10-23-2010, 11:50 PM
[quote ditchbanker]Thanks for all the help. Sounds like traditional fishing is the way to start. Maybe Tankara is somewhere (further) in my future anyhow.
On a relatively unrelated note, I hit the pond near my house tonight after work and caught my first fish (a planter rainbow) on a nymph. I've used dries, poppers and a couple terestrials, but this was just a little different. The copper john below split shot and a bobber from a spinning rod probably doesn't count as real fly fishing, but I sure am enjoying slowly moving into this sport.[/quote]
Now that is cool and exciting. You know you can catch fish on a silly little hook wrapped with wire and bird feathers (and Copper John is one of my go to flies...so great move in my opinion)
Now, get a fly rod, some floating line a fair reel. Not sure how deep you were fishing, but take some mono, or fluoro in desired weight. Attach it to your fly line. Add an indicator (bobber for fly fishing LOL) and attach fly and split shot the same.
Difference here is like the Joan Wulff. Feed and wiggle the tip of the rod so you get line coming out and laying on the water.
Then lift the tip of the rod till the line slightly falls behind you forming a "D", and flip and point.
It is very hard to do over head false casting when using an indicator PLUS split shot. A roll cast will be much easier.
And remember, anything you can do with a spinning or a Bait casting rod reel, you CAN do with a fly rod and reel...just need to practice, but this is a good thing.
Stay in touch with this, this is great!!!!
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On a relatively unrelated note, I hit the pond near my house tonight after work and caught my first fish (a planter rainbow) on a nymph. I've used dries, poppers and a couple terestrials, but this was just a little different. The copper john below split shot and a bobber from a spinning rod probably doesn't count as real fly fishing, but I sure am enjoying slowly moving into this sport.[/quote]
Now that is cool and exciting. You know you can catch fish on a silly little hook wrapped with wire and bird feathers (and Copper John is one of my go to flies...so great move in my opinion)
Now, get a fly rod, some floating line a fair reel. Not sure how deep you were fishing, but take some mono, or fluoro in desired weight. Attach it to your fly line. Add an indicator (bobber for fly fishing LOL) and attach fly and split shot the same.
Difference here is like the Joan Wulff. Feed and wiggle the tip of the rod so you get line coming out and laying on the water.
Then lift the tip of the rod till the line slightly falls behind you forming a "D", and flip and point.
It is very hard to do over head false casting when using an indicator PLUS split shot. A roll cast will be much easier.
And remember, anything you can do with a spinning or a Bait casting rod reel, you CAN do with a fly rod and reel...just need to practice, but this is a good thing.
Stay in touch with this, this is great!!!!
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