The 1st trout trip in 2 years

[Purebred Redneck]

Last year I felt like crap so I didn't go trout fishing at all. Last week I finally made it out.

Got down there about noon and stayed till 5. I caught about 10 which is a pretty slow afternoon. The water was clear but just stained enough to make it hard to see the little 1/100 oz white jig; so i had to rely on the bobber. I was pretty rusty as the bobber would just twitch ever so slightly and I'd just stand there looking stupid

The highlight of the day
We were about ready to go, Dad was done fishing and just came up to me. I grabbed his fly rod and gave that a try real quick (an interesting adventure in and of itself with 2 people yelling "You're doing it wrong!!!" "Well I don't know how to do it!!!")
I accidently hooked one and he broke off. You couild see the bobber floating in the water with the fish attached. I quickly got my spinning rod back and tossed my jig out. I be damned if the jig didn't catch the broken line/bobber and I reeled in that fish ;D ;D ;D

[Jack]

Sometimes it's better to be lucky than good!

[Purebred Redneck]

Jun 13, 2010 22:31:23 GMT -5 Jack said:

Sometimes it's better to be lucky than good!

No no, I was good ;D

[jimiowa]

Red; Congratulations on a good trip! As long as you had fun its a good trip.
Now on the flyrod thing. Flyfishing is my favorite way to fish.
And I like everyone else had no clue what I was doing when I first picked up a fly rod. You will never learn any younger.
So I reccomend you get one and learn. It is effective for any species and I suspect you will find more opportunities for warm water species close to home. I have never flyfished for trout, it's a 180 mille drive to a cold water stream.
I have been spending some time on this site this year.
www.warmfly.com/
While it's based in Louisianna there are members from all over the country. You might find it interesting.

[Purebred Redneck]

Yeah, I'll take a look at it.

thanks

[Jack]

Flyfishing has more BS attached to it than any other kind of fishing. Listening to some people, you'd think it was some mystic religion.
Truth is, flyfishing is simple, and easy. What's different is, you cast the weight of the line, not the weight of the lure, so, you can use lures (flies) that weight essentially nothing.
To show you how simple it can be, have you ever moved a hose in your yard by throwing a loop into it? If you have, you've just executed a proper roll cast.
You'll hear endless BS about the names of flies and the insects they imitate, but that's simple, too.
There are 3 basic groups of flies: dry flies (they float on the surface), nymphs (they're subsurface), and streamers. The first 2 imitate bugs, the last imitates minnows.
They come in different sizes, and different colors, but really, that's it, boiled down.
BTW, I started flyfishing in 1956, long before it became the yuppie religion.

[Purebred Redneck]

Jun 14, 2010 22:32:07 GMT -5 Jack said:

Flyfishing has more BS attached to it than any other kind of fishing. Listening to some people, you'd think it was some mystic religion.

Oh I agree...they're as arrogant bassfishermen...only the flyfishermen are not as loud.


The only jig I'd ever have to use again is a little white thread jig with a lead head. Perfect for a fly or a spinner

[bounce]

Never done the flyrod thing myself, kinda want to try it sometime though. Got the spot I want to try just need the rod.

[Purebred Redneck]

They really aren't that expensive. Just like any fishing pole, you can get as crazy as you want with it but in reality the 30 dollar pole at Walmart is just as good as the 500 dollar one the pros use.

I was apparently using a reel with drag, which is why the line broke when I put my hand on the spool

[jimiowa]

Yes Jack I agree Completely! That said I bought a vise and started tying Flies last January. Try to tie a couple flies every night and it has turned into a good hobby in itself.
Like all hobbies, the start up cost can be high but once set up it's not bad at all.

Red with a flyrod you retrieve the line with your hand instead of the reel. That's why it broke off.

Red My two first flyrods came from Walmart and I still have and use them after 30 yrs. But there are better ways to go.
Buying bits and pieces can get expensive.
I have one 8wt Reel and line, I bought at Bass Proshop and bought the economy components that cost me $80.
I could have spent that on a quality line alone.

I mentioned, having a rod and reel stolen recently in another thread. I went to Bass Proshop and bought a cheap combo(ready to Fish) Dogwood Canyon #5 wt for $80 to replace it about a month ago. That's one nice rod & reel Combo for the money. I love it!
The main thing is to get a rod and reel a few flies, go out to the nearest pond with Blugills and have a blast.
I've been at this over 30yrs and still catch my butt on a backcast occasionally. ;D But it's the most fun you can have with your clothes on!

[Jack]

Jim, if you're catching your butt on the back cast, you're going too far back with the rod. You don't want the rod to go much past vertical on the back cast.
Here's a mental image that might help: when you back cast, try throwing the line straight up, not back. The line's going to go back, anyway, but, if you're trying to throw the line straight up, you won't go back too far with the rod. Silly as it sounds, it works.

[Purebred Redneck]

Jun 15, 2010 11:20:56 GMT -5 jimiowa said:

Red with a flyrod you retrieve the line with your hand instead of the reel. That's why it broke off.

If you look at the guys around here, probably 90% thumb the line and let the fish do his thing, they reel in the slack, take their thumb off the line, and reel it in like you would any other type of rod. Very very few people just use the line and it's normally on the little ones.

[jimiowa]

Jun 15, 2010 16:15:08 GMT -5 Jack said:

Jim, if you're catching your butt on the back cast, you're going too far back with the rod. You don't want the rod to go much past vertical on the back cast.
Here's a mental image that might help: when you back cast, try throwing the line straight up, not back. The line's going to go back, anyway, but, if you're trying to throw the line straight up, you won't go back too far with the rod. Silly as it sounds, it works.

Yes Jack that's what I'm doing sometimes. If I would just stop going so far back.

Red I retrieve the line is short strips and either coil it in my free hand or let it drop at my feet. That way it is off the reel and ready to shoot out on the next cast. If one reels it in then He has to strip it off the reel for the next cast.
If I'm casting to a rising fish feeding on the surface, and I don't get a strike when it passes the fish I will shoot it right back out to that fish.

[Jack]

I retrieve line with my fingers rather than the reel, too. I also play a fish with the line in my fingers, unless the fish is large- then I'll use the reel.

[jabba]

and how is all this better than a worm?



Jabba