? sli, lst, xst sensitivity

[akgrizzly]

I bought my cablea's FT 9wt in '99 and ended up using it as a back up to my Cabela's bought Loomis 9wt Nautikos. I'm needing a 7 or 8 wt rod for bows on the upper kenai, in AK where lot's of rainbow and dollys can tip the 10 lb + mark. I'll mostly be casting leeches, streamers and imitation mouses, & beads.
Also i might have some drag in the sink tip lines I'll be using so sensitivity is important. Money is tight and I'll be placing an order for about $200 Bucks worth of tying material around the 1st. Right! save my money. I read the field report on a few of the rods but without actually testing them it's a tough call. I don't want a 11 lb rainbow taxing my rod but if a 7 wt would be well strong enough maybe it might be a bit more fun, but I'm not wanting to play around with these beautiful trophy fish. I want to be able to have fun sure, but getting them released as soon as possible is for the better health of the fish.

either 7 or 8 weight on this strong glacial river. I've always stuck with fast action but I can also consider the moderate action of the SLI. Other rivers around are basically creeks for steelhead but only catch n release is allowed. now for the question? I'll be using a sinking tip mostly or a floating line and split shot. I need the best sensitivity at or under the sli price, and again, I'm only considering the sli lst or xst. I'm sure any of the 160 to 180.00 cabela's rods will be just fine. I have all the confidence in these rods, just wondering what might be more sensitive. Also, anyone try the Jim Teeny TFO rods yet?

Dan in AK

[Yooper]

Dan,

That's one of my all-time favorite places to fish. My uncle and hhis family live on the Kenai and I go up every other year or so...

I just ordered the LST rod and am expecting it to be here tomorrow. I based the decision on the review I read on the outdoor info home page. Maybe that'll help you too.

[Scratch]

I ordered a 3 weight in the LST for a back up rod. It is now my primary rod. I'm considering buying another in a 6 weight. It is a great rod for the money. As far as Im concerned these are much nicer than the TFO rods.
Good luck
Bob

[akgrizzly]

hey thanks guys. I tended to also think that the cabela's rods were much better than the other brand I mentioned. i've never fished a trout rod lower than a 6, and living in ca all those yrs never had me after them. You guys in the 3wt division, what are you catching or hope to be catching on your rods? Gosh, a 3wt seems so light. Maybe one can get away with it on small creeks with small fish or lakes, but if your using a 3wt, then that's a lot of confidence. I'm wondering since the price of thelst is about the same as the PT series, that maybe people were requesting a fast action in a PT series, only maybe Cabela's renamed the fast action rod to lst. Maybe some who post on here work for cabela's and they want guys like me to try it. you guys work for cabela's?

Overnight i got to thinking...maybe i'll just use my ft 9wt and buy the lsi 10 wt. It's nice to have 2 10wt king rods. my other is a gl crosscurrent. Not the GLX for $650.00 but the gl $385.00 rod so far, great rod for med size kings. I hooked 20 one day. Some were foul hooked but the rod held up great and felt great when holding 20 lb kings in the current.

[Scratch]

Don't work for Cabela's here.
In fact, I'm sending back the fly tying bench I just got from them. The quality was horrible. Once again their customer support was great.
Bob

[Yooper]

Yeah. Being a fan of the company doesn't mean we work for them. I just really like their stuff and feel they make one of the best fishing rods for the money. Beats the snot out of a G.Loomis or other "big name" brand.

Customer service is awesome too. A few years back, I ordered some goose hunting ammo. I think I ordered the right stuff in 12 gauge, but when it came, it was all 10 gauge. I called, and even though it looked to be MY mistake, I was sent all new ammo and was told to take the 10 gauge stuff, find someone who had one and say, "Here. Compliments of Cabela's." Pretty cool if you ask me.