Of course a good old Panther Martin Spinner will outfish any of these....NOT
I would have to disagree. The PM is good. But, during a hatch, or no hatch..... no chance!!!! A trout on a Fly rod is like 10 on a spinning rod. I used to lure fish when I was a young. growing up in MT. and caught many...Anyone can catch trout with lures.. Can you really honestly say that you would rather catch one on the short stick? the fight sucks.. bottom line... no challenge. To suceed with lures, on our smaller rivers takes some casting skill. Like 10 -15 minutes for the average spin fisherman-kid.
My son was a lure dude also. He slayed at 9 lol. He picked up the Long Rod at 12. Has never held the short stick since. He works at Feathercraft in St louis ,Mo. Teaches casting also. He is 23 and has caught many Huge trout, steelhead, kicks my butt usually What he does with a Fly Rod is magical. Simply blows my mind. He could guide anywhere. BUT WE DON"T LIKE PEOPLE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF OUR LOCAL RIVERS, MAKING MONEY ON THE CURRENT-POTTER WHY WHY??? ITS JUST A SMALL RIVER. I HAVE BEEN FISHING THE CURRENT FOR MANY YEARS. THE CROWDS ARE GROWING EVERY YEAR WE NEED TO STOP TELLING THE WHOLE WORLD ABOUT OUR LIL GEM. Ok, its like this. So you say good ole PM will slay, below tan vat. So a guy reads it. He then gets some panther M's. He Fishes below Tan Vat. He hammers the water, Lure fishing is much faster, cuz your FIRST cast is it, might get lucky get the bigger browns in the hole to hit. THEN ITS MOVE ON, Lure guys will always put fish down..
OK, You fish down an hour later WTH? NO HITS?? HMM JUST SLAYED THE OTHER DAY? DUH>> WONDER WHY? LOL Then the Fly guy comes down, and gets action.
scudz rule!!!!!!!!!!!!!