dont let anybody tell you how to fish be it using a fly rod, spinning rod or even a cane pole. its your choice not ours!
remember a fly and a bubble on a spinning rod catches alot of fish! ;)
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dont let anybody tell you how to fish be it using a fly rod, spinning rod or even a cane pole. its your choice not ours!
remember a fly and a bubble on a spinning rod catches alot of fish! ;)
Joe,
We visited about this, so you know where I stand on things. Fishing is fishing. You enjoy it. Regardless of what kind of equipment you use, you are still out on the water enjoying the scenery and tranquility. If you want to use a spinning or flipping or casting or trolling setup, go ahead. We won't think poorly of you. Everyone who has posted here talks about using that equipment. (I would as well had my sons left me something to use after going through the garage.) Please don't let an unnecessary struggle in your head and heart cause you grief. Be well my friend and Best Regards.....
Joe,
You do what you do for the enjoyment of it! What ever form of rod you use doesn't matter.
I, unlike many other, would NEVER think of using a spinning rod, :shock: but that's just me. <Oh, come on! You know I'm only teasing you!!!! I might, but I really hate the thought of putting worms on a hook!!!! Eeewwwwww!!>
You just need to keep keeping on! I'll fish with you any day .... any equipment!!!!
Hugs
I hear ya. When I seriously started fly tying 4 years ago all I used was the fly rod and all the other gear got put away. Last year I just got the urge to get out and pour some jig heads!!!! When all casting was done and everything cooled off and put away I'd made 1800 jigs, and I went out and used them, the fly rod and flies stayed home and for a year I was only using the spinning gear and lures and live bait.
Well this year I've folded the fly rod back in and use it 30% of the time I'm out the rest spinning, and I'm just really enjoying fishing more than I have in a long time so it's gonna stay this way.
Fatman
Fishing is supposed to be fun. It shouldn't really matter what rod is in your hand, as long as it is fun for you.
I'll put in my .02 cents here. Joe, I have to tell you I miss running trot lines for cat fish out of a 10' flat bottom Jon boat on the Pecos river in SE New Mexico. I fly fish because of the serenity I feel on a high mountain stream or floating on a lake in my pontoon. There are times when I take along an ulralite spinning rod and throw eggs, power bait or lures at trout. Where is it written that fishing has to be this way or that way exclusively? I dig it all. Good luck to ya Joe, in whatever you do. Yer buddy, Jim
Joe,
Like others have said, fishing is suppose to be fun. While I tend to flyfish mostly I have no problem spincasting or other forms of fishing. My greatest day on the water was last fall. I took my son and daughter, 5 and 4 years of age at the time, out fishing during our annual family trip to the Sierras. My son got bored within 5 minutes and ran off to play with his cousins. My daughter and I spent a few hours that day fishing and bonding like never before. She had her Disney Princess rod/reel and me with my son's Spiderman rod/reel. She landed her first trout that day. I landed a 'moment' to last a lifetime. It is moments like that with my daughter that matter more to me. I could careless about the equipment used. Just have fun.
Joe.
Your post resonates in my brain. The gist of most posts here say that you should enjoy fishing, no matter what the gear, and I agree. I started out with a spinning rod, like many others, and "graduated" to flyfishing in my early 20's, after the steep learning curve. The thing that resonates, is the fact that a lot of the sport is leaving me, not me leaving the sport. I've resigned myself to not wading in the nasty water any more, and to the fact that it's just tougher to get everything ready, and getting there. While stepping onto the dock last Saturday, I caught a toe on the gunnel and did a faceplant on the dock, so just because you're fishing from a boat doesn't mean you're immune from having to be more careful as age inclines and balance declines. Enjoy to the fullest, whatever you want, with the time left alloted to you. I would encourage you to pass along, some of what you've learned in your travails.:)
There is nothing wrong with doing both types of fishing. Rare is the trip where I only have my fly rod or my spinning gear packed up in the truck.
I really like to work on my casting from a boat as well. I can stand up and if my cast is sloppy I don't have to worry about the back cast getting stuck on tree behind me. :) Makes for great practice when I'm trying to cast longer than usual. (Working on my double haul etc.) I can single haul fairly well, but for what ever reason, I haven't been able to get down the double haul consistently.
My usual boat load out is my spinning gear, 5wt rod, and if I'm on my bass lake, my 9wt rod. I usually troll with my spinning gear out to my favorite hole. Go for a while with casting spinning gear, and then break out a fly rod. I typically use the 9wt on windier days.
As for the price of gear in fly fishing. You don't have to buy a $500 rod or a $300 reel to have a good time. One of my 5wts is a BPS white river combo. The other is a SA starter from Wal-mart. Both work great. I prefer the SA rod if I'm hiking around since it is a 4 piece. Likewise, have you seen the price of tackle gear for standard fishing? It isn't cheap either! It's whatever you make it. Crankbaits costing $6-$8 a piece, swimbaits costing upwards of $20 each!
I have multiple hobbies and drift back and forth through them all the time. Do whatever makes you happy.
Paul