07-30-2012, 06:34 PM
If it was "easy" so many would pack a spinning rod, just in case.
If you want to just fling a fly out there, you could catch a fish, but remember there is no scent so, a little tuffer.
Yes, fly fishing is technical...to do it right!. Learn PRESENTATION!!!!! which means fish on or not.
Rod, reel, are for your enjoyment. You can land 3" fish with an 8 wt.. People go different weight for comfort, that is all. A reel is a place to hold line. Some will tell you a good drag...maybe. I have reels with NO drag. You learn how to use your hand.
My suggestion, if you want to get into fly fishing, DO IT! The rod, and reel as I mentioned are not a main issue. Line, leader and fly however are everything.. As I started off with Presentation is the key. You can wave a fly overhead and plop it on the water and MAYBE catch a fish, but to to it constantly, takes practice. You can drag/troll a woolly bugger behind a tube and catch fish, but sometimes, you have to cast into that clearing...practice.
Laying a dry fly down so delicate.
Out of over 100 or so trips, I have walked away from one with not landing a fish.
Fly fishing requires some knowledge of entomology to be able to fish anywhere.
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If you want to just fling a fly out there, you could catch a fish, but remember there is no scent so, a little tuffer.
Yes, fly fishing is technical...to do it right!. Learn PRESENTATION!!!!! which means fish on or not.
Rod, reel, are for your enjoyment. You can land 3" fish with an 8 wt.. People go different weight for comfort, that is all. A reel is a place to hold line. Some will tell you a good drag...maybe. I have reels with NO drag. You learn how to use your hand.
My suggestion, if you want to get into fly fishing, DO IT! The rod, and reel as I mentioned are not a main issue. Line, leader and fly however are everything.. As I started off with Presentation is the key. You can wave a fly overhead and plop it on the water and MAYBE catch a fish, but to to it constantly, takes practice. You can drag/troll a woolly bugger behind a tube and catch fish, but sometimes, you have to cast into that clearing...practice.
Laying a dry fly down so delicate.
Out of over 100 or so trips, I have walked away from one with not landing a fish.
Fly fishing requires some knowledge of entomology to be able to fish anywhere.
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