10-06-2009, 02:22 AM
If you think there is the slightest chance you will ever go to the ocean or tarpen fishing in the south, pick a #12, I had a #14 and lost it in a car accident and boy do I miss it. I looked all over and the best I could find was a #12.
I used it on the crome this year as was impressed with how well it handled.
I am no avid fly fisherman, I do like fly fishing and is why I got me a set up. You can pick up several inexpencive reels, this way you can use the same rod and fish for different species from gills on up.
This year I learnt a new trick/cast, I learnt how to pitch lead. For the life of me I could not figure it out on my own, but this year I was up on the Manistee river and I watched a angler 10 yards down river of me. and I watched him closely. He was casting differently from me so I watched the end of his terminal hook up and saw a couple chunks of heavy split shot.
at first I thought, that aint fly fishing, then after my false pride I decided it was and started mimicking his cast. by night fall I was doing it blind. and I mean it litteraly cuz I could not see the end of my rod because it was dark and the fog was so thick you coulnt blow it away with a floor fan.
If your are going to fish for salmon and the water is as deap there as it is hear 5-6 feet with holes your going to want to learn how to pitch lead.
I ended up doing it differently than he did and ended up easily was getting out 50 feet in the dark....
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I used it on the crome this year as was impressed with how well it handled.
I am no avid fly fisherman, I do like fly fishing and is why I got me a set up. You can pick up several inexpencive reels, this way you can use the same rod and fish for different species from gills on up.
This year I learnt a new trick/cast, I learnt how to pitch lead. For the life of me I could not figure it out on my own, but this year I was up on the Manistee river and I watched a angler 10 yards down river of me. and I watched him closely. He was casting differently from me so I watched the end of his terminal hook up and saw a couple chunks of heavy split shot.
at first I thought, that aint fly fishing, then after my false pride I decided it was and started mimicking his cast. by night fall I was doing it blind. and I mean it litteraly cuz I could not see the end of my rod because it was dark and the fog was so thick you coulnt blow it away with a floor fan.
If your are going to fish for salmon and the water is as deap there as it is hear 5-6 feet with holes your going to want to learn how to pitch lead.
I ended up doing it differently than he did and ended up easily was getting out 50 feet in the dark....
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