It dawned upon me that it might be possible to cast an unweighted or very very lightly weighted Sabiki rig with a fly rod. Has anyone tried this yet??

No, I haven't. But it does seem like a good idea...hmmm?

I thought about doing the same thing on those calm days with a full sinking line on a 5 wt. Just to catch different bait fish, thus the 5 wt for some fun. Still haven't gotten around to to it but I think it would be especially fun on the jetties.

Visualizing a bad cast ... with five or six hooks ... ugh

Scary huh!! Visualizing 3-4 fish on at once on a fly rod - now that's fun.

I suppose you could. Just all those hooks and if the wind catches the line on the backcast I would hate to have hooks in me.

I've never used a 5 weight in saltwater before. I have caught redfish on a 6 weight but usually I use at least a 7 or 8 weight setup. And sometimes I use a 9 weight on more windy days.

I once hooked a big jack on the Packery jetties on a 5 wt. I even turned it once before it almost spooled me and I put the breaks on and broke it off, so I am not scared to chase anything with a 5 wt lol.

I mostly use my 8 wt but some times go with a 5 wt or 6 wt and for those off shore days or days at the jetties a 10 wt. I can also pretty much cast on any day even if the wind is blowing 20 mph but I won't be able to cast to a specific spot.

Maybe I'll try a 5 weight one of these days. I do like catching redfish on a 6 weight but that is the lightest I have gone.

I like my 7 weight rigs for redfish too but my 8 weight rigs are probably what I use the most. And the 9 weight when the wind is high and I really want something to cut into the wind or use my bigger flies.

And then I use a 12 weight for tarpon. And a 10 weight for in the surf or offshore, sometimes a 9 weight depending on the situation and flies I am using.