www.aswf.com to get good fly ideas and tying movies of easy to... 'hollow' flies a nice striper pattern that gives a large profile, but not the weight one might associate with them...slinging lines into surf means winds so I went to fullsink to 'break wind' or you can go intermediate line [slow sink] to get under waves but easier to cast as you dont have to roll cast it onto the surface like a full sinker.....I started alternating between the 'clouser' [a sinking fly ] to deceivers, bunker patterns, eels, poppers for topwater action , crease flies [folded floating foam ].
a striping basket is a must due to rocks n waves N wind ...the rod of choice shoud be stiffer action so you can get line speed and rod strength to pick up line AND a wet big fly....these are the common reasons for surf upgrades to bigger rods and line choice, but thats me
note; modern synthetic materials for surf flies dont hold water so arent really that heavy to sling ....
oh and if you dont tie try
www.saltwaterflies.com
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