12-09-2012, 12:07 AM
[cool][#0000ff]I prefer a 6 or 6 1/2 foot graphite rod...light or medium light action...fast tip for casting light jigs. And a soft tip helps show the bites better than a slow or medium action with a stiffer rod tip. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Most guys use quality 4 or 6# mono but some like a superbraid 8# with a uniknot to lighter fluoro or mono. Personal preference thing. The main idea is castability with control and sensitivity.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]When there is a breeze you need to position yourself upwind from where you are casting. Then keep your rod tip right down near the water to reduce the effects of the wind on your line. Reel so that your rod is perpendicular to the line and watch both the line where it goes into the water and the end of your rod. Sometimes a bite is just a slight bend on the rod tip...or a twitch on the line where it goes into the water. JERK. (No, not you.)[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Your flyrod will serve you well on calmer days, when the fish are really swarming in the shallower water. Fish them "bluegill style" (not Gangnam Style). Keep your rod down just above the water. Point the rod tip directly at the fly and vary your strip from slow pulls to short jerks. When you feel the tick with your line hand pull back a little to see if you feel any weight. If you do, start the hookset with a line pull and then raise the rod to finish the job. If you merely ticked a rock you can keep stripping without moving the fly too far and staying in the fish zone.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Most guys use quality 4 or 6# mono but some like a superbraid 8# with a uniknot to lighter fluoro or mono. Personal preference thing. The main idea is castability with control and sensitivity.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]When there is a breeze you need to position yourself upwind from where you are casting. Then keep your rod tip right down near the water to reduce the effects of the wind on your line. Reel so that your rod is perpendicular to the line and watch both the line where it goes into the water and the end of your rod. Sometimes a bite is just a slight bend on the rod tip...or a twitch on the line where it goes into the water. JERK. (No, not you.)[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Your flyrod will serve you well on calmer days, when the fish are really swarming in the shallower water. Fish them "bluegill style" (not Gangnam Style). Keep your rod down just above the water. Point the rod tip directly at the fly and vary your strip from slow pulls to short jerks. When you feel the tick with your line hand pull back a little to see if you feel any weight. If you do, start the hookset with a line pull and then raise the rod to finish the job. If you merely ticked a rock you can keep stripping without moving the fly too far and staying in the fish zone.[/#0000ff]
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