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8 or 9 weight would be better for chucking large flies. The flies you have are mainly patterns for Bonefish and Permit in the tropics. What you will need for mackerel, bass or pollack are streamer patterns like 2nd row down on the left. You could go down the rabbit burrow of tying your own, an endless source of frustration..... Use a 9 foot leader of 30lb mono, then 20 and finally 15, 3 foot of each joined together with blood knots. This will help catapult the fly beyond the heap your fly line will fall in.
Here's some I tied earlier.
ColinTheBald
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The random numbers are weight in grains, so I can clump weights together in carry box.
Sorted some random large boat swivels to use as practice weights while I get the hang of not piercing my right ear :)
it was stated early in this thread that this is more nerdy than bikes.
I agree.
From general reading up.... I went with 7wt as it seemed to be regarded as good all rounder to start with. Not too light and limited to small rivers/ponds, and not so heavy that it requires a double hand cast. Can do a bit of everything. Might see a river, but aiming at saltwater, harbours, flat beaches etc etc.