netboy Posted July 12, 2021 Posted July 12, 2021 I launched the boat at White Hole this morning and the water was quite a bit lower than it has been. It looked to be around 2 units so I ran downstream to the Narrows and got the waders on. There were lots of small tan mayflies coming up along with the usual midges. I tied on a size 18 tan elk hair caddis and had some good action for a couple of hours and then the water came up and the bugs disappeared. I switched to an egg/midge combo and caught a few more. Ended the morning with a couple dozen rainbows and 3 browns. Here's a picture of the biggest brown on the elk hair... Quillback, Hawkfarm, JestersHK and 7 others 10
snagged in outlet 3 Posted July 12, 2021 Posted July 12, 2021 3 hours ago, netboy said: Here's a picture of the biggest brown on the elk hair... Nice!! Just for reference how long in your rod to the wrapping above the hook keeper? On mine it's right around 15 inches.
netboy Posted July 12, 2021 Author Posted July 12, 2021 1 hour ago, snagged in outlet 3 said: Nice!! Just for reference how long in your rod to the wrapping above the hook keeper? On mine it's right around 15 inches. The wrap one on that rod is 17" to the end closet to the reel so the brown was between 19 and 20", not huge but great fun on a small dry fly. That is one of my $30 China rods, which by the way casts great. I had a friend from Colorado up last week and he flew in so I told him not to bring any equipment. He has Orvis and other high end rods and reels and he was very impressed with the rods and $17 reels. I do have one Orvis Battenkill Disc reel that I found in the trash can at Cotter access a couple of years ago when I was dumping some trash the idiots left behind. snagged in outlet 3 and BilletHead 2
snagged in outlet 3 Posted July 12, 2021 Posted July 12, 2021 37 minutes ago, netboy said: The wrap one on that rod is 17" to the end closet to the reel so the brown was between 19 and 20", not huge but great fun on a small dry fly. That is one of my $30 China rods, which by the way casts great. I had a friend from Colorado up last week and he flew in so I told him not to bring any equipment. He has Orvis and other high end rods and reels and he was very impressed with the rods and $17 reels. I do have one Orvis Battenkill Disc reel that I found in the trash can at Cotter access a couple of years ago when I was dumping some trash the idiots left behind. 19 to 20 inch is a great fish on any equipment! You’re living my retirement. I’ll get there soon. Nick Adams 1
netboy Posted July 13, 2021 Author Posted July 13, 2021 49 minutes ago, Nick Adams said: Tell us more about these $30 rods....🤔 They used to be $30 bucks, but with China prices going up I just checked and they have gone up a bit to $39 (free shipping too). Here is link... still a good fly rod for a reasonable price. Maxcatch Fly Fishing Rod 3/4/5/6/7/8/10WT Graphite IM7 Fast Action All Sizes Rod | eBay snagged in outlet 3 and BilletHead 2
netboy Posted July 13, 2021 Author Posted July 13, 2021 52 minutes ago, Nick Adams said: Tell us more about these $30 rods....🤔 Also here is link to the reels... Aventik Fly Fishing Reel CNC Aluminum Trout Large Arbor Freshwater Fly Reel | eBay BilletHead 1
Nick Adams Posted July 13, 2021 Posted July 13, 2021 Awesome. Thanks for sharing. Based on your pictures, they work quite well.
BilletHead Posted July 13, 2021 Posted July 13, 2021 11 hours ago, netboy said: The wrap one on that rod is 17" to the end closet to the reel so the brown was between 19 and 20", not huge but great fun on a small dry fly. That is one of my $30 China rods, which by the way casts great. I had a friend from Colorado up last week and he flew in so I told him not to bring any equipment. He has Orvis and other high end rods and reels and he was very impressed with the rods and $17 reels. I do have one Orvis Battenkill Disc reel that I found in the trash can at Cotter access a couple of years ago when I was dumping some trash the idiots left behind. Do you or anybody else on here know about how the higher weight rods do? 7wt on up to the 10wt? I can't think of a better deal to backup for a posable accident or for introducing a new angler to the heavyweights. Thank you @netboy for the post and the link. BilletHead "We have met the enemy and it is us", Pogo If you compete with your fellow anglers, you become their competitor, If you help them you become their friend" Lefty Kreh " Never display your knowledge, you only share it" Lefty Kreh "Eat more bass and there will be more room for walleye to grow!" BilletHead " One thing in life is for sure. If you are careful you can straddle the barbed wire fence but make one mistake and you will be hurting" BilletHead P.S. "May your fences be short or hope you have long legs" BilletHead
netboy Posted July 13, 2021 Author Posted July 13, 2021 1 minute ago, BilletHead said: Do you or anybody else on here know about how the higher weight rods do? 7wt on up to the 10wt? I can't think of a better deal to backup for a posable accident or for introducing a new angler to the heavyweights. Thank you @netboy for the post and the link. BilletHead The heaviest one I have is a 6wt and it works great. BilletHead 1
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