11-07-2008, 12:38 PM
>FF seems to be one of those things where you really have to try a lot of things to get the hang of it,<
Yes and no, ChrisTheFish. On one hand, flyfishing can be the most technique intensive sport in the world. But, on the other hand, 90% of flyfishing entails nothing more than a forward cast and a floating line.
That's part of the fun, though. You can get in as deeply or as shallowly as you like. F'rinstance, I flyfished more than 15 years---including lake fishing---without owning a sinking line.
As you delve into sinking lines, let me make a suggestion. For various reasons, go with a full sinking line, at first, not a sink tip. And, like the FlyGoddess, I prefer compensated lines, because they make hook ups a lot simpler.
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Yes and no, ChrisTheFish. On one hand, flyfishing can be the most technique intensive sport in the world. But, on the other hand, 90% of flyfishing entails nothing more than a forward cast and a floating line.
That's part of the fun, though. You can get in as deeply or as shallowly as you like. F'rinstance, I flyfished more than 15 years---including lake fishing---without owning a sinking line.
As you delve into sinking lines, let me make a suggestion. For various reasons, go with a full sinking line, at first, not a sink tip. And, like the FlyGoddess, I prefer compensated lines, because they make hook ups a lot simpler.
Brook
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