Bambooflyguy
Life of the Party
Sounds like Santa needs to get you some fiberglass flybill .......
A few months ago I picked up an Orvis Superfine Glass 3wt 7’6” and it’s quickly become my favorite rod. With a little click reel and the superfine 3wt line it is a joy to cast. So far it’s really fit the bill for everything from small coast range blue lines to the Metolius
You're not alone...there's a reason I love my Danielsson Originals...silence is one of them.That’s a sweet sounding stick. With that being said, it think I’m anomaly in that I kinda hate click reels. They’re like nails on a chalkboard to me, which makes getting a 3 wt line holder/reel a lot more expensive.
You're not alone...there's a reason I love my Danielsson Originals...silence is one of them.
Ok, so maybe there's only two of us...![]()
Get an Orvis bbs and remove the clicker? It's just a plastic dong held in by 1 screw. It'll leave you with enough drag to prevent backlash.That’s a sweet sounding stick. With that being said, it think I’m anomaly in that I kinda hate click reels. They’re like nails on a chalkboard to me, which makes getting a 3 wt line holder/reel a lot more expensive.
I get that, to each their own. Click doesn’t matter to me much, more about the less engineered, easier to work on/fix, bulletproof aspect to a good click reel. Kind of like working on cars when I was a kid vs the monstrosities under most hoods these days.That’s a sweet sounding stick. With that being said, it think I’m anomaly in that I kinda hate click reels. They’re like nails on a chalkboard to me, which makes getting a 3 wt line holder/reel a lot more expensive.
Yeah you cant beat that price. If/when i finally pull the trigger it will probably be that or the 3wt.Cabelas CGR 2wt at 6'6'' and $80
ha!!!but it takes 3 days to stop wiggling after every movement.
I don’t want to come off as a small stream expert as I’m sure most of you get out more often than I. But I haven’t seen this tip for quite a while, that many of you may already know. Let’s say you have around an 8 foot 4 piece rod you enjoy, and you find yourself in a restricted canopy. Chances are you’re needing a fairly short cast. Pull out a suitable length of line, detach the butt section of rod and stuff it and reel down your shirt. Voila, you have a 6’ rod, and it casts well enough. Pretty good actually at 25’ and under, and you don’t really need a reel for this anyway.
At the time I heard about it I had a 5 piece 4wt Winston LT, and got out occasionally, so I gave it a try. It really works pretty well. I even thought about getting/making a detachable foam handle that would snuggly fit over the shortened rod. Never did. It’s not like I used the shortened rod trick for extended hours, but it’s handy for the occasional situation.never heard of anyone doing this, kinda hilarious.