Comments on: Rods, Rods and More Rods http://bonefishonthebrain.com/2010/04/14/rods-rods-and-more-rods/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rods-rods-and-more-rods bonefish, bonefish, bonefish Tue, 07 Feb 2012 03:45:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: bonefishbjorn http://bonefishonthebrain.com/2010/04/14/rods-rods-and-more-rods/comment-page-1/#comment-441 bonefishbjorn Fri, 16 Apr 2010 20:01:04 +0000 http://bonefishonthebrain.com/?p=2007#comment-441 That sounds like a very good DVD to check out... I'll do just that. That sounds like a very good DVD to check out… I’ll do just that.

]]> By: WindKnot http://bonefishonthebrain.com/2010/04/14/rods-rods-and-more-rods/comment-page-1/#comment-436 WindKnot Fri, 16 Apr 2010 02:23:32 +0000 http://bonefishonthebrain.com/?p=2007#comment-436 Dude, when you get home Google and buy "Taming the Wind" with Prescott Smith. It's a fly casting DVD (I know, another one), but this one is very, very different. Casting in the wind is not only possible, but actually easy... if you have the right technique. Last time I fished in Andros it never blew less than 15 knots (which felt like a gentle zephyr), and most of the time it blew over 20. The last day it was actually 1-2 mph short of a gale. Really. It was blowing 38mph. Ridiculous... but not as ridiculous as the fact that we caught fish in that crap. Big fish. Lots of them. Many casting directly into the breeze. Don't get me wrong, we're not amazing casters or anything. I have to really work at it (and have a nice tailwind) to dump the entire fly line, for instance. My dad doesn't even double haul. Still, with a little coaching and confidence we caught fish. Check out that DVD; you'll thank yourself. Dude, when you get home Google and buy “Taming the Wind” with Prescott Smith. It’s a fly casting DVD (I know, another one), but this one is very, very different. Casting in the wind is not only possible, but actually easy… if you have the right technique.

Last time I fished in Andros it never blew less than 15 knots (which felt like a gentle zephyr), and most of the time it blew over 20. The last day it was actually 1-2 mph short of a gale. Really. It was blowing 38mph. Ridiculous… but not as ridiculous as the fact that we caught fish in that crap. Big fish. Lots of them. Many casting directly into the breeze.

Don’t get me wrong, we’re not amazing casters or anything. I have to really work at it (and have a nice tailwind) to dump the entire fly line, for instance. My dad doesn’t even double haul. Still, with a little coaching and confidence we caught fish.

Check out that DVD; you’ll thank yourself.

]]> By: Rob http://bonefishonthebrain.com/2010/04/14/rods-rods-and-more-rods/comment-page-1/#comment-431 Rob Wed, 14 Apr 2010 21:42:28 +0000 http://bonefishonthebrain.com/?p=2007#comment-431 I've been on vacation all week. The thing that sucks is it's been "Small Craft Advisory" every day....so no days out in the yak so far....and the wind puts the snuff on fly fishing too..... I’ve been on vacation all week. The thing that sucks is it’s been “Small Craft Advisory” every day….so no days out in the yak so far….and the wind puts the snuff on fly fishing too…..

]]> By: bonefishbjorn http://bonefishonthebrain.com/2010/04/14/rods-rods-and-more-rods/comment-page-1/#comment-430 bonefishbjorn Wed, 14 Apr 2010 15:33:20 +0000 http://bonefishonthebrain.com/?p=2007#comment-430 I grew up with spinning rigs, but don't have a single one now. I'm on the all fly fishing, all the time channel now. I grew up with spinning rigs, but don’t have a single one now. I’m on the all fly fishing, all the time channel now.

]]> By: Rob http://bonefishonthebrain.com/2010/04/14/rods-rods-and-more-rods/comment-page-1/#comment-429 Rob Wed, 14 Apr 2010 15:20:33 +0000 http://bonefishonthebrain.com/?p=2007#comment-429 Wow! I have that many spinning outfits and 3 fly fishing rigs.....Funny thing is, I use the fly rods more than the spinning rigs. Wow! I have that many spinning outfits and 3 fly fishing rigs…..Funny thing is, I use the fly rods more than the spinning rigs.

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