Ha! Great post. Better be glad you didn't hook one of those feral roosters. Those things can work you over pretty quick. There's a reason they haven't been eaten by a predator yet.
Would definitely want to have the 8wt for that fight.dr_boogs said:
Ha! Great post. Better be glad you didn't hook one of those feral roosters. Those things can work you over pretty quick. There's a reason they haven't been eaten by a predator yet.
It was 7+ hours for me from Boise. The last 50 miles are on a well kept gravel road.rather be fishing said:
That's about a 3.5 hour drive for me. Adding that to my list for next year.
Let me know if you're ever up around Sandpoint or Thompson Falls (we're about halfway between the two).TKEAg04 said:It was 7+ hours for me from Boise. The last 50 miles are on a well kept gravel road.rather be fishing said:
That's about a 3.5 hour drive for me. Adding that to my list for next year.
dr_boogs said:
Awesome photo. I've been trying to hook one of those SOB's all summer to scratch if off my fly-rod list and am still 0'-fer. Missed another one yesterday. And two weeks ago was fly fishing on an over flow out of lake somerville and there were dozens coming up to sip air but couldn't get much interest. Had one hit a deer hair bass bug but when I went to set the hook he released. What fly did you catch yours on?
rather be fishing said:
Those are whitefish I believe.
LRHF, what model is your Winston 4wt, and how do you like it?
doesn't change the fact that grayling are on my short list!rather be fishing said:
Those are whitefish I believe.
I recently added an Echo 4 wt glass to the collection and really like it.dr_boogs said:
See you're fishing a 4 wt. I'm looking to add a 4 to my collection. Panfish, trout, light bass duty. Float fishing and wading. You have any rod suggestions or companies to avoid? Mid level price.
I have a couple TFOs so would like to try out another company. Saw one review on the Hardy Shadow that was really good but I've never cast one. Appreciate the advice.
dr_boogs said:
See you're fishing a 4 wt. I'm looking to add a 4 to my collection. Panfish, trout, light bass duty. Float fishing and wading. You have any rod suggestions or companies to avoid? Mid level price.
I have a couple TFOs so would like to try out another company. Saw one review on the Hardy Shadow that was really good but I've never cast one. Appreciate the advice.
PearlJammin said:
Does anyone use tippet rings between your leader and tippet? These can be used as an indicator to replace a short tippet or you can tie a dry fly near the ring and tie a nymph on a longer, second tippet. The dry fly works as an "indicator" for the nymph, but can also be fished.
dr_boogs said:
Thanks, I looked at Echo but quickly became lost down the rabbit hole of all their models. I've got a 3 wt TFO Finesse trout so I'd like something medium-fast, not too soft. I'll circle back around and look at Echo more closely. You ever fished an Orvis Clearwater?
Hamburger Dan said:dr_boogs said:
Thanks, I looked at Echo but quickly became lost down the rabbit hole of all their models. I've got a 3 wt TFO Finesse trout so I'd like something medium-fast, not too soft. I'll circle back around and look at Echo more closely. You ever fished an Orvis Clearwater?
I got into fly fishing a little over four years ago. It's become a whole other life form. Orris Clearwater a good choice. Good quality, hard to beat their warranty, and they've got rods for anything that swims. They're a medium fast action rod, that helps you smooth out any casting errors. Check out their website. I've also got a couple of their Recon models. I still grab my 8'6" Clearwater 3 weight quite a bit, fishing the Pecos, outside the Santa Fe area.
DOC ... agree on the complicated. I think rod makers, line makers, golf ball makers all need to simplify things.dr_boogs said:
Thanks, I looked at Echo but quickly became lost down the rabbit hole of all their models. I've got a 3 wt TFO Finesse trout so I'd like something medium-fast, not too soft. I'll circle back around and look at Echo more closely. You ever fished an Orvis Clearwater?
How much of your tapered leader do you trim down before attach the ring?discosuperfly said:
In addition to extending the life of a leader, tippet rings allow you to consolidate the number of different knots needed for an in-line multi-fly nymph rig. A clinch knot can be substituted for the more difficult blood knot (or bulkier surgeon's knot) at the leader-to-tippet connection and this knot, or whatever you use to join the fly to the tippet, can be used throughout. I began using tippet rings for this purpose and although my blood knots have improved, I still prefer to use a ring. Install them on new leaders as soon as you buy them so it saves even more time while on the water.
I broke my 8wt Mangrove a couple years back. Mailed it to TFO with a $35 check in the tube, and I had my rod back with 2 new sections, and a TFO baseball cap in under a week. Very hard to beat their customer service and warranty.Duncan Idaho said:
I've got a 5wt Clearwater and a 5wt aetos.they are both nice rods...great rods for the price. I haven't heard anything good about the Fenwick warranty but I can speak from experience that the orvis warranty is pretty good. But the TFO warranty is second to none, especially if you are in Dallas.
I don't trim any down. %A0I tie it to the end of leader then attach the tippet.rather be fishing said:How much of your tapered leader do you trim down before attach the ring?discosuperfly said:
In addition to extending the life of a leader, tippet rings allow you to consolidate the number of different knots needed for an in-line multi-fly nymph rig. A clinch knot can be substituted for the more difficult blood knot (or bulkier surgeon's knot) at the leader-to-tippet connection and this knot, or whatever you use to join the fly to the tippet, can be used throughout. %A0I began using tippet rings for this purpose and although my blood knots have improved, I still prefer to use a ring. %A0Install them on new leaders as soon as you buy them so it saves even more time while on the water.
discosuperfly said:
Since I have a nymph rig in mind, I tie in a ring higher-up than the point where the tippet theoretically begins on the tapered leader. It's hard to describe exactly where, but this point must be narrow enough to accept a 2mm tippet ring and I want it to be the lowest point on the leader to which my indicator can be slid. Putting it higher up also keeps it further from the fish. Not sure if true, but I read somewhere that tippet included with the tapered leader may not be as strong so I always tie in new fluro tippet with my nylon leader.