thank you for the reply!
part of the reason i started with the 380grain as a suggestion was based off the two following data points; http://www.tforods.com/support-and-resources/resources/deer-creek-line-recs.html and
as you can see the single hand rod i built is very close to the 6wt switch. in my mind i suspect, if i add a 6" extension to the rod in question it will lose some backbone, but i may be incorrect. maybe more like 325-350 for the 10'6" version or if i find out that the 380 can be good for the 10' version i would just leave rod as is with idea of tossing larger flies.
i am not moving forward with this project until i feel comfortable with the information i read on this topic. if it sounds like what i want is not possible i will just keep the rod as is.
thank you again for your time and feedback.
part of the reason i started with the 380grain as a suggestion was based off the two following data points; http://www.tforods.com/support-and-resources/resources/deer-creek-line-recs.html and

as you can see the single hand rod i built is very close to the 6wt switch. in my mind i suspect, if i add a 6" extension to the rod in question it will lose some backbone, but i may be incorrect. maybe more like 325-350 for the 10'6" version or if i find out that the 380 can be good for the 10' version i would just leave rod as is with idea of tossing larger flies.
i am not moving forward with this project until i feel comfortable with the information i read on this topic. if it sounds like what i want is not possible i will just keep the rod as is.
thank you again for your time and feedback.