Quote Originally Posted by walkeraviator View Post
Actually my roll casting is much better than any of my other casts... if i false cast it seems i get the fly out pretty good, but when i actually cast the fly falls shorts with a bunch of slack in front of me...

I actually have a white wooly bugger unweighted on the recommendation of the guy at teh bass pro fly shop... and i doubt my rod being under rated... its a freakin noodle...

i intend to buy an 8wt 9ft rod in the near future for bass fishin...

Your problem with the fly falling short sounds to me like you are not pausing right before sitting the fly on the water. When you are on the final down stroke, hesitate for just a split second and then finish the down stroke. That may help.

Even if your rod is not underrated, it will load much better with a heavier size line. On my small stream rods I always load them a size heavier line because you can get it to load quicker and with less line which is imoportant when trying to backcast in tight quarters. Of course it still doesn't keep my from leaving flies in rhododendron bushes in the Smokies!