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Long rods are rolled for Spinning gear. I know Steelhead fishers are looking for 13'ers. Adaption.
I wonder how a fly rod casts with spinning gear with the smaller guides (eyelets)
We will be building a spinning 13'er this winter for my brother. Long handle like spey.
Back to the OP, remember, you can add three now. It can be done pretty safe using shorter tags. I run my first fly (a pupa or egg) about 10" from sinker, then a nymph, then an emerger. all on 6" tags about 12" to 20" apart. Set indy at depth and a half...more if faster.
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[#0000FF]That picture was from the mid 70's. I actually called the rod my "bubble-chucker" since I also used it a lot for long distance bubble and fly work. Got a lot of fish from way out beyond the longest fly rod cast on high country lakes as well as Deer Creek and Strawberry.
I put a medium sized spinning guide at the low end of the rod, to funnel the loops off the spinning reel. But most of the other guides were much smaller. I have used a "standard" fly rod both with spinning reels and with the closed face under-rod model spincast reels. They all work.
In the attached PDF file you will note that I also suggest using a piece of either floating or sinking fly line to present flies with a spinning rod. I have also used a short length of lead core trolling line to dredge deep. That used to be killer for fishing American shad in the northern California rivers.
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[#0000FF]Wish I could say the same about me. Too late.
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How do you manage your hand in front of the spinning reel on a fly rod?
just a note , even though fly line is weighted (for casting flies) some are floating line[laugh]
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[quote flygoddess]How do you manage your hand in front of the spinning reel on a fly rod?
just a note , even though fly line is weighted (for casting flies) some are floating line[laugh][/quote]
[#0000FF]Mounting a spinning reel at the rear of a fly rod is not all that uncommon. Lots of crappie "dip stickers" do it for being able to reach out further to drop jigs or baits around structure. And more than a few stream anglers fish spinning reels on fly rods for that same additional reach.
Actually, it is a nice balance and fighting a fish on a hybrid rig is much the same as with a fly reel setup. The main difference comes in casting. It takes two hands...one to hold the rod and the other to operate the bail on the reel and to hold the line for release on the cast. After the cast it is just fine and requires no special handling.
Floating line (on fly fishing gear) is often a better choice for fishing the bounce rig. As you know, a lot of fly flingers who use that rig even add an indicator to help signal strikes. When fishing it on a spinning setup you keep the rod high and keep reeling to keep out the slack...and rely on the tug of a take to let you know when to set the hook.
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