Been there, done that... the 6 wt is easier to cast
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Been there, done that... the 6 wt is easier to cast
In my case... I probably am a bad caster! LOL However, I think you are right. I walked down to a pond last night that is filled with smaller bluegills. I used the 6 wt St. Croix Premier and catching...
The RS2 does seem quite a bit stiffer to me. I have difficulty feeling it load. Whereas, with the Premier, I do feel it load. Thanks for your feedback!
In my case... the 6 wt is easier to cast than the 5 wt, so theoretically, if the 5 wt should be easier to cast, as you say, then it is probably the rod, not the line weight, that is giving me the...
Thanks for your reply. The flies I would probably be using most would be 10-12, wooly buggers, girdle bugs and other panfish flies, etc. If I ever want to go big, I have an 8-9 wt at my disposal, so...
I'm a newcomer to flyfishing. I have two relatively inexpensive flyrods... a Redington RS2 5 wt and a St. Croix Premier 6 wt. Both are 9-foot, 2 pc. rods. I can't cast the Redington for beans. The...
I just purchased this base for my Danvise last week. What I really like about it is that it fits both my Danvise and my Griffin. It is a heavy, solid, nice looking base. I got in in just a few days...
How do those of you who own a rotary vise use the rotary feature? What types of things are more easily done with the rotary vise? What things could not be done without the rotary feature? Any real...
Thanks for the replies! I bought a few different styles of hooks, including the C71S SS (Circle Streamer) hooks, and will be doing a little experimenting!
I have been having a little bit of a problem finding straight eye hooks for tying Clousers locally. I could just use Streamer hooks, but most of the recipes I have found call for a straight eye such...