Czech Nymphing

"JR" wrote

It most resembles short-line, high-stick nymphing, EXCEPT that you don't
really raise the rod that high (because you don't have that much line
out). It is really only well suited to particular types of water:
smaller, riffly, fairly fast high-gradient streams. For that kind of
water, though, it's a killer technique.
hmm... sounds like i should give it a try this spring in the smokies.
would a longer rod (8-9') be preferred to our typical 7-7.5 dry fly rigs?

yfitons
wayno

"Wayne Harrison" wrote in message
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"JR" wrote

It most resembles short-line, high-stick nymphing, EXCEPT that you don't
really raise the rod that high (because you don't have that much line
out). It is really only well suited to particular types of water:
smaller, riffly, fairly fast high-gradient streams. For that kind of
water, though, it's a killer technique.
hmm... sounds like i should give it a try this spring in the smokies.
would a longer rod (8-9') be preferred to our typical 7-7.5 dry fly rigs?

yfitons
wayno
A longer rod will be much better for high sticking but the over hanging
bushes and creek side rododems should be consider.ed.
The real problems is getting in and out of the stream , JR do you aim
rod ahead between brush or reverse rod and lead with butt?
JR and Wayno please send me you mailing adress
By the way Wayno you have to admire Redddick admitting Dulke was defeatedd
better athelitcs.
Will njow try spell check
Just plain joe

Joe McIntosh wrote:
The real problem is getting in and out of the stream , JR do you aim
rod ahead between brush or reverse rod and lead with butt?

ARGHHH! Joe, do you have ESP or something?????

Used to be, sometimes I'd do one, sometimes the other, with mixed success.

BUT.... the other day, I parked at what I thought would be a new and
improved parking spot on a favorite river, then had to walk a new way to
get to the water. A way that turned out to have no good path and a lot
of undergrowth. I turned the rod around and led with the butt..... and
had to pull the rod through a couple of particularly tangly spots.....
and got to the river with the bottom three sections of a 4-piece rod.

Tried to retrace the route..... (hopeless).

Fortunately, I had a cheapo back-up rod in my truck so I did manage to fish.

But my rule *from now on* in that kind of country is going to be to
carry my rod broken down in its rod sack and assemble and rig it only
once I get to the water.

BTW, although Sage will repair a broken RPL tip for free, it charges $71
to replace lost tips. (In my case, a stupidity tax I richly deserve to
have to pay....)

I turned the rod around and led with the butt..... and
had to pull the rod through a couple of particularly tangly spots.....
and got to the river with the bottom three sections of a 4-piece rod.

I had the same experience with a new rod the FIRST time I took it
fishing, John. Over on White Deer Creek.

BTW, although Sage will repair a broken RPL tip for free, it charges $71
to replace lost tips.

Mine was a Cabela's Three Forks that I bought on sale ($39) after
reading a flurry of favorable postings about it in ROFF. When I phoned
Cabelas to buy a replacement tip, the saleslady said "It shouldn't
have come apart like that; we'll send you a new rod."

I said "No, it's only a friction fit; it's my fault. I shouldn't have
carried it that way."

She wouldn't listen. "Put it in the container it came in. On Monday,
a UPS man will come by and pick it up, and we'll send you a new rod."

Hard to hate a company like that! ((:-))

vince