LB Carbon 9ft 6wt if you want to fish

if you want to fish a dropper leave one side of the knot untrimmed (the 3lb tail is best)

but in the right conditions it is a joyous rod to fish

For the mono tippet I suggest a Surgeons or Perfection Loop on the end of a 30” length of 5lb (4X) mono

It will hold approx

LB Carbon 9ft 6wt if you want to fishA medium fast actioned general purpose fly rod. The blank is made using Hi modulus Japanese carbon, the handle is AAA grade cork, with a hardwood uplocking reel seat and PacBay guides. The rod taper was designed by myself and the fixtures and fittings are to my specification, with over 25 years of rod making and designing behind me I believe this is a very versatile and useful rod. The butt section is powerful enough to get plenty of pressure on