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Old April 6th, 2007, 02:49 PM posted to uk.rec.fishing.game
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I'd like some opinions on fly rods please.

Been fishing all my life , coarse and sea, just had my
first fly casting lesson, and need a rod.

Im thinking about either a Daiwa Whisker MK2 or a Grey's G-series ?
9 foot, #6/7 Both about £50-£60. Ive been told its better to
have a slight 'soft' action ?

Any suggestions ?

thanks,

M.


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Old April 6th, 2007, 05:50 PM posted to uk.rec.fishing.game
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In article , mark
wrote:
I'd like some opinions on fly rods please.

Been fishing all my life , coarse and sea, just had my
first fly casting lesson, and need a rod.


Your instructor will have a good idea what would suit your physique and
action. You forgot to tell us what sort of ffing you intend to do and
where...

Im thinking about either a Daiwa Whisker MK2 or a Grey's G-series ?
9 foot, #6/7 Both about £50-£60. Ive been told its better to
have a slight 'soft' action ?


Maybe, maybe not - a soft action is forgiving of less than perfect technique
but loses a little in range and accuracy...

In general:
For small stream brownies, grayling, dace, roach and run of the mill chub
#3-5 is about right, shorter rods for wading under trees, longer for rough
open banks.

Pond rainbows, big river browns, seatrout, occasional grilse, mackerel,
garfish, small bass, small pollock, chub, perch #6/7

Large seatrout, occasional small river salmon, general summer run of shore
sal****er species, small summer pike use #8/9

General salmon where a conventional salmon rod is too long, *big* trout,
pike, autumn/winter run of sal****er shore species #9/10

Though rather than the fish think more about the size of fly you'll use.
It -is- possible to drive a #2/0 home with a brook rod but you'll find it
much easier with a #9

Hth. Cheerio,

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Old April 6th, 2007, 09:19 PM posted to uk.rec.fishing.game
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On Apr 6, 2:49 pm, "mark" wrote:
I'd like some opinions on fly rods please.

Been fishing all my life , coarse and sea, just had my
first fly casting lesson, and need a rod.

Im thinking about either a Daiwa Whisker MK2 or a Grey's G-series ?
9 foot, #6/7 Both about £50-£60. Ive been told its better to
have a slight 'soft' action ?

Any suggestions ?

thanks,

M.


mark
when i was 18 i bought a dawia whisker fly rod well an old girlfriend
bought it for me for my 18,anyway
i still have this rod today and even though i dont use it it is still
in great shape.my advice to u seeing that u are only
stating fly fishing would be to buy the dawia rod it is a great
workhorse....
hope u enjoy flyfishing

shane

 




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