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Originally Posted by MK2750
Unless you are fishing with size 4 hooks and 20+ pound test tippet, the rod is not relevant to the amount of pressure one can apply to a fish.
Around here you use 4 or 5x tippet and match the hatch or you won't need worry about fighting fish. I can easily straighten the hook on a small Caddis or break 4x tippet with any weight of rod from 2 to 12 weight.
I set my drags at or very near the breaking point and my 4wt Hardy doesn't scream any louder than my 6 weight. In fact an experienced angler can apply as much pressure more consistently with a full flexing 4 wt. than with a fast 6 IMO.
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MM2750 - you are bang on right.
Personally, line weight determines fly weight that can be cast. Fish size means nothing.
Don