Reel Weight & a New Scierra HM# Rod

The forums are very quiet

The Global FlyFisher forum has existed for almost as long as the site, and the oldest posts are more than 20 years old. Forums aren't what they used to be. Social media has taken over a lot of their roles, and the GFF forum is very quiet ... to put it mildly.
We keep everything online for the sake of history, and preserve the posts for as long as possible, but as you will see, quite a few of them aren't in a good shape, but rely on old images hosted elsewhere, which are no longer available, odd codes from old systems and much more, which can't be shown in a decent way.
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Martin

Fly fishing - Fish Better

I'm in the wonderful position of having to buy a new rod and reel for my sea trout fly fishing needs. I (think) I'm settling for a Scierra HM2 rod in a 5 or 6 wt. mostly because I have heard that the HM2 should perform better than the HM3, but I will try and see if I can get hold of both of them to give them a try.

I know from reading the forums that some of you guys have had experiences with these rods and I would like to hear what you think, how is the action, the balance, the feel of the casting etc. (especially about the HM2 as that would make the best bargain).

But the main reason I'm posting this, is to hear about your reel choice for sea trout fishing with lighter rods like 5 or 6 weights. What kind of weight do you go for? as light as possible or or a heavier one for better counterweight. And I would obviously like to know about what reels you have tried with your HM# rods.

The one I have in mind at the time is the Loop Evotec CLWC in either the 102g or 124g model.

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