07-24-2006, 09:07 PM
[cool][#0000ff]Thanks. Hope it helps.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]One thing I meant to address, but forgot, was the flip side of the coin/rod. What about when the fish are slamming your flies and you are popping them off? If you have the rod pointed directly at the fish, and the fish "grab and go", you have a better/worser chance of breaking off. On the other hand, if you have the rod out to the side, the rod will act as a shock absorber and you will have fewer breakoffs. Let your rod and your drag save you from yourself.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Good luck with the bluegills. Try that "direct connect" techique, and sandpaper your fingertips for extra sensitivity (like safe crackers do). If you really focus and concentrate you will be amazed at how many times you pull back and find a fish when you would have never noticed it otherwise. Bluegills can be as tough as any fish there is to hook, and they definitely fight hard for their size. Great flyrod fare.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]One thing I meant to address, but forgot, was the flip side of the coin/rod. What about when the fish are slamming your flies and you are popping them off? If you have the rod pointed directly at the fish, and the fish "grab and go", you have a better/worser chance of breaking off. On the other hand, if you have the rod out to the side, the rod will act as a shock absorber and you will have fewer breakoffs. Let your rod and your drag save you from yourself.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Good luck with the bluegills. Try that "direct connect" techique, and sandpaper your fingertips for extra sensitivity (like safe crackers do). If you really focus and concentrate you will be amazed at how many times you pull back and find a fish when you would have never noticed it otherwise. Bluegills can be as tough as any fish there is to hook, and they definitely fight hard for their size. Great flyrod fare.[/#0000ff]
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