The rods are designed with fish fighting in mind.
Marlin fly rod.
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Redington path ii rod one color 7 weight 10ft.
Here s the best fly reels for fly fishing marlin.
This is the realm of the 14 weight through 18 weight rods.
Redington crosswater rod 4pc blue 5wt 9ft.
Unlike most fly rods the ones used for billfishing are designed more for lifting power than for the actual casting of a fly line.
The fly gear used is highly specialized.
Sage scott winston g loomis tibor abel nautilus hatch and more.
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Jordan s favored fly rod for marlin is temple fork outfitters bluewater hd tfo s 15 weight rod equivalent which excels at casting the heavy line required to deliver a large bushy fly that will entice a marlin and during the latter portion of the battle lift or pump the fish toward the boat.
I recommend the tfo blue water hd fly rod the mako 9700 b fly reel filled with 500 to 700 yards of 65 pound test gsp backing looped to an 80 foot long 50 pound test suffix superior running line with 80 pound test dacron loops on each end.
Redington predator fly rod 1190 4 9 0 11wt 4pc.
I figured that if we fly fished exclusively for the summer catching 50 could be possible.
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Marlin fly fishing rods.
These are our favorite fly reels for marlin fly fishing.
We have the best fly rods reels fly lines flies and accessories for chasing billfish offshore.
No blue marlin will be caught on fly if one of these elements fail.
Our choice for years has been the temple fork blue water series and our most relied upon rod is the medium duty rod a 14 15 weight that has tremendous lifting power while retaining reasonable cast ability.
A few years earlier we d caught 89 during a four month season with 23 of them on the fly rod.