Fly Fishing Help

[Leonard]

Hey MrDucky..

just watch that shoulder...

Im glad to see you going to give it a shot... I know you will really enjoy it in the furture...

see you NYD!!

Leonard

[Greg]

MrD

I've got more fly rods and reels than I know what to do with. If you want one I'd be glad to let you have one of them. My wife would be grateful - she's been giving me a hard time lately about all the fly fishing "clutter".

I agree with Terry that your shakespeare rig is plenty good enough to start out with but you'll probably soon want something a little better.

Just let me know if you are interested. I'm planning on coming down to Taney on Monday if the weather is decent and will bring a rig if you want it. If not - no big deal.

Regarding fly tying - I would take a few lessons from a fly shop if possible. That really cuts down on the learning curve. I'm sure you can learn a lot from some of the people on the board that are coming to the gathering on Mon. Same with fly casting. I taught myself years ago but it was pretty hard. My wife and son took lessons a couple of years ago and it was much easier for them. Most fly shops will help you out there. And Bass Pro offers free lessons as well.

Welcome to the wonderful world of fly fishing. I hope you have as much fun with it as I have over the years.

Greg

[MrDucky]

Thanks for all the help in answering my questions. Hurry up, NYD!

[LostMyWife]

Ducky

See what I mean. Aren't these guys great.

CYA NYD

LMW

[MrDucky]

Yeppers.... Everyone on here is awesome and helfull

[Danoinark]

Ducky, we can all add some little tips and tidbits to help you out on Monday and show you a few tricks of the trade so to speak. Don't hesitate to ask.

Dano

[MrDucky]

Thank you so much.. I wont hesitate to ask , I went down to Phils today and got to meet him , He is awesome , Thanks Phil for helping my wife and i in our venture today. We bought the fly tying kit and some other stuff . I am really wanting to tie the white rabbit hair zonker jigs , Leonard told me to buy one of them and use it , I did and caught my first brown (pictured in the other fishing help from me in this section) anyways i will try not too bother you all too much on monday but this fly stuff is AWESOME!!!!! anyways im gonna go try to tie see ya all monday

P.S I know i shouldnt but i am going to bring my spinner rod to work with my Rapalas , I WANT A TROPHY BROWN lol , U all be safe see ya soon

Mr Ducky (John)

[MrDucky]

This is Mrs. Ducky (Tami) and I'm a little confused. How do I tie a half hitch knot around the eye? Does it really matter what kind of knot I use if I secure it with fly cement? And is bread raw toast or cooked dough???

[Micheal Kyle]

That one is a little hard to explain but if you will take the thread and and wrap it around your 2 fingers then pull the thread back fver the back of the hook then take you two fingers and wrap the thread around the eye of the hook twisting while you do it. Make 3-5 wraps then pull with the thread that is in the bobbinstaright back that will tighten the knot. Or they make a tool called a whip finisher that you can use and it works perfect, a little frustrating on learning the tool but very effective after you learn the tool.

Good luck and like they have said in the past do not be afraid to ask.

Michael

[MrDucky]

Howdy all , Thanks for all the help.. So far Mrs. Ducky Has tied 10 or so flies ,(i got called into work last night ) some san jaun red worms , wooley buggers and midge . it's still a little hard for us but we r having a bunch of fun . is there any fly any of yall would recommend us trying to tie for monday ?