05-23-2014, 04:10 AM
Macauley got it primarily for smallmouth fishing, Bruce bought it for use in his pontoon boat and Joe actually uses it when he's teaching casting. In fact Bruce refused to let me give him one, he bought it because he said its the most innovative thing he's seen in fly fishing in decades. When he was designing Scientific Angler's fly lines, they didn't bother putting prototype lines on a reel, they just strung them on a rod and cast the line so he already appreciated how nice it is to cast without a reel.
Sorry you lost a fish but I am very happy that you went and tried it out. Thank you. I appreciate any feedback, good and bad, from people that will really try it. I imagine that you don't wear the chest harness strapped as tightly around your chest as I and most men do. My wife wears it lower, below her chest and it definitely is not as stable. I can see how that would cause an issue with palming the reel. This is the first time I've heard of having an problem with palming and I have guys who've sent me pictures with salmon, carp, stripers and false albacore with no issues.
Thanks again for trying it out and maybe you can pass it on to someone else who might like to try it.
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Sorry you lost a fish but I am very happy that you went and tried it out. Thank you. I appreciate any feedback, good and bad, from people that will really try it. I imagine that you don't wear the chest harness strapped as tightly around your chest as I and most men do. My wife wears it lower, below her chest and it definitely is not as stable. I can see how that would cause an issue with palming the reel. This is the first time I've heard of having an problem with palming and I have guys who've sent me pictures with salmon, carp, stripers and false albacore with no issues.
Thanks again for trying it out and maybe you can pass it on to someone else who might like to try it.
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