Hay Thanks to Danoinark, Bill-Butts, Gavin & Terry, I dont want to start a tug of war, but, here goes. I am planning on spending about $150 dollars on a fly rod. I will be fishing hickory creek, capps creek, and crain creek, some trips to Tany. I also have a Heddon Pal #8406 Mark 8'3"power plus action for #8 lines, this it for heavy stuff.
I am thinking on the lines of a 4 weight small rod, but if this is wrong go with a 5 weight 8 footer. Cabelsa, Pro bass or other places. I do travel to St. Louis Mo. and Wichita Ks. because of family.
The Heddon pal # 8 weight is my keepsake, boated a 24 lb. striper, lake Murry south Carolina, on a streamer that I tyed myself, that was 15 years ago.
Well thanks to all who have advice a new-b can use, Frank aka buffaloman