You can remove those two awkward protruding front fold down pockets.
I have the Fishpond Wildhorse. The two “fly bench pockets” bumped my bottom cork when casting my two hand rods. I used a seamsters stitch cutter and removed them, it left no scar or footprint.
Any feedback on the trip to Ireland this month would be much appreciated, mainly the rivers or lakes you fished. Landlocked or sea run Browns? Maybe you’ll give the salmon a go while you’re there?
I’m heading over there myself for a few weeks this summer and will do as much fishing as possible...
I only recently learned of that rod. Which rod in that series did you choose?
For the West Coast most guys I know either use a 8wt single hand 325 grains or a 7wt 11ft switch and use a 10wt outbound Shooting head. Wondering what manufacturer makes a saltwater shooting head above 425 grains for...
My friend uses a 350 iflight or a 350 skagit max short on his 5wt dually. He uses 10ft intouch replacement tips in #5 instead of light mow tips. I use the same setup on my 5wt switch. I copied this setup from one of Joes (Red's FS) YouTube videos, banging system