10 Weight 9 Foot Single Handed Fly Rod

[Malcolm]

I've had a couple of twenties but plenty over 10. Normal size of fly is about 7 inches for me unless I'm using poppers which are around the 3-4 inch mark.
I liked Mike's observation

What people use is always down to personal preference and what they happen to believe.

TL
MC

Can I also add that it's down to handstrength. There's no use using single handed heavy rods if your hand gives up the ghost after 20 mins.

I like double handers as they make everything so easy and relaxed but the learning curve has to be taken into account. Apparently Switch rods are extremely popular in the Baltic.

[Traditionalist]

Indeed, many people here use double handers for sea trout and cod in the salt. However, one reason for this is so that they can switch to Sbirulinos if conditions require it. Also, most use relatively short heads ( 30...35 feet), with a "special" dynamic roll cast.

This is certainly easier than using heavy single handed rods for any length of time, but of course you still have to learn how to do it.

The cast is described fairly well here;

http://www.robertgillespie.net/page4/page7/page7.html

TL
MC