10-17-2009, 06:32 AM
oh I know that neither you or FG are looking down the nose at anyone...you both understand my position.. but as I have said before... I bought the rod as something different to do and I had heard my brother in law was big time into FF'ing...
I played with the wally rod for a bit.. caught some small fish on it and had fun... but I still used spinning and bait rods off and on..
on a visit back to St Louis my bro in law pulled out one of his rods (and he could match FG on what he has accumulated over the years).. gave me a quick casting lesson.. handed me a box of poppers and said have fun.. after a while of goofing with the rod and poppers I watched as what turned out to be a decent sized bass caused a riff in the top water and then hit my popper hard.. the adrenaline rush was amazing... once I landed him I got a quick pick and let him go back home.. the very next day with the same rod and box of poppers I got a good sized gill hooked and landed... I was so excited I forgot the to take a picture.. the rod I was using was a winston.. and the feel of that rod in my hand felt like it was a part of my arm.. I knew I had to get a better rig..
since that time I have fished almost exclusively fly or at the least bubble fly.. depending of circumstances I may still use a bair or spinner but when I do all I can think about is what it would feel like on a fly rod..
also since that time I have upgraded to a sage rod.. an orvis reel.. several good lines.. plus I recently added my mojo rod to the group..
regretfully.. my circumstances have not allowed a lot of free weekends to hit the water... but that will change soon.. :-)..
I love the challenge of fly fishing .. especially with a good rod and reel in hand.. the thrill of that nibble or hit is undescribeable.. and when you land that fish.. the heart is racing.. the adrenaline is flowing.. and the
is huge..
last year I experienced a greater thrill of catching fish on flies I had created.. its amazing how just a little change with this sport causes one to reexperience that same thrill and rush..
I cant wait to get on the water again.. and I especially want to get that mojo rod rigged and break it in by catching some good fish... :-)
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I played with the wally rod for a bit.. caught some small fish on it and had fun... but I still used spinning and bait rods off and on..
on a visit back to St Louis my bro in law pulled out one of his rods (and he could match FG on what he has accumulated over the years).. gave me a quick casting lesson.. handed me a box of poppers and said have fun.. after a while of goofing with the rod and poppers I watched as what turned out to be a decent sized bass caused a riff in the top water and then hit my popper hard.. the adrenaline rush was amazing... once I landed him I got a quick pick and let him go back home.. the very next day with the same rod and box of poppers I got a good sized gill hooked and landed... I was so excited I forgot the to take a picture.. the rod I was using was a winston.. and the feel of that rod in my hand felt like it was a part of my arm.. I knew I had to get a better rig..
since that time I have fished almost exclusively fly or at the least bubble fly.. depending of circumstances I may still use a bair or spinner but when I do all I can think about is what it would feel like on a fly rod..
also since that time I have upgraded to a sage rod.. an orvis reel.. several good lines.. plus I recently added my mojo rod to the group..
regretfully.. my circumstances have not allowed a lot of free weekends to hit the water... but that will change soon.. :-)..
I love the challenge of fly fishing .. especially with a good rod and reel in hand.. the thrill of that nibble or hit is undescribeable.. and when you land that fish.. the heart is racing.. the adrenaline is flowing.. and the
is huge.. last year I experienced a greater thrill of catching fish on flies I had created.. its amazing how just a little change with this sport causes one to reexperience that same thrill and rush..
I cant wait to get on the water again.. and I especially want to get that mojo rod rigged and break it in by catching some good fish... :-)
MacFly [cool]
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