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Saltwater Fly Fishing! New at Striped-Bass.Com, Saltwater Fly Fishing in the North East

 
 
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Old 05-07-2006, 08:55 AM   #1
steelhead
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Quanny Pond Casting Clave Report

Had a great day down there! Not a lot of fish, but the learning and discovery curve was pretty steep! I brought along 4 fly rods. A 12' 7/8 weight. A 10 foot 7/8 weight a 9 foot 8 weight and a sweet 9'-6" 6 weight. Now this was the amazing thing. The eight weights cast better with a 10 or 11 weight line on them! The 6 loaded better with an 8 weight line. This was consistent across the board for the other guys that showed up. Their rods cast better with heavier lines than the label on the rod.

I also met a guy who brought 8 spey rods. I'm going to have to get me one of them and learn how to spey casy. With all the estuaries and beachfront rips up here, it is a great match.

I also learned how to drift little tiny 1/16 - 1/4 ounce jigs with 6 pound test line in current. How to control the drift and the depth of the drift, and how to extend the drift. Pretty amazing stuff. Went out this AM to the Lead Mills Bridge and tried it out. Got my first fish of the season, one keepah!
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