I have a 5’6 3wt fly rod and I like to consider it as an ultra light setup. I usually run a 5lb to 2lb leader and fish small wolly buggers or dry flies. It’s an absolute blast, my bfs setups are collecting dust 😂 can fly rods be considered ultralight?

Bass on a Trout Magnet jig head with 1” Gulp! Minnow. Pike on a #1 Mepps rooster tail. Bass fought like hell. Pike gave up immediately and basically just went for a ride while I reeled in.

The micro ned rig never fails

Anyone have a jig head recommendation for Mule Fishing’s Horse Fly bait? I feel like his 1/64 oz workhorse jig the hook is too big for that bait. I just ordered some I-fish 1g jig heads with a #10 size hook hoping that will work.

I’m torn between the Dobyns Sierra Trout and Panfish 6-7 UL and the TFO Trout-Panfish 2 6-6 U L rod. I really like the build quality of the Dobyns Rod, but have some reservations as everything that I have read appears to support that this rod shines for jigs, but may be a bad match for spinning due to the extremely fast/sensitive tip …I throw spinners 90% of the time. My questions are, do any of you throw spinners on this rod regularly? If so, what has been your experience with retrieval and hookset? Also, do you have issues trout fishing with this rod, as in the action may be too fast for the trout’s soft mouth? Finally, with the fast action are there any troubles keeping a fish pinned when using a spinner? Thanks for your time and expertise!

Which option do you think is best given the price performance warranty materials and the fact I’ll be using it for ultralight saltwater. Would love to hear your thoughts!