I'm looking for an all-rounder rod recommendation. I've been working with my trusty one-and-only 9ft 5wt, but I'm looking to get a second rod that's more suited to the many non-trout species on the Lower American, i.e. shad, steelhead, and stripers.

I assume I'll end up with a handful of rods at some point, but since I'm going one at a time I thought I'd see if there was good do-it all rod wt for the Lower, since I'm in the area. My instinct to this point has been to get a 6wt, and then eventually build towards a 2-4-6-8 quiver (2 for alpine streams and backpacking, 8 for targeting stripers or winter steelhead), and then my current entry-level 5wt could back up the 4 and 6. However, it looks like 3-5-7 (7 mostly on the American or anywhere else I'm targeting the non-trout species) might also get me a more rounded out quiver sooner.

Any thoughts would be appreciated from folks more familiar than I.