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Average Trout Rods
The rod used by the general run of trout fishers will be 9 or 91/2 feet long and weigh anywhere from 4 to 51/2 ounces. Such a rod meets the average (if there be such a thing) fishing conditions that prevail in American waters. There is a wide range of weight here and an equally broad choice of action and relative stiffness.
Heavy Trout Rods
The heavy trout rod class overlaps the bass rods and the same weights and lengths are often used. That is, 9 to 10 feet in length and from 5 to 8 ounces in
weight, the latter being for the heavier fishing such as is found in Lake Superior waters and the larger streams of the far west.