Eric, just how big a fish are you considering a 'trophy' fish, and on what size rod and what weight tippet? This makes all the difference in technique, as it will establish the weak link in your tackle.
I've caught sailfish and marlin up to 130#, and dorado up to 51#, and the low-rod technique (45� or lower) for these fish is an absolute must, no options. DonO ----- Original Message ----- From: "Eric Meredith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, July 18, 2004 5:39 PM Subject: [VFB] Fighting Big Fish > I just recently read parts of a flyfishing book. It went into detail on > fightering bigger (trophy) fish and some different methods. When you are a > beginner what you always hear is "keep the rod tip up". You are told to > have the rod straight up as much as possible. However this book says that > you should hold your rod at a 45 degree angle to maximuze the amount of > pressure on the fish and this angle allows you to use more of the rod > instead of just having the tip bent. I tried this during my fishing trip to > Yellowstone this last weekend and didn't notice any major differences. > However I do have a couple concerns. Wouldn't putting your rod at a 45 > degree angle put a little more stress on the line??? Or would using the > whole rod at that angle actually help? I'm really interested in any methods > people have when fighting bigger fish. Just trying to catch as many the > fish I actually hook that I can. > > Eric Mereidth > http://fishparadise.tripod.com > > _________________________________________________________________ > Don't just search. Find. Check out the new MSN Search! > http://search.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200636ave/direct/01/ >
