Tom Nakashima wrote:
"Willi" wrote:
...
You CAN fish light tackle with little harm to the fish but when your
tackle is so light that it is the norm for you to take 20 to 30 minutes to
land a trout, IMO, your gear is too light. ...

Well perhaps I should be even more of a conscientious angler after reading
your Re. ...

I like fishing light tackle but Willi's right, 20 minutes is
too long to fight a fish you intend to release. You mentioned
5X and 6X tippets and that's just unnecessary. Use the largest
tippet that will fit through the eye of your hook and you'll
be able to bring the fish to hand much quicker. With flies
bigger than 18 that means 4X or bigger.

--
Ken Fortenberry