fly fishing

[numbskull]

You’re equipment is less important than you casting ability. An 8 or 9 wt rod with a short-headed floating line is what I’d suggest as a starting place. Casting a fly line is not intuitive for most people. The rod tip needs to travel in a straight line parallel to the water, not in an arc as with other tackle. This is not simple since the rod bends as you accelerate it. There are also important timing issues as to when and how much force you apply. Finally you need to maintain line tension with the line hand all through the cast. Trying to do all this right when faced with a seething school of albies and only seconds to get a cast off is a hard way to learn. By all means it is worth doing, however. Albies are fun fish on a spinning rod but world class fish on a fly rod. Once you realize that you’ll have a hard time throwing metal ever again.
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[Clammer]

I,ll show ya

[niko]

cast 10 feet, drive boat 100' while dumping out line, start retrieve

[scottw]

Originally Posted by niko

cast 10 feet, drive boat 100' while dumping out line, start retrieve

that's one way to get some distance...if you think about it, typical 90' line + 9' foot leader....you max cast is only about 30 yards if you make a great double haul and shoot your entire line under perfect conditions...and like George said, the mechanics of fly casting are what most people struggle with, that and line management....spend a little time off the water getting used to laying line out in different directions and managing the line as well as in a little wind so that you learn to get the wind in your favor so you don't end up with a clouser piercing...enjoy the process

[BEETLE]

Fly Rodding, a pipe what's next - Golf !