riverman sed:

On Apr 29, 11:33 pm, BGhouse wrote:
"asadi" sed:
"BGhouse" wrote in message

Found some reasonable sounding advice as to suitable equipment for
beginners. I'm looking at a Sage Launch 9', 5wt pole, and a Ross
Cimarron Large Arbor reel loaded with 5-wt, weight-forward,
floating line, 75' of braided backing and a 9', knotless, tapered
leader w/ 4X tippet. I have a short laundry list of flies with
which to start.

You going to just tie on a new tippet when that one gets short or
what?

I understand that's the solution for those of us who don't have money
to burn ... Or who choose to burn it elswhere.G

I'd suggest adding a few spools of 5x-7x tippet to your list. There's
a whole conversation circling around the question of 'what material',
but I think 4x is a bit on the heavy side for an all-purpose tippet.

Thanks. That list evolved from my reading of Cliff Hauptman's 2004
book "How To Fly-Fish." His premise is that his is a good beginner's
list designed to facilitate casting for newbies. On the subject of
tippets, he goes on to say that as one's casting abilities improve, one
should use a lighter.

Guess I'll add a few spools of 5x-7x tippet to my list.

(Got a DOD number?)

Nope. I'm a Slug...


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