10-24-2014, 01:40 PM
With the faster action rods you need to slow everything down from casting to hook set as mentioned. When I fish with one it takes me several minutes of use until I readjust. As I learned the hard way you're better off asking about rods and lines here first as FG plus maybe a few others will probable have it or used it and they will give you some good advise. That way you don't end up with 2 similar rods and mostly fish one eventually.
I'd suggest you learn to tie one knot really well rather than spend the time trying out 3 or 4 knots in quick order. Field and Stream had a descent comparison of knots a while back http://www.fieldandstream.com/photos/gal...s/?image=2
All 4 knots tested for joining lines of similar size had breaking strengths in the 60's%. It's not the knot choice but how well you tie that knot that's critical.
I frequently skip tippet. I do this as much with my 1 wt as I do with my 9 wt. People act like I must spend a fortune on leader doing this. I don't because I rarely switch flies and rarely loose flies. The typical leader ( orvis mirage) for me can easily land a couple hundred fish. True for foot long trout as it is with 10 lb salmon. I skip the tippet for several reasons.. One I'm lazy and inpatient with fishing. I want to hit the river immediately and I don't spend time off water getting ready. The line to line knot is always the weakest link when I fish. I also prefer casting with shorter amount out past the fly line. Since I'm usually tying fluorocarbon leader to fluorocarbon tippet anyways I don't always see the point to save 3 cents a fish landed while I invariable lose more big fish.
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I'd suggest you learn to tie one knot really well rather than spend the time trying out 3 or 4 knots in quick order. Field and Stream had a descent comparison of knots a while back http://www.fieldandstream.com/photos/gal...s/?image=2
All 4 knots tested for joining lines of similar size had breaking strengths in the 60's%. It's not the knot choice but how well you tie that knot that's critical.
I frequently skip tippet. I do this as much with my 1 wt as I do with my 9 wt. People act like I must spend a fortune on leader doing this. I don't because I rarely switch flies and rarely loose flies. The typical leader ( orvis mirage) for me can easily land a couple hundred fish. True for foot long trout as it is with 10 lb salmon. I skip the tippet for several reasons.. One I'm lazy and inpatient with fishing. I want to hit the river immediately and I don't spend time off water getting ready. The line to line knot is always the weakest link when I fish. I also prefer casting with shorter amount out past the fly line. Since I'm usually tying fluorocarbon leader to fluorocarbon tippet anyways I don't always see the point to save 3 cents a fish landed while I invariable lose more big fish.
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