 50 DF is a great 8' 3 piece 5 weight taper; it can be found in one of the public Hexrod taper archives.

Thank you. That´s probably right. I have a 7 1/2 foot 5 wt rod. I will let him cast that one. That would give me much more taper options, too.
Thanks all for your help, very much appreciated. Best wishes from little Belgium, Bobby

[Lee Koch]

That Gillum rod mentioned above is a nice, fast 5wt.