just been using a winston ltx 9' 5 weight. i also have a fenwick fenglass ff80, 8' 8 weight that hasnt seen use yet. need a reel, and i haven't got the stones up yet to try steelhead on the fly. still trying to get the trout thing down. soon i will have an old montague highlander bamboo, just need to finish rewrapping the eyes back on. steve