3 Fly Rods To Catch Pretty Much Everything!!!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 8 ก.ย. 2024
- You really only need 3 fly rods to catch 99% of fish! Yeah I said! I go over the three fly rods I primarily use to catch everything and anything Fly Fishing the Great Lakes region. From small Blue Gill To Large Musky!
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One of my biggest issues with fly fishing is that a lot of the time you got to spend money to learn you don’t like something. Hip packs, vests, packs of all kinds, what rods, weights etc.
What I have learned so far is that a 6 wt if you are trout fishermen will cover you on lakes and rivers, whereas the 5 wt is excellent but a little wind at a lake and suddenly it lacks that power. 4 wt is awesome for dry fly fishing but lacks punch when dry dropping or even going with a small wooly bugger. Again and again I keep going back to my 6 wt… my least expensive rod too.
That first sentence. It’s pretty bang on especially if you don’t have a buddy already into it. I try my best to steer people clear of all my costly mistakes but still……it’s a very personal thing. Appreciate this comment and am sure others will find it valuable. Keep er’ tight!
The funny thing is I seem to break everything at some point other than my first and cheapest rod, a 9' Airflo 6wt. It works fine, and I worry least about it when beating through thick scrub and still don't manage to break it
Well, the first question you have to ask yourself, do I like to fish? As a kid I got into fly fishing by using a tear shaped clear bobber and attaching flies to the leader. So that is pretty cheap way to find out if you like it or not. If you're unlucky enough to enjoy it, yeah, gets expensive fast. Then if you really unlucky, you'll want to tie your own flies...that hobby can break the bank.
That's pretty good info for most fly anglers. I don't very often agree with you, but this was reasonable.
Really like approach, less is often more. Had the same issue here. Had to many rods, had to sort them out. So now I have 4 dh rods, and 2 sh rods...
@@anonym1anonym243 i am very curious about your two handers! I am assuming from trout spey up to king salmon?
@@greenhornflyhorn no just salmon applications, I live in Norway. Have a 15ft 10wt, 14ft 9wt, 13,6 8wt and 12,6 8wt... In sh I have 9ft 4 for trout and a 9,6ft 7wt for streamer, pike and small summer salmon :)
JMC R2 5-6, 9', it's the best budget friendly rod that i have. I use a 5Wt line, and i cast it very far. I have another one 10' 7-8, that i can use it for pike, but i love my R2.
Thank you for reply Milan, recommendations of lines used are helpful to get most out of a rod, esp today when one is not sure if u need to line up or not. Will compare MPX grain wt to what I currently have 👍🏼🇿🇦
SA makes half weight lines and have found that the 6-1/2 works beautifully on the Orvis Clearwater 9-6
Glass is great for small streams.
I only had 1 fly rod floating line for salt water fishing 6 w I did have a spare reel with fast sinking line if I needed
This is deeply sensible. I have over a dozen fly rods, but if I'm honest I only use 6 of them with any regularity.
Same here!! I have several collecting dust😆
As I mentioned in the video I made, I have an 8'6" 4wt Orvis Clearwater and a 9' 8wt White River Bugger. I wanted both ends of the spectrum with one for trout, crappie, bluegill, smaller bass, and one for largemouth, muskie, & salmon.
Never heard of the “Bugger” definitely will check it out. Thanks for your thought 👌
I would not fish with any shorter than 9', no matter the line weight. I find short rods
hard to load and cast, if you have obstructions, roll cast.
I have a sage 10’ 5 wt for trout 7 wt 9’ Helios D for saltwater species and salmon/steelhead a 9’ 9wt Scott sector for saltwater and an 11wt 9’ sage R8 saltwater for monsters. With modern rod technologies I have gone down a size from traditional applications to make it more interesting
only 3 rods? twitch^ really ? twitch^ lol i have 17 rods plus 1 weight to 8 weights, 7 bamboo's...i feel so nice and warm knowing i have all these rods... but choosing between rods for a day of fly fishing.. can be a bugger
Sir, you have a problem!😂😆😆jokes aside, I’ve been there. It would take me all night to choose which rod to take. Just on a jaunt to the local river I would still bring 2-3 rods!!!! Haha! It had to stop. Thanks for watching 🤙
I think most people could get away with just a 9' 5 weight and 9' 8 weight. If I had to add a bonus rod to the previous two it would be 14' 10/11 weight two hander although not necessary for 90% of anglers.
Yeah. That’ll cover just about everything. I like to line up the 5 weight to 6 when fishing for smallmouth. Loads faster and casts poppers and streamers more easily. Go back to 5 weight for dry flies.
@@fredstumpf2006 regarding the 6 weight line on the 5 weight, that is an excellent suggestion for anyone trying to save a few dollars especially if they have a spare spool! Great suggestion.
I'm from a galaxy far far away... when you say Great Lakes you mean in that area as opposed to stillwater fishing in the lakes themselves? It was just that you were talking about swinging wets with that switch rod so I guess you meant rivers in that general area? I have a 9' 10wt for murray cod but although the streamers are big and so are the fish I feel I should use the 8wt that I use in the salt. I don't know how the Murray cod compare to pike... they are very heavy fish but I suspect are a shorter (but tough, straight into the snags) fight than pike but I guess I'll have to head up your way to find out, those pike are cool looking fish!
@@Alex-zs4vb2lt5c i have no experience with murray cod but from what I have heard they’re strong fish! Pike don’t run(rarely do they)but will thrash and sometimes dog you down. You’re 9’10wt would definitely work. Early spring and fall time is great for larger fish. Right now it’s more musky that you will catch which are like pike but grow much larger. 10-12wt is the key to throwing massive flies that will make them “eventually” eat the fly. Great lakes area is an incredible fishery, it has tons of moving water and still water opportunities. Lots of cool fish too! Good luck out there and thanks for sharing 🤘
Your light colored background/wall and bright oar really compete with being able to focus on you. I find myself often zoning out. Not because I’m not interested. Just distracted. Most people on YT with this set up have the back dark for this reason. Bit of opinion you didn’t ask for lol
Once again great video. Very useful info.
I sincerely appreciate the honesty! I have been thinking of that too! Hopefully TH-cam pays for a couple cans of paint soon!🙂
Please tell me which floating fly line you use with your Clearwater 9` 6wt rod, if more than one what are they ?
Mant thanks :)
Hey there! I use this one here: Fly Line Review: Scientific Anglers Mastery MPX
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Did you say a 7' 10" 10 wt? Sounds like bait fishing. This is a specialty rod that few would/could use. I fish for salmon/steelhead here in the NW where long casts are necessary. You haven't mentioned a rod I could use.
You might have overlooked the disclaimer at the beginning of the video. All your concerns will be answered quickly my friend. Keep er’ tight!🤘
Agree with you,I myself go with a 3,5,7 weight 5 & 7 are 9' my 3 is 8',also have a 10' 7 weight I use for trout/mirco spey (single hand),throw a 9' 9 weight in & all my bases are covered,as a west coast/Oregon fly person this selections me covers everything from small water to steelhead & Salmon,my go to rod most days is my 9' 5 weight Redington Rod,but you hit the said nail on the head,tight lines 🤙
3/5/7 is a fine combination as well. If I wasn’t so obsessed with big pike and bass, definitely would be that. I appreciate you taking the time to watch🙂
what’s the cover on the cork handle called?
@@nicholasnguyen6001 it’s actually integrated into the handle. Basically the same stuff you find on bass tournament rods.
Only 3 rods!? That would be no fun.
Haha!!!