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riverwader	Best 3wt		Lead	[-]
Posts: 51 09/25/2009 20:57	Tags : None Gentlemen, I looking for a Cane 3wt, preferably 8 feet or under. I have plenty of 4's and 5's. What I am looking for is a 3 wt wand to toss parachute ants, small dries and an occasional small streamer for Northern Wisconsin small creek brookies. I know there are not many 3 weights out there avail by the old makers, but that would be preferable. I am looking for some advice and what rods work for you used for the same application, then maybe this christmas I can buy myself a little sumthin, sumthin... Fish on my friends,,,,,,,, Fish on. Tom
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Bullwinkle		#1	[url]	[-]
Posts: 38 09/25/2009 21:05	you might try convincing Dave Norling to make you one of his 7' 3wt rods..
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Short Tip		#2	[url]	[-]
Posts: 1278 09/25/2009 21:10 Moderator	Just one man's opinion, but I've come to feel that lines below a 4wt are only needed when fishing graphite/ high line speed rods, to "counteract" the lack of delicacy available to a cast going a million miles per hour. Someone always says "it's great for small streams - makes an 8" brookie feel like a bonefish"....etc. etc...... but I think a fine-tipped, delicate actioned rod does that regardless of line weight. It's just that when you catch a big one, the action moves down the rod and the rod still performs. Ditto when it gets windy, you need to make longer casts, fish bigger/bushier flies, etc. For me, fishing cane takes the place of light lines, and is more practical to boot. I'd look for a slower, classic dry fly rod in a 4 or 5 and be able to fish it more. Go ahead and throw, Andy gave me a helmet! "When all the rods and a lot of reels, lines, leader boxes, et cetera, had been sold, the gang paid at the cashier's window for what they'd bought and then made a bee line for the rug room to test their rods. I put mine together, tested it for a moment or so, and then started to show it to men I knew. Not a man was interested in my rod. They all, without a single exception, tried to get me to look at theirs. Extraordinary, how self centered most men are. Have you noticed it? "
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Alaric11		#3	[url]	[-]
Posts: 73 09/25/2009 21:15	My opinion is not worth a damn due to lack of 3wt experience in bamboo---BUT http://www.classicflyrodforum.com/topic/27800. I think Linnea Rods has an interesting line up of 3 weights. http://www.linnearodco.com/models.php . I think Seattlesetters has and loves the 7'10" quad 3wt---perhaps he will chime in to describe its virtues.
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hdrmd	3 Wt.	#4	[url]	[-]
Posts: 48 09/25/2009 21:18	Sweetgrass has a very nice 3 piece 3 wt. I have used mine quite a bit this summer, and I like it. DR
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AJ Bamboo		#5	[url]	[-]
Posts: 856 09/25/2009 21:23	my standard answer for years... 6ft 8in FE Thomas.
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16 pmd		#6	[url]	[-]
Posts: 747 09/26/2009 01:00	Two of the best 3 wts I've tried are Jim Reams 7'8" 3 wt. and Erik Peterson's (Linnea) rod of the same size. They worked together in developing their rods,so both are similar - hollow, medium fast in action. The Peterson 7'10" 3 pc. rod is also excellent and not quite as fast. I'm a believer in 3 wts. for spring creeks and other slow flat water. Very light landing of line combined with good line speed to deliver the fly even in breezy conditions is a useful combo, especially in longer lengths that allow for good mending and line handling ability. The rods above all have those qualities. Great for baetis and trico time in the West.
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Corcut		#7	[url]	[-]
Posts: 184 09/26/2009 08:01	hdrmd - If you are able, please provide pics and details regarding your Sweetgrass 3 weight. Thanks and regards.
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BlackHillsBill		#8	[url]	[-]
Posts: 3099 09/26/2009 08:56	Short Tip wrote: I'd look for a slower, classic dry fly rod in a 4 or 5 and be able to fish it more. So would I, Paul, especially with the fishing of an occasional small streamer into the bargain. It probably wouldn't hurt much to be run over by an army carrying 3 wts. Nevertheless, while I haven't yet learned to muffle my dissent, I do not expect 3-weighters to give much weight (ho-ho-ho) to the view of a codger who grew up firing 8-1/2' 6 wts and stubbornly believes they still make pretty good all-around rods. So I ride off into the sunset like Alley Oop aboard his dinosaur, wondering what life might be like now if the only 3 wt I ever succumbed to hadn't been donated to a passing graphiteer. Good luck in your search and tight light line, fellow angler. Last Edited By: BlackHillsBill 09/26/2009 09:22. Edited 1 time.
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Marcelo Calviello		#9	[url]	[-]
Posts: 1085 09/26/2009 09:28 Rod Maker	In my case when I decide to go with a #3 I must have a special fishing situation. Here in Argentina, at some times you need to fight with strong winds so I always prefer to fish a #4 for more control. At some time, some special places that need a close approach to very selective fish, or that kind of waters that force you to fish into the water with bushes surroundings... or that type of fish capable to get frightened with spooky leaders. For that purpose I designed a 5' 10" #3 rod with great personality that let me fish my line very close to my arm, with total control that allow me to make very short cast and with the necessary backbone to fight those strong takers. Some members can make a comment about it. Best regards from Argentina Marcelo Visit my Blog calviellorods Last Edited By: Marcelo Calviello 09/26/2009 09:45. Edited 2 times.
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driftless		#10	[url]	[-]
Posts: 75 09/26/2009 09:56	If you MUST have a 3 wt., I agree with AJ. 6'8" FE Thomas. However, if you plan to fish for brookies in northern WI, your cast had better be accurate or it will end up in the tag alders or grass. You will probably need to roll cast, too. I'd use either a 4 wt. Perfectionist or a Driggs. Either rod would perform admirably. I use both rods on the southwest Wisconsin spring creeks where I live & work. Paul Julius Cross Plains, WI www.pjjuliusrods.com
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teter		#11	[url]	[-]
Posts: 1430 09/26/2009 10:04	R.K. Bolt makes an excellent 8-foot true 3-weight.
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pcg		#12	[url]	[-]
Posts: 3387 09/26/2009 10:30 Admin	Just one man's opinion, but I've come to feel that lines below a 4wt are only needed when fishing graphite/ high line speed rods, to "counteract" the lack of delicacy available to a cast going a million miles per hour. Someone always says "it's great for small streams - makes an 8" brookie feel like a bonefish"....etc. etc...... but I think a fine-tipped, delicate actioned rod does that regardless of line weight. It's just that when you catch a big one, the action moves down the rod and the rod still performs. Ditto when it gets windy, you need to make longer casts, fish bigger/bushier flies, etc. For me, fishing cane takes the place of light lines, and is more practical to boot. I'd look for a slower, classic dry fly rod in a 4 or 5 and be able to fish it more. Have to agree with ST. I sure fish too many very small, heavily grown over streams in central Massachusetts. Lightest rod I use is a 4 wt & nothing shorter than 7'. Cane works wonderfully, & I never lament not owning lighter rods. Our modern urge to push the old limits is faddish, IMHO. My go-to rods are an 80-year old 8-footer, and a 2-year old 7-footer. They both work wonderfully on streams as narrow as 7-feet, alders & red osier dogwood be darned.
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hdrmd	Corcut	#13	[url]	[-]
Posts: 49 09/26/2009 14:09	The Sweetgrass rod is a 3 piece , 2/3 wt. 7 ft. rod. I use it mostly with a 3DT line, but it throws a 2 DT very well. Enclosed is a photo. DR
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PA Limestoner		#14	[url]	[-]
Posts: 131 09/26/2009 22:11	I have a Homer Jennings 6'9" 3 wt that I have used for 20 years and it is still my favorite Trico rod. Lovely blond cane with a nice swelled butt. Smoothest casting rod I have.
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Corcut		#15	[url]	[-]
Posts: 185 09/26/2009 22:47	Thanks for the picture, hdrmd. That rod is a beauty.
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WatercolorMan		#16	[url]	[-]
Posts: 1457 09/27/2009 01:05	I agree with AJ.and the 6'8" FE Thomas he builds is as sweet a 3wt as there is. It looks right, and feels right and cast like a dream. I will have to add a second 3wt to my list, a double blessing of 3 wt rods. Its the Leonard / Brooks 3734 AMC imposable for me to choose between the 2 rods, so I fish both.
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Flyman615	To three or not to three...	#17	[url]	[-]
Posts: 3412 09/27/2009 13:57	Indeed those rods are gorgeous, fellows! But when I asked BlackHillsSage, "Sansei, what's the best 3-weight cane rod?" The answer was, "There ain't no such thing, son. Remember, the wind is not your friend." I love it when he calls me 'son'. Regards, Flyman "There are three things in life that people like to stare at: a flowing stream, a crackling fire and a Zamboni clearing the ice."-Charlie Brown
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tim simbari		#18	[url]	[-]
Posts: 421 09/27/2009 16:04	Always nice to see sermons about what you should use rather than simply answering your question. There are a multitude of wonderfull rods made for 3's in the 6 1/2'-7 1/2 range. Summers 6'4" or 6'6" are very nice, Bob Taylor, Aroner, Kusse, Jenkins, Whitehead, Gray, as well as the previously mentioned Thomas, Payne, Leonards. This opinion that these rods somehow are less practical is utter nonsense. I have loved fishing 3's on small streams, The Deleware, Montana and places where bigger water and trout are more not less frequent and never felt disadvantaged. When you plan on fishing mostly drys up to the occaisional #14 they're delightful, go get one.
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paxlev		#19	[url]	[-]
Posts: 851 09/27/2009 16:26	Payne 97L and Thomas and Thomas 6' Caenis. Ric
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riverwader		#20	[url]	[-]
Posts: 52 09/27/2009 20:20	lot of good information guys. thanks.
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