As far as the rod goes, it doesn't matter as long as it's smooth, slow, & fiberglass.
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beauglass |
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This is actually a tough question for me. I don't really have a favorite. Although I fish warmwater the most, I still enjoy fishing mountain streams &
lakes for trout, and though I don't have much experience on saltwater, I enjoy that too. For me, fishing is a package deal, the solitude, learning to read
water and where the fish are most likely to be, the challenge of putting the fly where I want it, and tricking a wild animal into eating something that
isn't real. Fortunatley, I can get that out of fishing for anything from bluegill to brown trout.
As far as the rod goes, it doesn't matter as long as it's smooth, slow, & fiberglass. |
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streamcaster |
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My very favorite type of fishing is for trout in mountain streams--tumbling, swirling cold, gin clear, far from the crowds, and bowered in evergreens.
I'll start with dry flies, then go to nymphs, and follow up with streamers . . . maybe. Maybe I'll just use the streamers (orange marabou muddler is
the current fav) . . . or nymphs . . . or dries if it's a one-fly challenge. LOL. My rods of choice would be my Fenwick FF79 or, for 4 weight
applications, my 8' Fisher original graphite.
However, I don't live in trout places. Sigh. So my second, adopted favorite is the stream smallmouth. My first choice this year is my Hardy JET 8' 6/7 wt. It's new, and I'm still finding out about it. Prior to that it was a Fenwick FF856. Sterling! Fish on! Peter |
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NevadaK |
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When it comes down to it I'll pick dry flies on moving water almost any day. I can't really choose between big/small, rocky/glassy, mountain/meadow and
so on. Because of my career schedule and where I live I tend to fish mostly hoppers and other terrestrials.
As for rods.......I kind of match the rod to the water so I never think of having a "go to" rod. To be honest, if its appropriate to the water I'm on I tend to grab whatever rod I'm casting well that day. K |
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Cornmuse |
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This really is a difficult question to answer. Favorite? Well my honest answer is "whatever fishing I'm doing at the moment or going to do
next!"
I fish bass more than any other species. Truth be told, I'm a bass nut and if forced to choose one species to fish for for the rest of my life I'd unhesitatingly answer "black bass." Of the seven species of black bass (four of which I've caught on a fly) I'm definitely partial to smallmouth bass in creeks. And my favorite technique is aggressively stripping streamers through cover. I love the harsh take. Most often it's quite visual as the fly is typically only a few inches to a foot deep. And once hooked a bass is a formidable opponent that can change tactics in an instant. It's a real street fighter; one that's tough enough to have survived more than two centuries of increasingly compromised water quality only to stubbornly dominate its environment devoid of the necessity of stocking. Wild fish, these are the closest to my heart.
My favorite rod for this fishing, with the qualifier that this is the rod best suited to the sport on average, is a Browning Silaflex 8' 6/7, even though that grip is a half-size too large. One day I'll fix that. But when matched with right line and leader, this rod is capable of delivering a size 4 Black Ghost Marabou streamer to a target the size of a hub cap at 50 feet. It bends nicely with even a one pound bass, but has the deep down power to manage an honest 20" smallie in a strong current. It's a joy to cast and calls no particular attention to itself in my hand. It simply performs the task to which it is set. Joe C. "Live each season as it passes; breathe the air, drink the
drink, taste the fruit,
- Henry David Thoreau
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