01-17-2007, 10:25 AM
[black][size 3]I'm with you Scruffy Fly. [/size][/black]
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[black][size 3]Especially, if the streamers are on the larger side. Most of my fly fishing is on a 3 or 4 weight rod with dries or tiny nymphs. Streamers sure do work well, however, the effort to keep one in the air long enough to get it someplace seems to detract something from the overall experience of fly casting. The nearly meditative aspect of casting itself is a huge part of fly fishing for me. And, dodging the heavy and soggy X/0 hooks that slapped the water behind me on the backcast, makes me think that I would be safer using a trebuchet. Maybe it's just my casting skills that are really wanting. [/size][/black]
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[black][size 3]If I need to throw something big at fish to get them interested, I have hardware-a-plenty to do that without getting tired of tossing or making my fishing experience into an olympic workout. [/size][/black]
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[black][size 3]Not to be waxing too blasphemous on this board, but, I have the equivalent of broom sticks and winches that I can throw well over a pound or two of offering to my favorite denisons of the deep to entice them - and, the stuff I have would probably only be considered moderate by someone like tubeN2 and those other salt water anglers that hang out around here. [/size][/black]
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[black][size 3][/size][/black]
[black][size 3]Especially, if the streamers are on the larger side. Most of my fly fishing is on a 3 or 4 weight rod with dries or tiny nymphs. Streamers sure do work well, however, the effort to keep one in the air long enough to get it someplace seems to detract something from the overall experience of fly casting. The nearly meditative aspect of casting itself is a huge part of fly fishing for me. And, dodging the heavy and soggy X/0 hooks that slapped the water behind me on the backcast, makes me think that I would be safer using a trebuchet. Maybe it's just my casting skills that are really wanting. [/size][/black]
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[black][size 3]If I need to throw something big at fish to get them interested, I have hardware-a-plenty to do that without getting tired of tossing or making my fishing experience into an olympic workout. [/size][/black]
[black][size 3][/size][/black]
[black][size 3]Not to be waxing too blasphemous on this board, but, I have the equivalent of broom sticks and winches that I can throw well over a pound or two of offering to my favorite denisons of the deep to entice them - and, the stuff I have would probably only be considered moderate by someone like tubeN2 and those other salt water anglers that hang out around here. [/size][/black]
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