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Originally Posted by Ely
One more thought on the matter just to complicate things a little further. Consider going 1 line weight heavier than your setup. So if you're fishing a 5 wt, go with a no. 6 line. Today's rods tend to be a little stiff and going heavier will help the rod load properly. It's made a tremendous difference for my casting both in distance and accuracy.
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I've found that if you have to upload a light weight fly rod to make it perform better, then the rod you chose might not not be suitable to your use. The faster tapers belong on the upper DE & out west, soft parabloic taperd are the way to go in our region. If the rod is marked a five the action should be semi paraboic & load properly with designated line if it's a five then it should not perform better with a six! Most std fives should cast very easily out to 50' or so with a # 5 line agsin most casts are well under this distance. It's more important that the rod load & cast accurately with ease close in then farther out. If it's not doing this then it's not what your looking for to fish local!
