08-24-2003, 09:40 PM
EXERPTS FROM STREAMSIDE , FLY TYING FORUM ,
FLYFISH WITH SPAWN
[#808000]You can also fly fish With spawn bags for steelhead, and it is a blast! That is how I do most of my spawn bagging. Use a short stiff heavy leader 1x or 2x a single pea shot about 8" from your spawn sac. They are heavy and quite awkward to cast. If you start flinging them through the air, they will just pull apart from the enertia. The best way to cast them is to raise your rod tip drawing the bag to the surface and using a one haul roll cast. To do this, grab your line with your stripping hand and draw as much line as you can. Execute a normal roll cast and release your slack while your bait is in flight. Give it a try. Practice a little and you'll get the hang of it. [/#808000]
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FLYFISH WITH SPAWN
[#808000]You can also fly fish With spawn bags for steelhead, and it is a blast! That is how I do most of my spawn bagging. Use a short stiff heavy leader 1x or 2x a single pea shot about 8" from your spawn sac. They are heavy and quite awkward to cast. If you start flinging them through the air, they will just pull apart from the enertia. The best way to cast them is to raise your rod tip drawing the bag to the surface and using a one haul roll cast. To do this, grab your line with your stripping hand and draw as much line as you can. Execute a normal roll cast and release your slack while your bait is in flight. Give it a try. Practice a little and you'll get the hang of it. [/#808000]
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