Beginner's fishing setup

Goat wrote:




FWIW. I would say a 5 or 6 wt. and a DT floating line to learn with.
The lighter wts would be more fun with pan fish but if it gets a tad
windy its just going to **** you off, and if you are mad it ain't fun.
(don't get me wrong, as you are learning no matter what wt you have
the wind is something you will sooner or later have to deal with.) You
may be tempted to go with a DT line but I would say no. True you may
have more ease getting a little longer casts, but DT lines are not as
easy to roll cast. Being able to do a good roll cast is key and will
save you heart ache in the end.

Although I don't think there is much difference between the two in terms
casting, it's been "generally accepted" that DT lines roll cast better
and WF lines are better for distance. IMO, with the different tapers
made today, generalizations like that can't be made. Personally I use DT
lines for lighter rods (mainly because you can reverse them and get two
lines out of them) and WF for heavier rods because I think they
generally give you a bit more distance.

Willi

On Tue, 05 Oct 2004 21:14:34 -0600, Willi & Sue wrote:

Goat wrote:




FWIW. I would say a 5 or 6 wt. and a DT floating line to learn with.
The lighter wts would be more fun with pan fish but if it gets a tad
windy its just going to **** you off, and if you are mad it ain't fun.
(don't get me wrong, as you are learning no matter what wt you have
the wind is something you will sooner or later have to deal with.) You
may be tempted to go with a DT line but I would say no. True you may
have more ease getting a little longer casts, but DT lines are not as
easy to roll cast. Being able to do a good roll cast is key and will
save you heart ache in the end.

Although I don't think there is much difference between the two in terms
casting, it's been "generally accepted" that DT lines roll cast better
and WF lines are better for distance. IMO, with the different tapers
made today, generalizations like that can't be made. Personally I use DT
lines for lighter rods (mainly because you can reverse them and get two
lines out of them) and WF for heavier rods because I think they
generally give you a bit more distance.

It might be the tapers I buy, but from where I'm casting, there is no doubt
that the typical Double Taper is easier to roll cast at distance, and is
easier to mend, than the typical Weight Forward line; and further, because of
the thinner running line, the typical WF line is better at distance casting
than the DT.

Zero doubt...

/daytripper (Red Sox Win! Yankees Lose! Edwards exposes Doctor Evil for the
rich lying hypocritical crank he is. It's been a great day! ;-)

daytripper wrote:
Willi & Sue wrote:
Goat wrote:

FWIW. I would say a 5 or 6 wt. and a DT floating line to learn
with. The lighter wts would be more fun with pan fish but if it
gets a tad windy its just going to **** you off, and if you are
mad it ain't fun. (don't get me wrong, as you are learning no
matter what wt you have the wind is something you will sooner or
later have to deal with.) You may be tempted to go with a DT line
but I would say no. True you may have more ease getting a little
longer casts, but DT lines are not as easy to roll cast. Being
able to do a good roll cast is key and will save you heart ache in
the end.

Although I don't think there is much difference between the two in
terms casting, it's been "generally accepted" that DT lines roll
cast better and WF lines are better for distance. IMO, with the
different tapers made today, generalizations like that can't be
made. Personally I use DT lines for lighter rods (mainly because you
can reverse them and get two lines out of them) and WF for heavier
rods because I think they generally give you a bit more distance.

It might be the tapers I buy, but from where I'm casting, there is no
doubt that the typical Double Taper is easier to roll cast at
distance, and is easier to mend, than the typical Weight Forward
line; and further, because of the thinner running line, the typical
WF line is better at distance casting than the DT.

Zero doubt...

/daytripper (Red Sox Win! Yankees Lose!

Yes, it was a good day for Sox fans.

Edwards exposes Doctor Evil for the rich lying hypocritical crank he
is.

So that would make Edwards Kerry's Mini-me? If I heard "John Kerry and I
have a plan" one more time I would have puked. Did he EVER get a
sentence out that didn't include the words John Kerry?

It's been a great day!

Hey, one out of two wins ain't all bad. ;-)
--
TL,
Tim
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http://css.sbcma.com/timj

Tim J. wrote:

So that would make Edwards Kerry's Mini-me? If I heard "John Kerry and I
have a plan" one more time I would have puked. Did he EVER get a
sentence out that didn't include the words John Kerry?

John Kerry is the guy running for President. How was Edwards supposed to
refer to him? "My esteemed colleague"?

--
Cut "to the chase" for my email address.

rw wrote:
Tim J. wrote:

So that would make Edwards Kerry's Mini-me? If I heard "John Kerry
and I have a plan" one more time I would have puked. Did he EVER get
a sentence out that didn't include the words John Kerry?

John Kerry is the guy running for President. How was Edwards supposed
to refer to him? "My esteemed colleague"?

How about "we" once in a while? He came across as someone who believed
if he repeated "John Kerry" enough, voters would stumble to the voting
booth and instinctively remember the name.
--
TL,
Tim
------------------------
http://css.sbcma.com/timj

On 10/6/04 9:06 AM, in article , "Tim J."
wrote:

Edwards exposes Doctor Evil for the rich lying hypocritical crank he
is.

So that would make Edwards Kerry's Mini-me? If I heard "John Kerry and I
have a plan" one more time I would have puked. Did he EVER get a
sentence out that didn't include the words John Kerry?

More telling, I think, was that Darth didn't mention his boss's name once!

For those of you who followed the debate on MSNBC or CNN, those booths were
within yards of my office. Blitzer needed my parking space, so I watched
the proceedings from the comfort of my couch.

Bill

William Claspy wrote:

More telling, I think, was that Darth didn't mention his boss's name once!

As if there was ever any doubt about who is in charge in this
administration ...

For those of you who followed the debate on MSNBC or CNN, those booths were
within yards of my office. Blitzer needed my parking space, so I watched
the proceedings from the comfort of my couch.

I was wondering how it might have affected you. Were there lots of
guys in dark suits with earphones coming into the library to ask to see
patron records?


Chuck Vance

On 10/6/04 1:19 PM, in article , "Conan the
Librarian" wrote:

For those of you who followed the debate on MSNBC or CNN, those booths were
within yards of my office. Blitzer needed my parking space, so I watched
the proceedings from the comfort of my couch.

I was wondering how it might have affected you. Were there lots of
guys in dark suits with earphones coming into the library to ask to see
patron records?

Guys in dark suits? Lots. They've been on campus since March, apparently.

I'm not able to confirm or deny if anyone has or has not asked to see your
library record.

HTH,
Bill

On 10/6/04 1:19 PM, in article , "Conan the
Librarian" wrote:

For those of you who followed the debate on MSNBC or CNN, those booths were
within yards of my office. Blitzer needed my parking space, so I watched
the proceedings from the comfort of my couch.

I was wondering how it might have affected you. Were there lots of
guys in dark suits with earphones coming into the library to ask to see
patron records?

Guys in dark suits? Lots. They've been on campus since March, apparently.

I'm not able to confirm or deny if anyone has or has not asked to see your
library record.

HTH,
Bill

William Claspy wrote in
:

For those of you who followed the debate on MSNBC or CNN, those booths
were within yards of my office. Blitzer needed my parking space, so I
watched the proceedings from the comfort of my couch.



Cool. I'd have loved to have spent yesterday evening at the Barking
Spider, taking in the University Circle goings-on. Is it still there?

Scott