My honest take on the 10ft 4wt fly rod for trout
I finally spent a full season fishing a 10ft 4wt fly rod, and honestly, it changed how I look at my local rivers. For the longest time, I was a die-hard 9-foot purist. I figured if 9 feet was the industry standard, why mess with it? But after a buddy practically forced me to swap rods for an afternoon on some tricky, cross-current water, I realized I'd been making things way harder on myself than they needed to be. ...