there is a fourth possibuilty, fish like short ugly guys better.
I use a GL3 9 foot med.light fast, a little less backbone than I like, but verrrrrry sensetive.
if you want some awsome practice hooksetting, go down to the columbia and shad fish the first part of june.
they hit real light and alot, you can catch them till your arm falls off. use your stealhead rod 6lb. line and a chartruse lead jig head with black eye dots, fish deep fast water close to the bank right on the bottom. this is good pratice for kids just learning to drift fish too.

[This message has been edited by MR.T (edited 05-08-99).]