As a new angler to learning to fly fish picking up tips from other anglers, practice, and hours of YouTube videos. I'm averaging 10 - 15 yds (30 - 45 ft.) Is this a good average for a beginner
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Oh, boy! Here we go!
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Yeah, you should go fishing today
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Hey dude, this is a Tenkara forum! Bugger off.
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What color is your backing ? Orange is for distance!
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I find most of the fish stay a good 46 ft away from a beginner angler. You better keep practicing.
I like to keep a little bread or corn in my vest pocket. If the fish are more than 50 ft away( my casting limit) I can usually get them a little closer by chumming the water. If you are in saltwater, then a can of sardines works better.
pro tip: take a size 14 nymph hook with a bead head and put 3 wraps of hackle on it. tip it with a powerbait, power maggot and hold the fuck on. You only need to cast 10 feet or so as long as the stocking truck was just there.
If you take your time in the water so you don't spook the fish you don't need to cast 45ft away.
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do you even triple haul, bro
Quote from: Grannyknot on April 10, 2017, 13:59:05 PM
do you even triple haul, bro
Nay, but I false cast my ass off. It confuses the fish and makes them dizzy.
LOL. Did you read anything besides the title of this website that made you think this was a reputable fly fishing site?
Quote from: Woolly Bugger on April 09, 2017, 16:50:31 PM
What color is your backing ? Orange is for distance!
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Well, what I found backing only comes into play with bigger size largemouth bass, carp, gar, permit, snook, tarpon, large fish of that sort that want to run hard. As for the fishing I will be doing freshwater mountain trout of western NC brook, brown, and rainbows. I won't say never but will rarely need it I put close to 40 yds of 50lb spiderwire moss green braid
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I can only cast five yards, so I only fish creeks that are less than 15 feet wide.
How was fishing ?
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I usually cast the whole line when fishing for brookies. Those Wilson Creek brookies can be hard to reach. I do find that the orange backing helps for distance.
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Dude, do an intro. Seriously. No lame shit, either. Or go to SEFFF for their stellar wisdom.
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There is this guy named Dylar over there. He's a peach.
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Don't worry about length, Fergi. Concentrate on technique and stamina.
As long as you can stand in one place for hours at a time, and roll cast a bobber with a few nymphs under it, you'll be fine.
Quote from: Grannyknot on April 10, 2017, 13:59:05 PM
do you even triple haul, bro
I can't do that, hauling is for experienced anglers didn't know what it was had to look it up on YouTube I'm just a beginner
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Quote from: bmadd on April 10, 2017, 14:46:50 PM
LOL. Did you read anything besides the title of this website that made you think this was a reputable fly fishing site?
Judging by your response the site is over run by "rod holders" instead of anglers who put just enough effort to get by, where as the very small minority of anglers like myself who actually care about their equipment and doing it right and help the ones new and willing to learn
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Quote from: fergi28510 on April 12, 2017, 13:33:14 PM
Quote from: bmadd on April 10, 2017, 14:46:50 PM
LOL. Did you read anything besides the title of this website that made you think this was a reputable fly fishing site?
Judging by your response the site is over run by "rod holders" instead of anglers who put just enough effort to get by, where as the very small minority of anglers like myself who actually care about their equipment and doing it right and help the ones new and willing to learn
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That's absolutely what I was saying. Except for the part about your self and minorities. I'm not a racist.
Is this the "whatcha gonna do with all that junk, all that junk inside your trunk" Fergie?
False cast at least 40 times to create your own hatch. This works.
Welcome to BRFFF- where you get the help you need (kind of) and the shit you deserve.
QuoteJudging by your response the site is over run by "rod holders"
Nah, this is more of the reach around crowd. You should fit in fine. :;!
Quote from: Beetle on April 12, 2017, 19:55:13 PM
False cast at least 40 times to create your own hatch. This works.
Welcome to BRFFF- where you get the help you need (kind of) and the shit you deserve.
I see you're also aware of this extremely effective Hank Patterson technique.
Damn. Y'all love this don't you? y; y;
Keep it up. :P
TB
PS - Who's the troll?
Quote from: hcrum87hc on April 17, 2017, 11:54:00 AM
Quote from: Beetle on April 12, 2017, 19:55:13 PM
False cast at least 40 times to create your own hatch. This works.
Welcome to BRFFF- where you get the help you need (kind of) and the shit you deserve.
I see you're also aware of this extremely effective Hank Patterson technique.
Snap it !!!
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Fishing is ghey. Use a car battery and jumper cables.
Girth is much more important to casting than length.
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Quote from: troutfanatic on April 17, 2017, 16:34:19 PM
Fishing is ghey. Use a car battery and jumper cables.
http://wspa.com/2017/04/17/man-shocked-trying-to-steal-power-with-jumper-cables-says-blue-ridge-electric/ (http://wspa.com/2017/04/17/man-shocked-trying-to-steal-power-with-jumper-cables-says-blue-ridge-electric/)
Ah, I'm not trying to steal electric, I just want some of NCWRC's finest hatchery raised invasives.
That stuff goes for 5.99 a pound at the Hairless Twatter.
I like casting a large shadow.
SJWH has the answer in the other thread: Buy a 20' fly rod and you don't have to cast.
Quote from: Yallerhammer on April 21, 2017, 08:12:44 AM
SJWH has the answer in the other thread: Buy a 20' fly rod and you don't have to cast.
Just be a mite careful with it when getting through the rhodo tunnels....