Looking for 7wt Fly Rod

[eknapp]

I'm looking for a 7wt fly rod...let me know what ya got for sale.  

[tjm]

Interested in vintage stuff? fiberglass?  do you have a preference as far as action or length? 

[eknapp]

9 foot.... unsure on the action of what I am needing.  Going to set it up for a streamer rod with sink tip line.  

[tjm]

Well, I can't help then; although I have about 25 too many fly rods and most of them 7wts., only a few are 9' and iirc they are 5wts and 9wts. My preference is for shorter rods and   I never have owned a "dedicated" rod for any type of fly, use them all for everything from midges to zonkers, so I'm hesitant to give advice on a "streamer rod". Good luck. 

[kjackson]

I looked through my stash as well because I have too many rods, and I have a wealth of nine-footers-- 4 wt, 5 wt, 6 wt, 8 wt (several of those), 9 wt, and 12 wt.  The only 9 for a 7 is one I made after I broke the original 9 ½ for a 7, and it's not for sale. I did find an 11'3" for a 7 wt Redington, but I'm guessing it will turn into a crappie rod for some use.  

I'm not sure why I changed over to 6- and 8-wt rods and skipped 7. I'm guessing that was because I was focusing on searuns with a 6 wt and coho and chum salmon with the 8 wt.  

[tjm]

@kjacksonThere is a common advice that when acquiring rods one should skip a weight, as in having all odds or all evens, because one line weight is so close to the next; so your skipping the 7wt is not unusual. But logically no rod can be rated for a single line weight, because the line mass affecting the rod changes as the length of line in use changes. The 30' of #5 line has the mass of #6 at 34'-35', #7 at ~39', #8 at 45' and if you can carry 60' of line the #5 line has the mass of a #10 line.  The difference between line weights at 30' is about equivalent to that of a business card. The heaviest fly line #15 only weighs about 1 1/4oz at 30' and we expect even the lightest fly rods to standup to landing 3# fish. I've never seen a fly rod that wouldn't handle at least three line weights and most will handle five line weights for normal stream fishing.