10-08-2008, 07:13 AM
Just the fact that you have found, and are utilizing this site means you will be catching them, best knowledge with some really golden (and side splitting funny at times) folks I could find on the net.
Might suggest you also simply get on some more conventional, if right word, simpler for sure modes of fishing than fly fishing going also just to get you catching fish. I have been fishing all my life and am just getting started fly fishing and pretty much is an art, lots of study, practice etc. to even get beginner.
Suggest pick up real cheapie (inexpensive) Wallymart combo if you haven't already got a regular rod and reel, would recommend and "open face" kind that has the metal bar that flips over the spool to release with your thumb, light wieght , combos by brand names are like 25 bucks, they're cheap and field maintenence, tangles and the like have lowest cussing factor once ya figure out how to take them apart.
Boat rarely catches any more fish than good basic knowledge bank fishing, which you'll find here or just show up fishing and start making friend right there at the river. Really is nothing to (regular) fishing at all.
I carry around a little telescoping open face kit in my truck always, it fits in it's 6"x12"x3" plastic case that has little compartments for some basic tackle, I think it was 20 bucks at Wally World. Catching fish is easiest in this order :
1) Drain body of water, walk over and pick them up.
2) Drop stick of TNT in water, run like hell, come back and get whats left of fish.
3) Use of above mentioned gear with night crawler worms or eggs, etc.
4) Use of above mentioned with artificial bait.
5) Start learning about and playing with lures.
6) Probably several methods not thinking about with fly fishing without question being the most complex and practice intensive of them all.
Best analogy is you are getting into car racing and jumping right into an Indy without ever having done basic local circle track.
Good luck and would be cool to be updated, always so cool to see new folks get into sport / lifestyle and you can help feed your family too, food aint cheap.
later, BFS [fishin]
p.s. ya can catch big fish on little gear, learn about "drag".
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Might suggest you also simply get on some more conventional, if right word, simpler for sure modes of fishing than fly fishing going also just to get you catching fish. I have been fishing all my life and am just getting started fly fishing and pretty much is an art, lots of study, practice etc. to even get beginner.
Suggest pick up real cheapie (inexpensive) Wallymart combo if you haven't already got a regular rod and reel, would recommend and "open face" kind that has the metal bar that flips over the spool to release with your thumb, light wieght , combos by brand names are like 25 bucks, they're cheap and field maintenence, tangles and the like have lowest cussing factor once ya figure out how to take them apart.
Boat rarely catches any more fish than good basic knowledge bank fishing, which you'll find here or just show up fishing and start making friend right there at the river. Really is nothing to (regular) fishing at all.
I carry around a little telescoping open face kit in my truck always, it fits in it's 6"x12"x3" plastic case that has little compartments for some basic tackle, I think it was 20 bucks at Wally World. Catching fish is easiest in this order :
1) Drain body of water, walk over and pick them up.
2) Drop stick of TNT in water, run like hell, come back and get whats left of fish.
3) Use of above mentioned gear with night crawler worms or eggs, etc.
4) Use of above mentioned with artificial bait.
5) Start learning about and playing with lures.
6) Probably several methods not thinking about with fly fishing without question being the most complex and practice intensive of them all.
Best analogy is you are getting into car racing and jumping right into an Indy without ever having done basic local circle track.
Good luck and would be cool to be updated, always so cool to see new folks get into sport / lifestyle and you can help feed your family too, food aint cheap.
later, BFS [fishin]
p.s. ya can catch big fish on little gear, learn about "drag".
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