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Originally posted by denport
OK. For the first time ever I started. I bought a cheap rod and reel. Just to learn on. So I get down to the freshwater today just to throw a line in and bring the new set-up with me to set it up. I didn't bother to ask any questions or check any web sites for info on this. So I got my backing lin, fly line, and tapered leader shiiite. There is a 3x3 foldout of knots and approximate instructions. And I do mean approximate. So I proceed to tie on the backing and wind that up. There is an awfful lot of that shiiite. And then i try to tie that nail knot thing. OK. The loops cross and I end up with a C shaped piece of line. Try again. And again. And again. Good, got it right. Now wind that in. Now to tie the tapered thing to the fly line. Again. And again. Good. Got the clinch knot down in the dark if I need to. Nobody to teach or show how to cast. I've seen it done on TV a ton of times. Must be easy, right? Not so much. Caught a tree. Caught my jacket. Caught my hat. G-D fly fishing. After about an hour, I got something that resembled a 30' cast straight out.
It better be worth it
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Laughing with tears in my eys, not at you but, that's about how I started, only I had someone suposedly teaching me. He just kept fishing and chuckling as I caught all those things you mentioned. Don't give up it will come and is worth the effort.
Pete