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You may (or may not) remember a question I posed a few weeks ago about purchasing a 3 wt. to fish in the alpine lakes and streams of Wyoming.
I received the ire of a few when I mentioned wanting a fast rod with a little extra backbone to target large out-of-reach trout in possibly windy conditions and also wanting to fish dries on small streams.
I've already got a softer Orvis 3 wt. that will serve as my second rod.
I settled on a G. Loomis 8'6" Eastfork, a new model. I've enjoyed Loomis rods, along with Sages and Winstons in the past.
I took the Eastfork to the city park this morning (the only place in town with green grass, excluding the golf course and high school football field) and practiced casting with a 3 wt and 4 wt rod. Sweeeeeeeeet!
There was a light breeze and the 3 wt. line didn't load well, but I did manage a 56 foot cast, which is far for me.
The 4 wt. line was terrific. The rod loaded well and with little effort I zipped by the 60 foot mark by almost 10 feet.
I certainly won't need that distance on the streams, but the lakes might be another story. And, the rod is SO light!
Later, I compared the Loomis to my favorite 4 wt., a medium fast Winston Ibis. I figured if the Loomis loaded with a 4 wt. line, then maybe it was actually similar to the Winston.
The Loomis is so much lighter! It's not as soft and is much thinner in the butt. I think it'll be a real kick to play a 20"+ fish with it.
The only thing left is to see how well it handles dries.
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