>>1220129that should be a decent combo for ohio, good for long casts and what not, though if this is your first fly combo i would probably have suggested something with a little bit slower, little bit more forgiving action. the redington behemoth is absolutely solid though, i have one on my 10 weight and absolutely love the thing, and whenever my 8 weight fly reel blows up i plan on putting a redington behemoth on it too. as for the line, i think that should be pretty solid. it's got a pretty agressive front taper, so it should turn over bass flies pretty nicely, and the taper seems decent enough for mending.
>>1220134i'm going to break this up a little bit
>the combodo you know the action on the rod? and what's wrong with the reel?
>8 weight line on a 5 weightif you cut the line down a lot you could kinda make a shooting head but i'm certain you don't want to cut your 8 weight fly line, and a shooting head is probably the worst line to teach someone to cast with, so just spend $30 and buy a scientific anglers 5/6 trout line, it will save everyone a lot of headaches, and it's actually really decent for the price, the aircel bass is actually the line i run on my 8 weight because i don't have to care about it. i can drag it across mussel shells and rocks while i'm targeting carp, or cast over a log with no concern for my line because i can just replace it every other season
>main trout combosmy 4 weight is my go-to trout combo, i wouldn't want any more or any less for the 10-15 inch stockies in ohio. it's got enough muscle to even throw a #4 bead head wooly bugger far enough to show it to a trout, but it's delicate enough to use a 15 foot leader and high stick for those weird trout.
>that on an 8 weightyeah that does sound kinda disappointing. last october i was out steelheading, and after a fruitless morning/afternoon i found some crappie that liked my #6 white wooly bugger, i really wish i had my 4 wt, or even my 6 weight that day.
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