12-13-2005, 09:38 PM
There are situations were a combo rod would be handy, though I haven't fished much of anything else but a flyrod since 1972.
I was certainly on lakes this year that a roll cast less than 60 feet would have done you no good and there was no way to roll cast 60 feet. I just hiked a little further and found a nice creek that fished very well with the fly rod. When you pack 55# on your back for a week, though it gets lighter as you eat, you certainly want to cut ever stinking ounce of weight that you can. I have a couple of buddies that have fly fished since the early 80's and they only bring combo rods . The main reason is that they figure if you hike 15 miles in you had better get into fish. Many times the fly rod isn't the best way of ensuring that. That damn spinner sure if an effective lure. I would say on the 6 trips last year that I only out fished them 1 time . to each his own- they enjoyed themselves, I enjoyed myself .
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I was certainly on lakes this year that a roll cast less than 60 feet would have done you no good and there was no way to roll cast 60 feet. I just hiked a little further and found a nice creek that fished very well with the fly rod. When you pack 55# on your back for a week, though it gets lighter as you eat, you certainly want to cut ever stinking ounce of weight that you can. I have a couple of buddies that have fly fished since the early 80's and they only bring combo rods . The main reason is that they figure if you hike 15 miles in you had better get into fish. Many times the fly rod isn't the best way of ensuring that. That damn spinner sure if an effective lure. I would say on the 6 trips last year that I only out fished them 1 time . to each his own- they enjoyed themselves, I enjoyed myself .
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