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Originally Posted by Joe
Practice casting in the yard for extended periods before going out and fishing for a long time. Elbow and shoulder injuries are common if you are under trained.
I think its better for people to come from traditional surfcasting backgrounds then to fly fishing. I think a lot of people who came to fly fishing first migrated over to surfcasting because of the difficulty involved in finding fish within 100 feet. Your experience makes you a perfect canidate to take the sport.
You're in the right place. Cliff fishing with the fly rod is very effective.
My favorite fly is the White Water Witch - which was developed by an Aquidneck Island fly fisherman for cliff fishing. This one is tied too long for my liking - but it's easy tie. The black presents a contrasty silhouette in the white water. |
Thanks again, guys - all good points, I'm going to print this thread so I can refer back to it -
Thanks, Joe, the Witch is a Ray Smith fly if memory serves - I know his patterns are highly respected - I'm gonna have to go over the flies in the boxful I won and see if there's one in there - if not, it doesn't look too far above my current competency level in tying - but that remains to be seen too, I suppose...
Pinching barbs and cutting the point of my practice fly -definitely -
Wasn't sure about the strippping basket issue but figured where I fish it's going to be a necessity to avoid getting hung up -
Thanks again, starting to feel well enough to start reading and rifling thru my tackle room again -
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