You mean the "Look at me, I've got a fish on" kinda sound ? .....
Let’s start a trout spey thread
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Totally!You mean the "Look at me, I've got a fish on" kinda sound ? .....
Works for me too.
I also don’t hold a loop always, so it’s hard to hear the line peeling out while I’m spacing out and listening to tunesWorks for me too.
it’s happened on Steelhead before, I had my tunes so loud I didn’t feel or hear my line peeling out on the hang down from a HOT Steelhead!
Sometimes you've only got an hour to fish before work and the river is 2 hours away. A quick trip to the local slough, swinging for pike minnow, can be the fix I need. Every catch and release on the bank could be hundreds of salmon making it to the salt. 6 to hand with a couple of slabs, and one small cutty.
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I figured I’d keep this alive by saying the Yak is swinging real nice! Had a hell of a morning just walking, wading and swinging
give those shoulders a break and swing some flys!
Bob
give those shoulders a break and swing some flys!Bob
#16 Fox Squirrel and Partridge on my 3113 burkie a couple of weeks ago .
Bob- what are your fav wet flies for swinging for trout in the Yak?I figured I’d keep this alive by saying the Yak is swinging real nice! Had a hell of a morning just walking, wading and swinging
Bob
Oh boy… that’s a tuff one. I’ve got a box full of soft hackles and then some bigger stuff in white, olive and black. Today I was using a jig style bait fish fly and a jig style black leech with tungsten beads and a floating line.
Gave the Yak a float today, what a beauty of a day!! The fishing is good
I just like it better that way. I also don’t want to smack the top two sections of the rod with an oar by accident.
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I point my rods back because I'm usually rowing away from trouble. Just gotta be careful pulling over.
@Bob Rankin What Meiser is that? I got a 12'6 3-5 and feel like its a bit much for a lot of places but that looks like prime water for it.
My thoughts exactly on keeping the rod backwards.
This rod is a 12’6” 4-6 Meiser. It’s all I use anymore for trout spey. It punches through the wind on the yakima really well using a Scandi line and the action has the feel of an old Sage brownie. It’s got plenty of poop to get fish in quickly with the ability to cast to the far bank if needed . It’s the shortest rod I own, I like a longer rod
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I have the same rod in his CX model, got It prior to the pandemic and haven’t used it as much as the 5-7 Highlander but a 24” fall steelhead put a pretty good bend in it.
What lines are you and Bob Rankin using? Steve G made me a Ballistic Vector taper in 360 gr. and 40’ that seems pretty nice using Underhand style, I really haven’t had a chance to use it as much as I want to.
Agreed that rods pointed with tip to the rear is safest way.
I’ve got a Godshall Scandi at 34’ that’s 410gr, it’s ok with a mono leader. I also use a rage head at 360 grains that I can use 50 grain sonar leaders with, I really like this line. For winter work I use a Skagit max short 375 grain with some T8 and unweighted fly’s.
I’m really trying to find a Gaelforce ESSS in a 325 or 380, I think one of those will be a sweet line!!! I’m moving away from mono running line because I hate them, really starting to love a full integrated line. They mend so well.
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