newby questions!!

katie star wrote:

What kind of asshole calls a post asking simple questions a troll? A
troll is when someone makes a inflamatory post trying to get people to
reply. What was inflamatory? I think you are a lot closer to a troll
than I am.

How many people out here had questions about what sized line/reel/rod
to use? Probably a lot.


Welcome to ROFF!

You handled that well.

Willi

"katie star" wrote in message
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Ken Fortenberry wrote in message
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You are NOT a nice person.

He's agree, most likely.

How many people out here had questions about what sized line/reel/rod
to use? Probably a lot.

Yes, many have, but most weren't already set up to go on a flyfishin'
excursion, before they knew anything about flyfishin'. However, I was in a
similar situation as yourself, when my father left me all of his gear and I
had nothin' to do but learn to use it--however, tragically.

In what part of the country do ya live. I suggest that you search out folks
of like mind--flyfishin' wise that is--and see if ya can't get some person
to person instruction. If ya live anywhere near NC, you got a ****-pot full
of ROFFians willin' and able to assist ya. Not to mention several that
might like to know what color Mercedes you'd like to own!

HTH

Op

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Ken Fortenberry wrote in message
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katie star wrote:
"asadi" wrote:

Quite a serious troll there...

How was this a troll? Or off putting? I do not see how it is either
a troll or off putting.

You claim to own thousands of dollars worth of high quality fly fishing
equipment yet profess to know nothing of the sport.


You are NOT a nice person.


Ken is the newsgroup asshole. Just ignore him.

1) I did not say I know nothing, I said I am a beginner. I said I own
"thousands of dollrs worth of high quality fly fishing equipment"?
Let me quote what I said:

"I have several reels going from a hardy lrc lightweight all the way
up
to a okuma 7-9 weight. (and a
6-8 weight and a sth #2 and a sth #3, the #2 about a 6 weight and the
#3 about a 8 weight)
I have rods going from a 6 weight glass to a tfo 9 weight. I have
lines going from a 6 weight
floating to a 8 weight floating, and just recently bought a sized 2
intermediate orvis floating
line. "

The hardy is a hand me down from my grandfather. You can get one for
about $200 new. The okuma 7-9 weight? About $40. The sth #2 and #3?
About $50. The sized 2 intermediate orvis line was $10 from sierra
trading post. The tfo was about $89. Several of the 6, 6/7, 8 wegiht
rods including the fiberglass are probably worth about $25 and were
hand me downs from my grandfather.

What kind of asshole calls a post asking simple questions a troll? A
troll is when someone makes a inflamatory post trying to get people to
reply. What was inflamatory? I think you are a lot closer to a troll
than I am.

Damn she gave it to Ken good.

Try reading this book, it answers pretty much all of your questions. Flay
Fishing Basics by Dave Hughes.

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"katie star" wrote in message
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I am a beginner who needs to know the basics of rod weights, reel
weights, and line weights.
I fish for pansize trout in small creeks, half pound steelhead in
small creeks and adult steelhead
in both small creeks and good sized rivers (ie the sacramento river)
and king salmon in good sized
rivers.
I have several reels going from a hardy lrc lightweight all the way up
to a okuma 7-9 weight. (and a
6-8 weight and a sth #2 and a sth #3, the #2 about a 6 weight and the
#3 about a 8 weight)
I have rods going from a 6 weight glass to a tfo 9 weight. I have
lines going from a 6 weight
floating to a 8 weight floating, and just recently bought a sized 2
intermediate orvis floating
line. The flies I use go from size 10 with several split shots to
size 22 dry flies.

What line weights should I use? Does the size of the fly dictate what
size rod to use? Like if
you use a size 22 fly use a 2 weight rod and reel? If you are using
size 12 flys with several
split shots on a 7-8 weight, what is going to be the difference
between a 6 weight line, a 8 weight line,
and a 9 weight line? How would the 2 weight sinking line be on a
7-8 weight rod and reel? How would the hardy lrc handle 2 weight
orvis sinking line?

I am thinking of getting a rod specifically for small creeks using
size 16 -22 drys and nymphs,
how would a 2 weight be? Would I be able to use my lrc on a 2 weight?

If I am throwing alot of lead on a 6-8 weight reel and 7-8 rod should
I use 9 weight line? Would it
make it easier to throw the line and get the sunk fly out from the
water?

What does it mean to "turn over" a fly?

Ron wrote:

Try reading this book, it answers pretty much all of your questions. Flay
Fishing Basics by Dave Hughes.

So it was Dave that coined the term "flogging the water"?

JR