carp on a full flex

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09-24-2011, 01:17 AM
Bill-B'klyn

carp on a full flex

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...5/IMGP0756.jpg

used my fenwick this morning. It still works!

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...5/IMGP0751.jpg
09-24-2011, 02:48 PM
Tyro

Looks a little wet out there.

I went out fishing for carp for the first time a few weeks ago and had an absolute hoot. How did the Fenwick do?
09-25-2011, 01:24 AM
Bill-B'klyn

Fenwick worked well not a problem. But I don't like to use my 2 piece rods; I normally use my travel rods because they fit in my back pack.
09-25-2011, 02:07 AM
WarrenP

The colors on that carp are really great and it does look like it might have rained a little there! One thing I noticed in the picture is that your fly line is not coming out of the front of the reel. You need to remove the spool and make sure the fly is coming out the front. Just something I noticed.

Thanks for sharing....
09-25-2011, 02:46 AM
bugman

Is that a automatic reel on the rod ? I see some sorta black thing what looks like a lever just in front of that reel...
09-25-2011, 09:10 PM
Bill-B'klyn

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...5/IMGP0126.jpg

This reel is a semi automatic fly reel ( no big spring inside ). Semi automatic fly reels are very popular in Europe especially for competitive fly fishing. They have adjustable drags, removable spools & can be fished in fresh or saltwater. The fly line is exiting from the line guides built into the reel.

Here is a collection of the new semi automatic fly reels I currently fish. There are more but these are the best on the market:

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...5/IMGP0121.jpg

top left: Franco Vivarelli Goldstar top right: ATP 37 Aluminum

bottom left: Thinkfish Bold bottom right: ATP 37 Graphite
10-07-2011, 02:01 AM
bugman

wher do you buy those? Looks like ya pull the lever & the reel turns an x # of rounds spooling up some line...
10-07-2011, 08:06 PM
Bill-B'klyn

they are high end products. Dan Bailey sells the Franco Vivarelli semi automatic fly reels in the U S. the line is retrieved each time the lever is squeezed ( a lot faster than standard fly reels). spool turns 5 1/2 times per squeeze.
10-07-2011, 08:11 PM
Bill-B'klyn

Quote:

Originally Posted by WarrenP

The colors on that carp are really great and it does look like it might have rained a little there! One thing I noticed in the picture is that your fly line is not coming out of the front of the reel. You need to remove the spool and make sure the fly is coming out the front. Just something I noticed.

Thanks for sharing....

can't do that. this reel has it's line guides lower so that the lever and the fly line never meet.