5 wt for shore saltwater fishing?

[SamSteele]

Hi all,

I have a business trip to St. Croix, USVI coming up next week and would like to take my fly rod along to see what I can find from shore while there. Apparently there are bonefish, permit, tarpon, etc. While I do have an 8wt rod, it is a 2 pc and would be difficult to travel with. I have a 4 pc 5 wt and a 6 pc 4 wt. I was thinking of bringing the 5 wt with but curious what other more experienced folks would think of this option? I thought of picking up a Rio Grand line to overweight the rod a bit more in order to help fight the wind better.

I'm not sure that picking up a whole new 8-9 wt setup is in the cards at the moment, so trying to figure out if what I have will work. If not I won't bother trying to bring it along.

Thanks for any help. Oh, and if anyone has been there before and has some tips please let me know!

SS