How many have read the "American Angler" article "Put on the Pressure" by Art Scheck in the Sept Oct issue?
Also what did you think about it?
Greetings Rick!
I read the above article. Made a lot of sense to me, and some of the things I do as part of my fish playing strategies.
I still think folks that think they can handle 2 to 5 pound fish with a rod like an Orvis One weight better than they can with a 5 or 6 weight are damn fools! Period!
I will continue to believe that flyrods are like golf clubs, you use different ones in different situations, gotta have one for, each type of shot, otherwise the PGA tour would be played entirely with a 7 iron...
(well, perhaps my scores wouldn't change much... :-) )
I have an Orvis One weight, a One Ounce too, and dearly love these rods when fishing small creeks where we're only catching 6-12 inch fish. I wouldn't even dream of using one of these on the Madison or South Fork...! Last weekend I fished a small stream called Big Elk Creek. I used a 7' 3-4wt, which was perfect for both the conditions as well as the size of fish we were catching, 10-15 inches. Next weekend maybe Henry's Lake; that's for the 7 and 8 weights...! :-)
So don't be going after 8 lb bass with that new 3 wt of yours... :-o
Cheers!
Tom Tully, PA-C
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Idaho Falls, Idaho
